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Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque. 
Crappie. 
Distinguished from the next by the fewer dorsal spines and 
more strongly sigmoid upper profile anteriorly. 
Introduced from the middle United States and Great Lakes. 
It abounds in ponds, lakes and sluggish waters. It is difficult 
to distinguish from the next and is also very variable. Both 
reach a foot in length and are good food-fishes. 
Pomoxis sparoides (Lacépéde). 
PLATE 99. 
Calico Bass. Grass Bass. Strawberry Bass. Goggle Eyed Perch. 
Dorsal spines VII or VIII and profile less sigmoid than that of 
the preceding. 
It is also apparently an introduction from the Great Lakes and 
Mississippi valley region. It prefers clear cold water. 
Pomoxys sparotdes Abbott, Nat. Rambles, 1885, p. 478. 
Pomoxys hexacanthus Abbott, Rep. U. S. F. Com., 1875-76, 
p. 837. 
Genus AmBLopLitEs Rafinesque. 
The Rock Bass. 
Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque). 
PLATE 100. 
Rock Bass. Red Eye. Goggle Eye. Mud Sun Fish. 
From our sun fishes, belonging to the Lepomine, this one 
approaches nearest the mud sun fish, Acantharchus. It differs, 
however, in the ctenoid scales. 
Introduced from the Great Lakes and Mississippi valley. A 
gamy and valuable food-fish reaching a foot in length. 
