This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...Specimen in the U. S. National Museum, taken at Newport by Mr. Samuel Powell. (Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1879, 42.) Food: Copepods and annelids. 89. Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus). Saurel; Gascon. Geog. Dist.: North Atlantic, chiefly on coast of Europe, south to Spain and Naples. Taken also at Newport; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...Specimen in the U. S. National Museum, taken at Newport by Mr. Samuel Powell. (Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1879, 42.) Food: Copepods and annelids. 89. Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus). Saurel; Gascon. Geog. Dist.: North Atlantic, chiefly on coast of Europe, south to Spain and Naples. Taken also at Newport; Pensacola; Cape San Lucas. Only 4 American specimens are known. Season In R. I.: Goode desCribes specimens from Newport. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882. 269.) 90. Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch). Big-eyed Scad; Goggler. Geog. Dist.: Both coasts of tropical America, north to Cape Cod. Season In R. I.: Common in October and November. (Prof. Jenks.) Specimen from Newport in the U. S. National Museum. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 84.) Food: Annelids. 91. Caranx hippos (Linnaeus). Crevalle; Jack. Geog. Dist.: Warm seas, both coasts of tropical America, north to Gulf of California and Cape Cod, also found in East Indies. Season In R. I.: Occasionally taken from July to December. Specimen from Newport in U. S. National Museum. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 90.) Food: Fishes and Crustacea. Size: Largest are 2 feet long. Young 1 inch long are taken at Woods Hole about July 1st. 92. Caranx crySOS (Mitchill). Hardtail; Yellow Crevalle. Geog. Dist.: Cape Cod to Brazil. Season In R. I.: Not uncommon from August 1 to November. Most of those caught in traps are small, about 8 to 10 inches long, but one very large specimen, about 18 inches long, taken in trap near Saunderstown, Narragansett Bay, August 10, 1905. Specimen from Newport in the U. S. National Museum. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 90.) Food: Crustacea. 93. Alectis Ciliaris (Bloch). Cobbler-fish; Threadfish. Geog. Dist.: Tropical America on both coasts, ranging north to Cape Cod. Season In R. I.: ..
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Add this copy of A List of the Fishes of Rhode Island Plates 1 to 12 to cart. $40.00, good condition, Sold by Nick Bikoff's Books, IOBA, ships from Fairfield, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by Commissioners of Island Fisheries.
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Good+ Paper covered boards with cloth spine. Hand written title. Covers bound with metal clips. Boards with modest edge wear. Text tight and intact. Illustrated with 12 engravings. Special Paper 21. Reprinted from the thirty-sixth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Iland Fisheries of Rhode Island. Pamphlet's front cover with edge wear. Science, Fish; Engravings; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 99 pages.
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