CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



The Sunfish Family, Centrarchida .... 

 The Small-mouth Black-bass, Micropterus dolomieu 

 The Large-mouth Black-bass, Micropterus salmoides 

 The Rock-bass, Ambloplites rupestris 

 The Sacramento Perch, Archoplites interruptus 

 The Warmouth Perch, Chcenobryttus gulosus 

 The Blue Sunfish, Lepomis pattidus 

 The Long-eared Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis 

 The Red-breast Sunfish, Lepomis auritus 

 The Common Sunfish, Eupomotis gibbosus 

 The Calico-bass, Pomoxis sparoides 

 The Crappie, Pomoxis annularis 



FAGB 

 I 



3 



52 



S7 

 58 

 62 



6S 

 67 

 69 

 73 

 79 



CHAPTER II 



The Bass Family, Serranidce 



The White-bass, Roccus chrysops . 

 The Yellow-bass, Morone interrupta 



8S 

 86 

 90 



CHAPTER III 



The Sea-bass Family, Serranidce (continued) ... 95 



The Striped-bass, Roccus lineatus 96 



The White-perch, A/i»-o«e aw^zVawa . . . .110 

 The Sea.-hass, Centropristes striatus . . . • nS 

 The Southern Sea-bass, Centropristes philadelphicus . 118 

 Tht GmU SeA-hass, Centropristes ocyurus . . .119 



