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with which the fish are commonly associated, according to the 

 various writers cited. 



Microptents saJmoides. 



Vegetation of the pond weed zone (Hankinson, '07, p. 2131; 

 3 to 25 feet plants: Potamogeton, Naias, Myriophyllnni, 

 Elodea (Davis in Hankinson's Report). 



Generally prefers still and sluggish waters (Forbes and 

 Richardson, '08). 

 Lepomis pallidus. 



5 to 15 feet of water, patches of Potamogeton and other 

 aquatic plants (Jordan and Everman, '02). 



Pond weed zone, 3 to 25 feet of water (Hankinson, '07). 

 Lepomis cyaneUus. 



Shoals where plants were abundant; bulrushes and aquatic 

 types (Hankinson, '07). 



Small streams (Forbes and Richardson, '08). 

 Eupomotis gibbosus. 



Plant covered shoals o to 3 feet (Hankinson, '07). 

 Ch&nobryttus gulosus. 



Shallow mud bottomed ponds or lakes (Jordan and Ever- 

 man). Still water, muddy bottom, plenty of vegetation 

 (Meek, '08). 



Deep pools and quiet water (Henshall, '03). 

 Perca flavescens. 



Chiefly an inhabitant of the pond weed zone; seldom found 

 in less than two feet of water (Hankinson, '07). 



Gregarious; moderate depths of streams and ponds (Hen- 

 shall, '03). 

 Erimyzon sucetta. 



Limited to places where vegetation was abundant (Hankin- 

 son, '07). 

 Ameiiirus nebulosns. 



Loves mud; lives in weedy ponds ami rivers without current 

 (Jordanand Everman, '02). 



Fond of mud; weedy ponds and rivers without current 

 (Forbes and Richardson, '08, p. 206). 



Pond weed zone, shallow water at night (Hankinson, '07). 



