CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



The Sunfish Family, Centi-archidce . . . . 

 The Small-mouth Black-bass, Micropterus dolomieu 

 The Large-mouth Black-bass, Micropterus sahnoides 

 The Rock-bass, A>iibloplites riipestris 

 The Sacramento Perch, Archoplites interruptus 

 The Warmouth Perch, C/icenobryttns gulostts 

 The Blue Sunfish, Lepomis pallidus 

 The Long-eared Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis 

 The Red-breast Sunfish, Lepomis aitrittis 

 The Common Sunfish, Eiipomotis gibbosus 

 The Calico-bass, Pomoxis sparoides 

 The Crappie, Pomoxis annularis 



CHAPTER n 



The Bass Family, Serranidce 



The White-bass, Roccus chrysops 

 The Yellow-bass, Moron e interrupt a 



CHAPTER HI 



The Sea-bass Family, Serranidce (continued) ... 95 



The Striped-bass, Roccus lineatus 96 



The White-perch, i^<?r<7;/^ «;;/^r/ir««rt . . . .110 

 The Sea-bass, Centropristes striatus . . . • 1 1 5 

 The Southern Sea-bass, Centropristes philadelphicus . 118 

 'Y\it^Q\\\{'S)^-3.-h-sjs,%, Centropristes ocynr us . . .119 



