Show AN AMBER FISH A 1 fish well known in southern waters but one aarel rarely y seen here the amber fishes there are several species of them belong to the famil family y that contains the cre valles the pom Pari oes the banded pilot the cind and the in snaps shape t they hey are arc nearest like the pilot fishes they bear a general resemblance in shape however to the bluefish though not nearly related totham to that fish they are rapid and powerful swimmers and great travelers the amber fishes are found in nearly all tropical and temperate waters in the mediterranean the waters of the west indies and the anif of mexico and in various parts oi of the pacific ocean some of them are excellent food fishes all are shapely and beautiful the larger of them may attain a len lenth length th of four feet or more and a weight of 50 pounds large amber fishes are common on the coast of california where they are arc among the most celebrated of the game fishes on this coast says shenew the new york sun the amber fish comes as far north as cape cod but rarely one taken in a pound net in gravesend bay in july of the present year is perhaps the first of its particular species sp cies of which there is record here this fl fiah sh was as a little more than 33 inches in length and it weighed about 13 pounds |