INDEX 



Adipose fin of the Salmon, the, 45 

 Affection in fish, the lack of, 9 

 Age of a Salmon, how to tell the, 62 



of a Plaice, how to tell the, 117 



"Alevin," 50 



Anchovy eggs, length of time to 



hatch, 110 

 Anglers, Kelts as a nuisance to, 67 

 Apparatus for cutting out light, 172 

 Aquaria, photographing fish in 



public, 174 



Bait for Carp, strange, 92 

 Beam trawl, the, 133 

 Billingsgate fishmarket, 132 

 Bladder, description of the gas, 102 

 Blenny, signs of fear of the, 7 



, attitude when attacked, 38 



Brook Trout of America, the, 87 

 Brown Trout, the change in the, 81 

 Bull Trout, the definition of a, 84 

 Bundles of brood, 149 

 Byssus on dead eggs, the growth 

 of, 19 



Carp, signs of fear of the, 7 



, strange bait for, 92 



as a sporting fish, 93 



, fishing for, 94 



, the habit of burying in winter 



of, 95 



, where, thrive best, 95 



, on what they feed, 96 



, the throat teeth of the, 97 



, the fertilised egg of the, 98 



cooked in beer, German, 106 



family, the members of the, 92 



, the similarity of the, in 



early stages, 100 

 Char, where found, 86 

 Cilia, 147 

 Cod, Jelly fish as protectors of 



young, 108 



, the food of the, 109 



, members of the family of the, I - 



109 



N 193 



Cod, floating eggs af the, 109 

 Colour, action of, 34 et seq. 



, alteration of, in fish, 34 



of tropical fish, 36 



, bright in certain fish, 37 



cells, the effect of light on, 29 



Cottus, signs of fear in the, 7 



, attitude when alarmed, 38 



Crabs as enemies to the Oyster, 152 

 Crustaceans, how to obtain Fresh- 

 water, 181 

 Culltack, the use of a, 150 

 " Cultch," description of, 148 

 Curiosity of fish, the, 9 



Dace, the protective colouring of 



the, 22 

 , the cause of the silvery ap- 

 pearance of the, 26 

 Diatoms as food for larva:, 111 



, the increase of, 153 



Dog-fish, the egg of the, 10 

 Drift-net, the use of the, 127, 131 



Eel, the migrations of the, 123 



, the broad-nosed, 124 



, the sharp-nosed, 124 



, the probable spawning ground 



of the, 125 



, ability to travel across land. 



126 



baskets, the use of, 127 



Eggs of Dog-fish, 10 



, time taken for hatching Dog- 

 fish's, 10 



of Perch, 11 



of Ray, 11 



of Roach, 11 



of Salmon, 11 



of Skate, 11 



heavier than water, 11 



lighter than water, 12 



, floating, 12 



of Herring, 12 



, the transparency of floating, 



12 



