THE CATFISH OR BULLHEAD 



THE right name of this popular and 

 well-known fish is the horned pout, 

 and is of a wide distribution, being 

 found in ponds, lakes and streams all over 

 the United States and Canada. It multi- 

 plies so rapidly in any kind of water that 

 it soon clears all edible matter which would 

 be useful food for better fish. This species 

 reaches a maximum length of eighteen 

 inches and a weight of four pounds, but the 

 average size of market specimens is much 

 smaller. There are many species of this 

 family, each rejoicing in a number of 

 names, the largest kind being the lake 

 catfish, sometimes caught in the Mississippi 

 River weighing over a hundred pounds. In 

 Lake Erie specimens have been taken up 

 to fifty pounds. The United States Bureau 

 of Fisheries propagate and distribute the 

 most valuable members of the family, the 



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