The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-26


| many varieties of fish that are com
mon in Florida watera The con
GLIDING paragraphs of the article ar,
of general interest in that they ap
ply to all Florida waters, and we re
print them below:
There have been listed and de
scribed about $50 varieties Of fist
Of all kinds, which inhabit NORTH
American waters. More than $50 O.
these are economically valuable fol
food, oil or other purposes. More
than one-half of them have been 10
I Gated in Florida waters, salt and
fresh.
A representative of the United
States Fish Commission some years
ago listed ninetyfive specimens
which he took or observed in Bis
cayne Bay on the east coast of Flor
ida Some OF these, emitting the
scientific names, are familiar along
the New England coast and in the
sections south to Florida This list
is given: yellow shark, cut shark,
sharp-nosed shark, bonnet-cub, ham
merhead, sting ray or singers, whiD
ray, saWfish catfish rthree varieties)
tarpon, bonefish. houndfsh 1.-TWO
varieties), needle-fish Two varie-
ties), skipjack. mullet, silver null
let, sardine, barracuda Spanish
mackerel, king-fish or amberjack, DO
nito, crevalle or cavally. zero or king
fish, yellow jack, running Jack, ror-
poise, permit, pompanO, rOekfish, lane
snapper, mutton-fsh, RED snapper,
crap snapper, schoolmas ar. grurt
yellow grunt, black grmt, club
black margrate fish, bre.m, yellow
tail, sailors choice, pork fish, porgy
1.-TWO varieties). grass-fisi Sleeps
head, reddish (called bas in some
localities). drum, white pTch, weak
fish (trouD, spot, whiting, croaker,
shad (three varieties), angle-fsh
Several variettiesl snooEs, hog fish,
pug. parrot-fish, founder two varie-
ties), plaice, sole, turbot, eather.fsh,
cow-fish, burfish, porcupiR- fish, lea
Their jack, moonfish, ambejack, scad
or round robin, bluefish, Auirrelfsh,
scamp, gag, black groupe;, Jewish,
red grouper. Nassau groper, red
hind, rock hind, rabbit-fsL swell
fish, green moray, and seve.a1 ther
varieties classed under the gaeral
head of moray.
Beside these is long list Of hell
fish valuable for food, includin the
terrapin and other turtles. sever va
rieties of the lobster family, the
schrimp, a considerable varie of
cells, crabs and shell-fsh tina are
found in no other water in so ried
assortment.
The crocodile, closely related his
African cousin, is found in SERIAL
81 &C.
well known natives Of Florida lose
presence in many waters hal be-
come rare because of the vail of
his hide and to satisfy the cursity
Of tourists. The manatee, or seaow,
is massive mammal, which ~ be
found only in Florida waters andhen
but rarely. It is said that it. to
be found in South American wers.
but some authorities questiohhat
the two belong to the same srfes,
so great are their differences. t is
rarely seen now in Florida, a. al
though it was formerly found ong
the Indian river, it seems to ha re- |
treated before advancing civilition |
into the fastness of the uppeSt. |
Lucie river or into the Energies. |
The laws of Florida forbid the ling |
or capture of the manatee unr a |
heavy penalty, and special pnis-
sion must be obtained on appliion |
to state authorities. 1t IS gted |
| only when it is made to appeahat
such capture will subserve thaur-
pose Of scientific research. It isDb-
able that its final extinction W be
| a matter Of few years, unless s.ial
protection shall be given to thew
| remaining specimens by privapa-
trOnage.
Of the food fish of Flori1a thaad
and the mullet are probably theost
valuable commercially and there
much in demand. The pompal Of
the Indian river, the Spanish IKE
rel and a few others are much SHIT |
for their delicious qualities andey
form large part Of the wintend |
spring commerce from the lowest
coast. They are taken with sps
and also with hook and line, aas
they are decidedly game. theaf-
ford real sport to the fisherman0-
fessional and amateur, and are sh
sought after by the snort-lovingi-
tors of the state. The red snar.
the sheepshead. the channel basid
a score Of other varieties are lie
for the real sportsman.
But the ambition of every te
sportsman, whether Florida-bor,r
from other states, Is the royal 1t
with the tarpon the Silver z
OF all fish. He who loves the Z
and who has never taken a tan
has vet TO enjoy the greatest d.
pleasures. 1t is often an hours-
quently longer. from the tine
great fish strikes the three-pi
mullet bait on the big hook. unp
is landed. When he finds hilf
entangled, he rises to the sue
and with magnificent leap tbs
himself into the air clear of the
ter. his scales glistening in the I
like silver. OF every turn and
known to the fnny tribe he is al
ter and every effort to shake hif
loose from the wires he makes. E
man az the other end Of the line /
keep i tam: he must 5e watt
| for a second OF forgetfulness 7
t1ose the splendid game. With 3