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says that "It is partial to clear water, with sandy or gravelly bottom, in the vicinity 

 of weed patches." Bean ('03, p. 485) says that it abounds almost everywhere 

 in the lowlands and the highlands, and in brackish as well as fresh water, and 

 occasionally in salt water on Long Inland. Hankinson ('08, p. 213) fnund it 

 more common in shallow water, in spring, at \\'alnut Lake. Michigan. 



Food. ()f twent\'-one Common Sunhsh, which we examined as to stomach 

 contents, eleven were young ( i •)<4 to 3 '4 inches 1. and caught in shallow water. 

 These had all eaten insects and crustaceans, the latter consisting of isopods, 

 amphipods. cladocerans and crawfish. The isopods were especially prominent and 

 had been eaten by six of the specimens. Ten large specimens (5-5-4 to 7 inches) 

 had taken insects, snails and Entomostraca. .\mong the insect remains were 

 Chirononins larvae, crane-flv larvae, and caddice larvae. 



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THE Food of Young Common Sunfish of Oneida Lake as Revealed 

 BY Stomach Examinations 





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