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Nichols, Dr. JohnT. 3° 
Nicola River, British Columbia. 5 
Nipigon River, Canada.ill- 88 
Noises made by fish. 3 S» 132, 184 
Nomeus (fish) as decoy. I 74 
North Atlantic fisheries. ... i, 27 
North Sea, Sturgeon caught in. ..ill. 37 
Northamptonshire, Eng., Aquarium at. 9° 
Nova Scotia.. .225, 228, ill. 9, 12, 18, 31, 57, 58 
Nova Scotia fisherman hauling in his net, A.ill. 2 
Nurse Shark. 191 
Nushagak Bay, Alaska.211, 212 
Nushagak River, Alaska.209, 211 
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Oceanic Bonitos.. I 74 
Octopus {Octopus americanus).. . . 187, ill. 165, (color plate) 156 
Octopus, Giant {Octopus punctatus) . 187 
Oilskins, Fishermen in....ill. 237 
Ojibway Indian fishing: Minnesota.....ill. 82 
“Oldwench” nickname for Queen Trigger-Fish.(legend) 179 
“Oldwife” nickname for Queen Trigger-Fish.(legend) 179 
Qrfe, Golden. 9 ° 
Our Heritage of the Fresh Waters. By Charles 
Haskins Townsend. 77 
Oviparous Fishes.. . 7 
Oyster, Anatomy of the.ill. 214 
Oyster crop, Japanese.jH. 215 
Oyster encumbered with a mass of eggs of the Whelk.. .ill. 215 
217, 220-222 
Oysters: A Leading Fishery Product. By Hugh M. 
Smith. 213 
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Pacific Salmon {Oncorhynchus) .91, 197, 198, I 99 , 200, 202, 
203, ill. 210, 211 
Packing Sardines.ill. 23 
Parker, G. H... 3° 
Parrot-Fish, Rainbow {Pseudoscarus guacamaia) .163, 164, 
(color plate) 182 
Passaic River. 35 
Perch a food fish. 77 > 89 
Perch, Pike- {Stizostedion vitreum) .89, 109, 195, 
(color plate) 125 
Perch, White {Morone americana). .Sg, 96-97, (color plate) 115 
Perch, Yellow {Perea jiavescens) .90, 109, ill. 96, 
(color plate) 124 
Perry, Oliver Hazzard.(legend) 227 
Peterson, Captain. 189 
Philadelphia, Pa....29, 35, 127 
Pickerel, Eastern {Esox reticulatus) .31, 89, loo-ioi, 
(color plate) 119 
Pike {Esox lucius) ... .31, 77, 89, loi, 104, (color plate) 119 
Pike, Gar, has a lung-like air bladder. 13 
Pike-perch {Stizostedion vitreum) .89, 109, 195, 
(color plate) 125 
Pilgrim Fathers,. .(legend) 227 
Pilot, Cow or Sergeant Major {Abudefduf saxatilis ).... 164, 183, 
184, (color plate) 182 
Pilot-fish, Remoras erroneously called. 183 
Plankton, a minute mass of plant and animal life.25, 130 
Planting fish.ill. 91, 107 
Pollock {Pollachius virens) .9, 27, 29, 37-38, 229, 
(color plate) 39 
Pompano, a food fish. 137 
Porcupine Fish.166, ill. 170 
Pork Fish {Anisotremus virginicus) .164, (color plate) 175 
Porpoises.173, 191, ill. 131, 135 
Port Logan, Scotland.ill. 89 
Porto Rico, Island of. 170 
Portuguese Man-of-War {Physalia arethusa) .174, 
(color plate) 178 
Potomac River.24, (legend) 221 
Pound nets. Fish catching device. 77 
Predaceous fishes. 183 
Prehistoric fish, Remains of.27, ill. 7 
Prominent Species of the Middle Atlantic Coastal 
Waters . 69 
Propagation of fishes. Artificial.25, 205, ill. 31, 91, 107 
Protozoa, Qne-celled. 27 
Puffer or Swell-fish.166, 167, ill. 141 
Puget Sound.199, 200, 201, 202, 213 
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Queen Trigger-Fish {Balistes vetula) .166, (color plate) 179 
Quero Bank, off Nova Scotia. 236 
Quinnat Salmon..195, 199 
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Rainbow Parrot-Fish {Pseudoscarus guacamaia) .163, 164, 
(color plate) 182 
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Rainbow Trout..’. ^5 
Raritan River, N. J. 35 
Ray family. Member of... .... ill. 100 
Red Grouper {Epxnephelus worio) .I 39 > (color plate) 145 
Red Salmon. 209 
