CONTENTS. 



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Important species 7 



Habitat 8 



Food and feeding habits 12 



Spawn-eating habits 15 



Breeding habits 16 



Food qualities 19 



Market fisheries 21 



Statistics 21 



Methods 24 



Cultivation of catfishes 27 



Notes on catfish and catfish culture at Cold Springs, Ga. By J. J. Stranahan. ,27 



Spotted catfish 31 



Fish-cultural distributions and results of plants 32 



Introduction of catfish into Pacific States 35 



Introduction of catfish into foreign waters 37 



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