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102. Poronotus tricanthus (Peck) . Butter-fish. 



Geog. Dist. : Maine to Florida, rare south of Cape Hatteras. 



Migrations: Appears early in April off the Jersey coast. 



Season in R. I. : Appears toward the last of May a httle later than the scup.- 

 In 1905 first appeared May 22. The height of the spring run is during 

 the first two or three weeks in Jime. A few are present throughout the 

 summer. In October occurs the fall run. They finally leave in November. 

 Young, 3 to 5 inches long, are common in October. 



Reproduction: Spawns in June. Young frequently found in summer, 

 living under the protection of stringers of the jellyfishes. 



Food: SmaU fishes, small free-swimming Crustacea, annelids. 



Size: Maximum, 10 inches.- 



CENTRARCHID^. The Sunflshes. 



103. Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus). Long-eared Sunfish. 

 Geog. Dist. : Maine to Louisiana, east of the AUeghenies. 

 Habitat: Abundant in all fresh-water streams. 



Size: Eight inches. 



104. Eupomotis gibbosus (Linnaeus). Sunfish. 



Geog. Dist.: Great Lake region to Maine, and southward east of the 

 AUeghenies to Florida. Occurs only in the northern part of the Mississippi 

 Valley. 



Habitat: Clear brooks and ponds. 



105. Micropterus dolomieu (Lacepede). Small-mouthed Black' Bass. 

 Geog. Dist.: From Lake Champlain to Manitoba and southward on both 



sides of the mountains from James River to South Carolina and Arkansas. 

 Habitat: Clear cold waters of running streams. 



PERCID^. The Perches. 



106. Boleosoma nigrum olmstedi (Storer). Darter. 



Geog. Dist.: Lake Ontario to Massachusetts, south to Virginia. 

 Habitat: Among weeds of clear streams. 

 Size: Three and a half inches. 



