pilot fish (Naucrates ductor), Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia), Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) 235. The Common Pilot-fish (Naucrates ductor). = pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)
236. The Slender Silverside (Atherina menidia). = Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia)
237. The Greenish Seriole (Seriola cosmopolita). = Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus)
Date 1842
Source http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7751-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Collection Zoology of New York; or, The New York fauna [Series: Natural history of New York]
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The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas. The pilot fish congregates around sharks, rays, and sea turtles, where it eats ectoparasites on, and leftovers around the host species; younger pilot fish are usually associated with jellyfish and drifting seaweeds.
The Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia) also known as spearing in the north east of the United States, is a small species of fish from the West Atlantic, ranging from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northeastern Florida in USA. It is one of the most common fish in the Chesapeake Bay and in the Barnegat Bay. They are a common subject of scientific research because of their sensitivity to environmental changes.
The Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) is a game fish in the family, Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in the book, Systema Naturae. Atlantic bumper are known to eat smaller fish, cephalopods, and zooplankton.