CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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THE SUNFISH FAMILY, Centrarchidce i 



The Small-mouth Black-bass, Micropterus dolomieu . 3 

 The Large-mouth Black-bass, Micropterus salmoides . 30 

 The Rock-bass, Ambloplites rupestris . . . .52 

 The Sacramento Perch, Archoplites interruptus . . 57 

 The Warmouth Perch, Chcenobryttus gulosus . . .58 

 The Blue Sunfish, Lepomis pallidus .... 62 

 The Long-eared Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis ... 65 

 The Red-breast Sunfish, Lepomis auritus ... 67 

 The Common Sunfish, Eupomotis gibbosus ... 69 

 The Calico-bass, Pomoxis sparoides . . . -73 

 The Crappie, Pouioxis annular is ..... 79 



CHAPTER II 



THE BASS FAMILY, Serranidce 85 



The White-bass, Roccus chrysops 86 



The Yellow-bass, Morone interrupt a .... 90 



CHAPTER III 



THE SEA-BASS FAMILY, Serranidce (continued) ... 95 



The Striped-bass, Roccus lineatus 96 



The White-perch, Morone americana . . . .no 

 The Sea-bass, Centropristes striatus . . . . 1 1 5 

 The Southern Sea-bass, Centropristes philadelphicus . 118 

 The Gulf Sea-bass, Centropristes ocyurus . . .119 



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