BASS AND SUNFISH 
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importance. It has been planted successfully 
in so many bodies of water outside its original 
range that the limits of the latter are likely to be 
lost to view. 
The Small-Mouthed Black Bass has the corner 
of its mouth directly under the front angle of 
the eye, while the mouth of the Large-Mouthed 1 
species terminates under the rear corner of the 
eye. The range of the latter is from Manitoba, 
southward to the Gulf states, and spreads 
bass is so close as to be at first sight a little con- 
fusing. But spread the dorsal fin to its full ex- 
tent, and it will tell the story. In the Rock 
Bass it is long, rather low, and its front half con- 
tains eleven stout spines, of nearly equal length. 
The calico bass has a short and high dorsal fin, 
with only seven large spines; and the body of 
the fish is of greater depth. 
The Rock Bass is a fish of the Great Lakes 
region and Mississippi valley — a clear-water fish, 
Drawn by J. Carter Beard. 
1. SMALL-MOUTHED BLACK BASS. 
2. CALICO BASS. 
through the latter to Texas and Florida. In 
twelve months of 1897-9 the catch of Black 
Bass for market amounted to 1,785,418 pounds, 
valued at $100,095. 
The Rock Bass, or Red-Eye , 2 stands next in 
width of body to the black bass, and intermediate 
between it and the next species. Sometimes 
the resemblance between the Rock and calico 
2 Am-blop'li-tes ru-pes'tris. 
3. COMMON SUNFISH. 
4. YELLOW PERCH. 
of habits quite similar to the black bass. Every 
way considered, it is a very perfect connecting 
link between the black bass and the next species. 
Its weight seldom exceeds 1 \ pounds. 
The Warmouth Bass s is a fish of the South, 
and in form is an intermediate between the rock 
bass and calico bass. 
The Calico Bass, or Strawberry Bass , 4 is a 
3 Chae-no-bryt'tus gu-lo'sus. 4 Po-mox'is spa-roi'des. 
1 M . sal-moi' des . 
