John Edwards Holbrook

Quotes

• “. The , and is then small, seldom exceeding twelve or fourteen inches in length; but as the season advances, it is caught of much greater dimension, especially in November and December, when it is most abundant and of largest size. It feeds on various other fish and on crustaceous animals, as s, &c., and is taken with the hook, seine, or spear; it is held in much estimation as food, though I find its flesh wants firmness and flavor.”

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