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168 THE TEXAS ALMANAC.-1939.
fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 1938, was as
follows:
Kind- Pounds. Kind- Pounds.
Blue fish..... 395 Pompano .... 2,089
Crabs ....... 68,848 Redfish ..... 851,242
Croaker ..... 61,554 Red Snapper. 997,497
Drum ....... 2,206,784 Scamp ...... 44
Flounder.... 158,794 Sheepshead.. 4,512
Gaff Topsail. 9,715 Shrimp .....11,693,729
Grouper ..... 32,429 Squid ....... 3,314
June fish.... 679 Trout ....... 1,714,420
King fish.... 789 Whiting ..... 46,603
Mackerel .... 11,199 Sand Trout.. 899
Oyster ...... 1,249,912
Pike ........22,971 Total ...19,138,418
The catch of shrimp, crabs, oysters and
fish by location of principal fisheries during
the last fiscal year, ended Aug. 31, 1938, was
as follows in pounds:
Bay- Shrimp Crabs Oysters Fish
Galveston ... 248,873 342 32,338 41,006
Matagorda ...3,156,657 1,280 846,915 203,592
Espiritu .......... 41,190 52,140 101,179
San Antonio... 70,995 ........... 90,801
Mesquite.... 2,592
Aransas ......1,564,837 19,065 14,247 366,667
Copano ....... 5,200 ..... 182,236 17,165
Redfish 800 ... 245,710
Corpus Christi.1,619,383 108 117,346 1,131,244
Laguna Madre 37 127 352 2,623,779
Total ..6,666,782 62,112 1,248,116 4,821,143
Total caught in bays ..............12,798,153
Total fish caught in open waters of Gulf. .6,340,265
Total catch .19,138,418
*Includes small unclassified catch of 96,669
pounds taken in bays.
Principal Kinds of Fish Found in Texas
Coastal Waters.
Among the 130 species of fish known to
exist in Texas coastal waters, the following
are probably of most importance:
The Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus
maculatus, Mitchell) appears in schools along
the coast in summer and is of considerable
commercial value. The Gulf Pike, Robalo
(Centropomus undecimalis, Bloch), a tropical
fish, appears uncertainly along the coast. An
excellent food fish and of considerable com-
mercial value in some seasons. Usually caught
in Laguna Madre and vicinity of Port Isabel.
Also known as robalo, pike, snook, sergeant
fish and brochet de mer.
The Red Snapper (Lutianus campechanus,
Bloch) is found on coral bottoms off coast,
especially in latitude of Padre Island; also
off Galveston. They are of great commercial
value. Known as campeche and as Mexican
snapper.< The Southern Flounder (Paralich-
thys lesthostigmus, Jordan & Gilbert) is
found generally along the coast from Galves-
ton to Corpus Christi and there is a consid-
erable commercial catch. The Spade Fish
(Chaetodipterus faber, Broussonet) is not agreat commercial fish along the Texas coast,
the catch being small, although there is a
large market for them. Known also as banded
angel fish, porgee and porgy. The sheepshead
(Archosargus probotocephalus, Walbaum) is
found in shallow waters and extending into
fresh waters along the Gulf coast. Popular
food fish, but the Texas catch is not large.
The Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus, Lin-
naeus) is found in bays and passes along the
coast. Most readily marketable of the Texas
salt-water fish, but the catch is not large.
The Redfish (Sciaeneops ocellatus, Linnaeus)
is found along the Gulf coast; is one of the
leading food fishes and of great commercial
value. Popularly called channel bass, red
bass, red drum, pez colorado and spot-tailed
redfish. The Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus,
Lacepede) is found along Gulf coast and is
excellent food fish, although small. Also pop-
ularly known as goody, oldwife, roach, chub
and chopa blanca. The Croaker (Micropogon
undulatus, Linnaeus) is found in shallow
water in bays and passes along Gulf coast. An
important food fish. The Salt Water Drum
(Pogonias cromis, Linnaeus) is found along
Gulf Coast.
The Spotted Sea Trout, Spotted Weakfish
(Eriscion nebulosus, Cuvier & Valenciennes)
is found especially between Galveston and
Corpus Christi; it is one of the leading Gulf
food fishes and marketed in great quantities.
It furnishes most of the "tenderloin of trout"
of restaurants. It is known as spotted weak-
fish, spotted sea trout and spotted squeteague.
The Jewfish, Spotted Jewfish (Promicrops
itaiara, Lichenstein) is one of the several very
closely related species found on the coast. It
reaches a very large size, weighing frequently
more than 200 pounds, and is very game.
The Tarpon (Tarpon atlanticus) is found
along the entire Gulf coast. Most popular of
the game fishes with sportsmen. The Com-
mon Mullet, Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus,
Linnaeus) is found along the Texas coast, but
is not of great importance as food fish, al-
though it is a leading product of the Gulf
coast farther east. The Gulf Menhaden (Bre-
voortia patronus, Goode) is sometimes caught
on commercial scale along Atlantic; is sought
for its oil, fertilizer being a byproduct.
AVERAGE ANNUAL SNOWFALL AT
SELECTED POINTS.
Station- Inches. Station- Inches.
Abilene .......... 4.2 Lubbock .......... 7.4
Amarillo .........20.8 Marshall ......... 2.0
Bonham ......... 3.4 Port Arthur ....... .3
Corpus Christi .... .4 San Angelo ....... 3.8
Dallas .......... 3.2 San Antonio ...... .5
El Paso ......... 2.5 Temple ........... 1.8
Fort Davis ........ 6.8 Vega ...........24.2
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