. American food and game fishes. A popular account of all the species found in America north of the equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. The Wrasse-Fishes. which have been applied to it are cunner, blue perch, bergall and berg- gylt. It reaches nearly a foot in length, and its flesh is excel- lent. These fishes, though useful as scavengers, are a pest to fishermen on account of their habit of nibbling the bait from the hooks. The genus Tantoga contains one species, Tautoga onitis, which is an abundant and well-known food-f
. American food and game fishes. A popular account of all the species found in America north of the equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. The Wrasse-Fishes. which have been applied to it are cunner, blue perch, bergall and berg- gylt. It reaches nearly a foot in length, and its flesh is excel- lent. These fishes, though useful as scavengers, are a pest to fishermen on account of their habit of nibbling the bait from the hooks. The genus Tantoga contains one species, Tautoga onitis, which is an abundant and well-known food-fish from New Bruns- wick to the Carolinas. East of New York it is usually called the ''; On the New York coast it is the "blackfish," and further south the "; Though this well-known fish is quite common in most parts of its range, its centre of abun- dance seems to be on the southern New England coast. Very large catches have been reported from Narragansett Bay. It is particularly abundant about rocky shores, where it may often be seen quietly resting or even lying on its side in crevices or cavi- ties. It is a sluggish fish at all times, and very apt to hibernate during cold weather. The tautog reaches a maximum length of 3 feet, though those usually seen are very much smaller. As a food-fish the tautog is well known and of considerable importance, the catch being made chiefly with handlines. And anglers who visit the seashore find much sport angling for this fish. Standing on a rocky shore, from which one may fish in 5 or 6 fathoms, with hook baited with pieces of crab or lobster, very fine sport can be had. Head j\ to -$\\ depth 2f to }', eye 5^-; snou. y, pectoral if; ventral 2; D. XVI, 10; A. Ill, 8; scales 14-60-25. Body somewhat 477. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resem
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