■An'VK"K-"N.MlN K FOOD TISIIKS OF KWA. (^ 



h\ the fishcniicn. It ran he l(i](] from olhcr suii-fislic- in thi> 

 Stato by the prc^stMU-e of .seven or ei<ikt dorsal spines and scNcn 

 anal spines. It readies a Jensitli of twelve ijicLes and is a 

 laii'ly !;•<)( k1 food fish. 



23. PpiiipaIs iiiti!n/,n is, Uf.in'iesi]\.\o. Crappic, r>atche'loi, Sew l.ii;lil. 



Ai>parentl_v much less a))undant tiian tlie former, from 

 wliich it difffers ciiiefly In color aaid -one h'ss <l(»rsal spiiic. 



24. Ai!i/ihplitcs 7 it/<esti is, Ratinesque. Rock 15ass, Red T-vc, 'io-jijle Kye. 



The only sun-fish found in this State with niiu* dorsal and 

 six anal spines. It is (juite connnon in this State. It attains 

 a leii<>-th of aU(Hjl Iwchc iMches and is w o-(>o<l f<KKl fish. 



25. Cliariio/iTvtt K^ ^^kIosus, C«v. aiul \ al. War-Mouth, Red Kyetl Dveani. 



Similar to the precodinc hut with three anal spines. It is 

 a very voracious fish, li\ii)ir in sluuiiish and grassy waters, 

 i]uite c<»nnn()n in bayous alonu: the ^lississippi River. I have 

 not seen it elsewlnTO in Uie Stat*'. Length twelve inches: a 

 li'ood foo<:l fish. 



26. J.,-/<f.iiiis iydnrlhis. Rafnw>vi\ie. 'GTeeii Smii 1'~i>1\. 



27. Le/kvi/is ni(-g<il«tis, Rahiiesque. Long Earol Smi Ji>h 

 •2S. I.cpoiiiis l^aUidiis, Mita'iill Hkie Sun Fish, 



2r). [.epeinis gibhostts, l.iiin,vu>. Common Sun Fish, I'lmipki n^ord. 



These four species are found throufifhout the State, the lasl 

 beiuji" llic more ai»un<lanl. Their tlt^sh is tin(> but their sni.ilj 

 size prevents them from being important food fishes. 



3". Aficrc/'li-ius Johviiirn. I.accpede. Small Moutliet! Klack Bass. 



31. Afiirn/iti'jiix uiliiniidi-s, l.acepede. Large Mouthed i;\ack l>ass, Oswei^o liassv 



'i'hese two species are perhaps our best game fishes. 'IMieV 

 are found in consideralile nnnd)ers in the rivers and lakes of 

 the State, one seems about as abundant as tlic other. Tlu'y 

 grow about thesan\e size, seldom (wceediiig a weight of cliiht 

 pounds. The small mouthed bass is a dull olive green, the 

 vouni: with ci-oss bars. The lari^-e mouthed is liirhler with 



