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of the upper jaw projects back, or behind the 

 line quite a distance ; whereas, in the common 

 Bass, the jaw will not reach as far back as the 

 line. The scales are much larger, and thickly set 

 over the gill covers. Back, of a dark, greenish, 

 olive color, fading gradually to white underneath. 

 If found in dark-colored water, the white will be 

 tinged with a pinkish hue. A darkish mottled 

 band, of about half an inch in width, embracing 

 the lateral line, traverses the whole length of the 

 body. 



Br., rays 6; Dor. 23, Spinous 9, Soft 14; A 

 14, Spinous 3, Soft 11, C 20 ; V 6, Spinous 1, 

 Soft 5, P. 13: 



The cut is a good representation of this fish, 

 and when full-grown, measures from twelve to 

 twenty-four inches in length, weighing from four 

 to ten pounds, being a much larger fish than the 



common Black Bass. 



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WHERE FOUND. 



They are found in the bays of Lake Erie, 

 and the mouths of some of its rivers. The little 

 lakelets, lying twenty or thirty miles south of 

 this city, abound with them. Great numbers 

 are sold in the Cleveland market, brought from 

 Toledo and Sandusky, at which places they are 

 called the Cove Bass. 



