DACE OR FALLFISH 



THIS bright silvery little fish is very 

 abundant, and delights in rapid, 

 rocky portions of large streams and 

 in the deeper channels of clear running 

 brooks. It is one of the largest of the min- 

 now family, reaching a length of eighteen 

 inches and about two pounds in weight. It 

 is extremely common in the Delaware River 

 and its tributaries, moderately abundant in 

 the Susquehanna. Both in shape and move- 

 ment it is not unlike the brook trout, with 

 which it lives in amiable relations, although 

 it will live in water of a much higher tem- 

 perature than the trout; still, it prefers cold 

 and rapid streams. Like other common 

 and familiar fishes it is called by many 

 names in different localities, some of which 

 are silver chub, cousin trout, roach, the 

 corporal, and many others. When half 

 grown it is netted and used extensively as 

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