Red Snapper, a food fish._. . . I 73 
Red Tunny, Mystery about spawning grounds of. 9 
Remains of prehistoric fish._.27, ill. 7 
Remora, or Shark Sucker.183, ill. 68, (color plate) 180 
Reptiles....’n 
Rescuing fish from a Mississippi River swamp..ill. 94 
Retort cooking canned salmon.ill. 208 
Rio Grande. 195 
River, India.(legend) 160 
Rivers, American.5, 24, 35, 36, 77, I 99 > 203, 209, 221, 
ill. 80, 88, 203, 204 
Rock Bass {Ambloplites rupestris) .89, 90, 9.5~96, ill- loi, 
(color plate) 113 
Rock Beauty {Holacanthus tricolor). . 164, 165, (color plate) 176 
Rock Fish or Grouper family.. .(color plates) 145-146 
Rock Hind {Epinephelus adscensionis) .164—165, 
(color plate) 180 
Rosefishes. 7 
Royal Sturgeon caught in North Sea.ill. 37 
Runner or Yellow Jack {Caranx ruber).... 140, (color plate) 155 
Russian fishermen.ill. 15 
Russian names for Salmon. 195 
Russian Sterlets. go 
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Sacramento River, Calif.199, 203, 209 
“Sacred Codfish” in the Boston State House.195, ill. 3 
Sailboats.ill. 16, 26, 28, 33, 34, 66, 197, 221, 222, 22^229, 
231-233,236,237 
Sailfish {Istiophorus nigricans) .130, 131, 133, 142, ill. 136, 
(color plate) 154 
St. Dunstan’s Church, London: Blessing the fish of the sea . ill. 6 
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Cleaning fish at.ill. 17 
St. Johns River, Fla. 195 
St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia.ill. 18 
St. Pierre, Island of.v.236, ill. 36 
Salmon, America’s Most Valuable Fish. By Hugh M. 
Smith. 195 
Salmon, Atlantic {Salmo salar) .5, 8, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 63, 
91, (color plate) 50 
Salmon, Chinook.5, 195, ill. 196, 201 
Salmon eggs ready for shipment.ill. 200 
Salmon industry.30, 199, 200, 201, 205, 209-212, ill. 30, 
197, 200, 201, 207, 208 
Salmon, Pacific (OnrorAyncAitr).91, 197, 198, 199, 200, 
202, 203, ill. 210, 211 
Salmon packed for shipping...ill. 30 
San Francisco Bay.223, ill. 220 
Sand Dab naturally protected from enemies. I.IS 
Sand Flounder, pale-colored. 184 
Santa Catalina, Calif. 33 
Sardine industry.ill. 20, 23 
Sardines, Tuna feeding on.ill. 169 
Sargassum, Drifting. 173 
Saugatuck River, Conn. 24 
Sauger {Stizostedion canadense) .109, (color plate) 125 
Sawfish.7, ill. 130, 161 
Sawfish, Female, taken alive.ill. 130 
Schooners, Fishing-.ill. 226, 229-233, 236-237 
School of Porpoise migrating, A.ill. 135 
Schroon River, Chestertown, N. Y.(legend) 96 
Scotland.91, ill. 89 
Sculpins are unmarketable.17, 235 
Scup {Stenotomus chrysops) .27, 63, (color plate) 49 
Sea Bass {Centropristes striatus). .. .37, 70, 164, (color plate) 73 
Sea Catfish. 137 
Sea-cucumber, or Sea-pudding a Holothurian. 131 
Sea-drum, Sound made by. 184 
Sea-fan, Beautifully tinted.ill. 138 
Sea Horse {Hippocampus) .7, 165-166, (color plate) 178 
Sea-pudding, or Sea-cucumber a Holothurian. 131 
Sea Robins. 17 
Sea Tiger, The—A Barracuda.134, 137, 139, 167, 170, 
ill. 134, 168, (color plate) 143 
Sea Turtles.(color plate) 158 
Sea-urchins protected by movable quills.ill. 138 
Sergeant Major or Cow Pilot {Abudefduf saxatilis).. 1G4, 183, 
184, (color plate) 182 
Sex of fish. 93 
Shad {Alosa sapidissima) .5, 8, 23, 24, 30, 59-60, 77, 195, 
(color plate) 46 
Shark and his deadhead passenger.ill. 68 
Shark Sucker {Echeneis naucrates), ill. 68,(color plate) 180 
Sharks.7, 8, 137, 173, 174, 183, 191, 193 
Sheepshead {Archosargus probatocephalus) .31, 71, 
(color plate) 75 
Shellfish.. 167 
Shells, Mountain of oyster.ill. 222 
Shiners are food for fish.77, 89 
Shipping fish.29, ill. 30 
