. American fishes : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. SWAPPERS AND RED-MOUTHS. 81 closely related genus is the " Hog-fish," or " Grunt," of the Chesapeake, and called also " Pig-fish " or " Grunt " in the Gulf of Mexico, and " Pork- fish " and " Whiting" at Key West, and known in South Carolina and the St. John's River, Fla., as well as in Bermuda under the name of "Sailor's Choice. Its colors are as follows: Above,
. American fishes : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. SWAPPERS AND RED-MOUTHS. 81 closely related genus is the " Hog-fish," or " Grunt," of the Chesapeake, and called also " Pig-fish " or " Grunt " in the Gulf of Mexico, and " Pork- fish " and " Whiting" at Key West, and known in South Carolina and the St. John's River, Fla., as well as in Bermuda under the name of "Sailor's Choice. Its colors are as follows: Above, pale brown: belly, silvery; sides marked with numerous orange-colored or yellow spots ; those above the lateral line disposed in irregular oblique lines,, those below it in horizontal rows. Dorsal, anal and caudal fins with similar spots ; sides of the head pale bluish with a silvery tint and marked with yellow spots ; lower jaw, orange at the angle of the mouth ; internal surface of the gill membrane bright ;. 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 Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896. Boston : Estes and Lauriat
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