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QUESTIONS RELATIYE 



TO THE 



FOOD FISHES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



A. Name. 



1. What is the name by which this fish is known in your 

 neighborhood? If possible, make an outline sketch for better 

 identification. 



B. Distribution. 



2. Is it found throughout the year, or only during a certain 

 time ; and for what time? 



3. If resident, is it more abundant at certain times of the year ; 

 and at what times ? 



C. Abundance. 



4. How abundant is it, compared with other fish ? 



5. Has the abundance of the fish diminished or increased within 

 the last ten years, or is it about the same ? 



6. If diminished or increased, what is the supposed cause ? 



T. What is the amount, or extent, of the change in abundance ? 



D. Size. 



8. What is the greatest size to which it attains (both length 

 and Weight), and what the average ? 



9. State the rate of growth, per annum, if known ; and the size 

 at one : two : three : or more years. 



