. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. 214 AMERICAN FISHES. the last two crossing the second dorsal. The pectoral Cxs arc yellow ifih, the others dusky brown. The smaller fish has boon by some persons supposed to bo the young of the larger species, but this is, in my opinion, satisfactorily contro- verted by Dr. DcKay, who has seen them in September six inches long with all the cli;iracteristics of the adult. It is known by various popular names, as the Grvntcr, Young Drum^ and Youn
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. 214 AMERICAN FISHES. the last two crossing the second dorsal. The pectoral Cxs arc yellow ifih, the others dusky brown. The smaller fish has boon by some persons supposed to bo the young of the larger species, but this is, in my opinion, satisfactorily contro- verted by Dr. DcKay, who has seen them in September six inches long with all the cli;iracteristics of the adult. It is known by various popular names, as the Grvntcr, Young Drum^ and Young S/ieeps-heady but is a fish of very small estimation. The larger species is rarely taken of less than three foot in length) and fifteen or eighteen inches in depth; they weigh from twenty to eighty pounds, and although the large fish are very coarse, the young are considered by some persons dolicate eating. They rarely go north of New York, but very rarely visit the coasts of Massachusetts. »"k r:' 7^ •: ^r'..^.: ^^ -a. 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 resemble the original Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858. New York : Stringer & Townsend
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