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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 
COMMON ROACH 
are never especially pleasing, since they hide 
in the vegetation by day, coming forth by night 
A little boy related to us last sum- 
mer that when out nature-studying with his 
father, he gathered both hands full of catfishes 
so tiny that they seemed like toad pollywogs, 
and the parent fish that was guarding the 
youngsters leaped clear out of the water in his 
anxiety to rescue them. The common Horned 
Pout or Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) is re- 
markable for its ability to live a long time out 
of water. 
to forage. 
Common Roacu or SHINER 
This little fish, glistening like bright new 
silver, is so common in all our ponds and lakes 
that almost anyone can collect it. It can be 
kept with any other of our native fishes, in- 
cluding goldfishes, and is one of the most de- 
PEARL ROACH OR RUDD 
sirable species for a happy family tank. In 
nature it preys upon mosquito larvae and other 
aquatic insects, and in captivity will accept all 
the foods offered commonly to goldfishes. — Its 
scientific name is Abramis crysoleucas. 
Tue Peart Roacu 
There are so many inquiries at the Aquarium 
regarding the possibility of keeping Pearl 
Roach (Scardinius erythropthalmus) in cap- 
tivity, that a few words respecting this fish 
are opportune. The pearl roach—known in 
Great Britain, where it is indigenous, as the 
rudd or red-eye—would make an admirable ad- 
dition to a tank containing goldfishes and com- 
mon roach, were it not for its vegetable-eating 
habits. Its handsome silver, set off by the 
scarlet edges of fins and tail, together with 
its customary failure to grow large when con- 
YOUNG BULLHEAD CATFISH 
