84 NORTHERN FISHES 



southward to northern Alabama and Mexico. The longnose gars fre- 

 quent the quieter waters and are probalily more common in large 

 sloughs along the Mississippi below St. Paul and in the Minnesota 

 River sloughs than anywhere else, with the possible exception of certain 

 lakes in the southern half of Minnesota. This species is very destructive 

 of game and forage fishes and is not used extensively in the North 

 for food. 



