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THE WHITE-PERCH 



(^Morone avtericana) 



The white-perch was described, but not named, 

 by Shopf, in 1788, from the waters near New 

 York. From his description Gmehn named it, 

 in the same year, Perca amcricana, or " Ameri- 

 can perch." The genus Morone was established 

 for it in 18 14 by Dr. Mitchill, as owing to struc- 

 tural differences it could not properly be placed 

 in the genus Perca. 



The white-perch is one of the most abundant 

 fishes of the brackish waters on the Atlantic 

 coast, its range extending from Nova Scotia to 

 South Carolina, but more especially from Cape 

 Cod to Cape Hatteras. It is also landlocked in 

 fresh-water ponds at various places along the 

 coast. 



It is a handsome fish, symmetrical in outline, 

 and well proportioned. Its body is compressed, its 

 depth is not quite a third of its length. Its head 

 is as long as the depth of the body, depressed 

 above the eyes, and with a somewhat pointed 

 snout. The mouth is rather small ; the teeth are 

 small, without canines ; there are a few teeth 

 on the edge of the tongue, but none on its base. 



