. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. Fig. 177. Earll's Hake; Dickie. Urophycis earlli. This hake, known only from the coast of North and South Carolina, is not uncommon in the Beaufort and Cape Lookout regions. It has been caught (in May, 1903) in a trap set at the laboratory wharf, and is also sometimes taken by local fishermen. On the adjacent outer shores the fish is coihmon enough to have received a local name, "dickie", although it has no economic value as yet. On December 13, 1890, a party from the fisheries steamer Fish-Hawk landed at Hatteras Inlet and found in eel grass
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. Fig. 177. Earll's Hake; Dickie. Urophycis earlli. This hake, known only from the coast of North and South Carolina, is not uncommon in the Beaufort and Cape Lookout regions. It has been caught (in May, 1903) in a trap set at the laboratory wharf, and is also sometimes taken by local fishermen. On the adjacent outer shores the fish is coihmon enough to have received a local name, "dickie", although it has no economic value as yet. On December 13, 1890, a party from the fisheries steamer Fish-Hawk landed at Hatteras Inlet and found in eel grass on the beach a living specimen 18 inches long, which is about the maximum length attained by the species. An example 17 inches long was collected at Cape Lookout in the winter of 1903-4 by Mr. S. G. 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 Smith, Hugh McCormick, 1865-1941. Raleigh, N. C. : E. M. Uzzell
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