44. The Silversides. Menidia notata. 



Length, five inches. Color, transparent green, a broad, silvery, lengthwise stripe, and each scale marked on 

 the edge by a dark spot. 



Lives along the seacoast. 



45. The Small. Mouthed Black Bass. Micropterus dolomieu. 



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Length, one to two feet. Weight, two to seven pounds. Color, olive green with black dots and brownish 

 markings. 



46. The Large-Mouthed Black Bass. GREEN BASS. OSWEGO BASS. BAYOU BASS. Micropterus salmoides. 



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Length, one to two and one-half feet. Weight, two to eight pounds. Color, dark green, silvery below. 

 Differs from Micropterus dolomieu chiefly on account of its large mouth. 



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