Fish Study. 



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The common shiner or red fin may be found in a sandy bottomed 

 stream having a rather slow current ; it feeds on insects. The scales on 

 the side of body are much deeper than wide, and beautiful, iridescent, 





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Red Fill or Common S'.iner. 



steel-blue outlined by a dusky margin ; in the spring the lower parts of 

 the body and the lower fins of the males are red. 



The sunfish is the most beautiful of our common little fishes. It can 

 never be mistaken because of its thin, flat body and beautiful colors. Its 

 back is olive green shaded with blue and is bright yellow beneath. It 





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Sunfish or Pumpkin Seed. 



has orange-colored spots on the sides and bright scarlet " ear-flaps." 

 Look for the sunfish in quiet pools; its food consists of worms, insects 

 and little fishes. 



