XXI. Some Common Fishes of the Chautauqua 

 Brooks 



These are the smaller fishes likely to occur in brooks, small streams, 

 and ponds in the northwestern states. The data is gathered chiefly 

 from Jordan's " Manual of the Vertebrates." 



1. Pirate Perch. Dark olive, profusely dotted with black. Abounds 



in sluggish grassy lowland streams. New York to Louisiana, 

 and north to Minnesota and Lake Erie. 



2. Rock Bass (Red Eye Goggle Eye). Eye very large, red. Olive- 



green sides brassy, much mottled with dark green. Vermont to 

 Manitoba, south to Louisiana and North Carolina Common- 

 wealth. 



3. Common Sun fish (Bream Pumpkin-seed). Greenish-olive, sides 



bluish, belly and lower fins orange, sides profusely mottled with 

 orange. Minnesota and Great Lakes to Maine, and south to 

 South Carolina. There are several abundant species of sunfish. 



4. Johnny Darter. Pale olive, black speckled with brown. Dakota 



to western Pennsylvania and Missouri ; very abundant in small 

 brooks. There are numerous other species of Darter. They 

 prefer clear running water, where they lie on the bottom con- 

 cealed under stones. They rarely leave the bottom, and are never 

 seen suspended in the water. Some species are brilliantly 

 colored. 



5. Common Bullhead (Horned Pout Catfish). Dark yellowish 



brown. New England to Wisconsin, Virginia and Texas. 

 Common, the best known of the smaller catfishes. Fond of the 

 mud, liking weedy ponds and sluggish streams. There are 

 several other species of catfish. 



6. Stone Cat. Yellowish brown. Ontario to Virginia, Nebraska and 



Tennessee. Abound in small brooks among logs and weeds. 

 Possess sharp stinging, poisonous spines that produce painful 

 wounds. 



7. Chub Sucker. Dusky, brassy below. Massachusetts to Dakota 



and south; very common. There are several other suckers. 



8. Common Red Horse. Olive, tail and lower fins always red. 



Great Lakes, and south; abundant. There are several other 

 species. 



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