THE BOJVFIN OR 

 DOGFISH 



THIS fish, known as " Johnny Grindle " 

 in the Southern States, is somewhat 

 unique in its classification, being the 

 only specimen of its family, genus, and 

 species, — a single species of a single order. It is 

 numerous in the lakes and sluggish waters from 

 Minnesota to Virginia, Florida, and Texas, and is 

 found in the Great Lakes and in Lake Champlain. 

 It is a voracious and lively game fish, with great 

 tenacity of life ; but its flesh is soft and pasty, and 

 of but little value as food, although the Indians of 

 the Great Lakes will gratefully barter a choice 

 salmon for a dogfish. 



The dogfish is technically, known as Amia ca/va, 

 and is also popularly known by the additional 

 name of " mudfish," "lawyer," and "grindle." 

 It is of a dark-olive color or blackish, above the 

 lateral line, paler below, with tracings of dark 

 crossbar markings on the sides, the lower jaw 



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