SUNFISH FAMILY (Centrarchidae) 



Key to the species of the sunfish family found in Maine 



Body long, the depth being about one-third the length j dorsal fin 

 deeply notched between the spinous and soft-rayed portion j scales 

 small, 58 or more in lateral line 



Body short and deep, its depth usually more than two-fifths the length j 

 dorsal fin not deeply notched between the spinous and soft-rayed 

 portion J scales large, 53 or fewer in lateral line 



2. Upper jaw not extending beyond eyej notch between spinous and soft- 

 rayed dorsal not deepj scale rows on cheek from 15 to 18 j pyloric 

 caeca single 



Smallmouth Bass 

 Micro-pterus dolomieu Lacepede 



p. 48 



Upper jaw extending beyond eyej notch between spinous and soft-rayed 

 dorsal deepj scale rows on cheek from 10 to 11 rowsj pyloric caeca 

 forked 



Largemouth Bass 

 Microfterus salmoides (Lacepede) 



p. 48 



46 



