MINNOWS AS BAITS 



females are longer than the males, and may be 

 distinguished by a narrow black longitudinal line 

 along the sides about on the level of the eye, and 

 as wide as the pupil. It seldom grows beyond 

 six inches in length, but is the largest species of 

 the killifishes. 



The second is the muddabbler, which is the 

 common killifish found in great schools almost 

 everywhere along the coast, sometimes up to the 

 head of tide-water, from Maine to the Rio Grande. 

 It is a short, deep-set little fish, with an elevated 

 back, and the sides of the males conspicuous with 

 numerous white or yellow spots. The females, 

 however, are nearly plain in coloration, without 

 spots or bars, but often with about fifteen dark 

 shades across the body. Its length is from three 

 to six inches. 



The third species has no common name except 

 that of killifish ; but the male may be recognized 

 by its fifteen to twenty silvery vertical bars, and the 

 female by a like number of dark transverse bars. 

 It never grows beyond four inches in length, and 

 is found in Maine and in the fresh waters of the 

 other New England States. There is another 

 killifish which bears the peculiar name of " rain- 

 water fish," presumably because it is often found 

 in shallow waters and tide pools near the shore. 

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