INDEX 
Maskinongé, 173 
Mahaseer, the, 118 
May-fish, See Allis shad 
Meaker, See Minnow 
Mennot. See Minnow 
Miller’s thumb, the (Co¢tus gobio), 74; 
appearance, 75; distribution and 
habits, 76; angling for, 78 
Minnim, See Minnow 
Minnin, See Minnow 
Minnow, the (Leuciscus phoxinus), 
origin of name, I41; appearance, 
141; habits, 142, distribution, 142, 
143 
Mort, See Salmon-trout 
Mud-lamprey. See Pride, 304 
Murenide, the, 13, 291-299 
Nursey, Walter, 173 
Nasal sac in fishes, the, 30, 31 
Nemachilus barbatulus. See Loach 
Nine eyes. See Lampern 
Osmond, C, H., 182, 183 
Olfactory organs in fishes, 30, 31 
Oncorhynchus quinnat, 224 
Operculum, the, 23 
Orkney trout. See Salmo orcadensis 
Osmerus eperlanus, See Smelt 
Otolith, the, 29 
Oxygen, 9 (20/e), 22, 23 
Parnell, 260 
Paton, Dr., 232 
Pennant, 50, 86, 185 
Pennell, Cholmondeley, 135 
Picot, 56 
Plot, 92 
Paleichthyes, 29, 34-39 
Parr. See Salmon 
Paternoster, the, 64 
313 
Pectoral fins, 13, 15, 27 
Peer. See Minnow 
Perca fluviatilis. See Perch 
Perch, the ( Perca fluviatilis), meaning 
of the word, 41 ; coloration, 42 ; its 
affinities, 44 ; appearance, 47; size 
and weight, 50; habits, 52; repro- 
duction, 54; as food, 57; how to 
cook, 59; angling for, 60 
Perch family, the, 41-74 
Percida, 41-74 
Petromyzon branchialis. 
Petromyzon fluviatilis. See Lampern 
Petromyzon marinus. See Lamprey 
Petromyzontide, 299-304 
Physostomi. See Bladder-duct fishes 
Pickerel. See Pike 
Pike, the (Zsoa luctus), its name, 164 ; 
appearance, 164, 165 ; habits, 165- 
170; size and weight, 170-173; dis- 
tribution, 173-174; as food, 174; 
angling for, 175-177 
Pink, See Minnow 
See Pride 
Plaice, 3, 98 
Platessa vulgaris. See Plaice 
Pleuronectes flesus. See Flounder 
Pleuronectide, the. See Flat-fishes 
Poll. See Chub 
Pollan, the (Coregonus pollan), 283 
Pollard. See Chub 
Polydontida, the, 34 
Pomeranian bream, 129, 155 
Pope. See Ruffe 
Powan, the (Coregonus clupeoides), 
origin of name, 281; habits, 282 
Preeoperculum, the, 23 
Pride, the (Petromyzen branchialis), 
304 
Protopterus, 9 
Protopterus annectens, 189 (note) 
Quinnat, the, 22 
Ray, 2, 10, 128, 185 
Romanes, Professor, 64 
Rondelet, 2 
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