. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. HABITS OF THE PERCH, ETC. 455 tropical and subtropical seas. It is provided with a broad oval sucker on tlie upper side of the head, by which it ad- heres to other fish or even to ships, and may tluis be trans- ported long distances. Another noticeable member of the order is the blue-fish (Pomatonms saltatrix Linn., Fig. 417), so Taltiable as a Fig. 416.—The BiU-fisti, Belone longirosirus.—From the AmeHcan Naturalist. The dolphin (Goriiplimm) is sometimes found upon our coast, but it is essentially a pelagic fish, occurring on
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. HABITS OF THE PERCH, ETC. 455 tropical and subtropical seas. It is provided with a broad oval sucker on tlie upper side of the head, by which it ad- heres to other fish or even to ships, and may tluis be trans- ported long distances. Another noticeable member of the order is the blue-fish (Pomatonms saltatrix Linn., Fig. 417), so Taltiable as a Fig. 416.—The BiU-fisti, Belone longirosirus.—From the AmeHcan Naturalist. The dolphin (Goriiplimm) is sometimes found upon our coast, but it is essentially a pelagic fish, occurring only out of sight of land upon the high seas. The pilot-fish is also a pelagic form. The percoid-fishes are represented by the perch {Percafiu- viatilis Linn.), wliich spawns in winter, making slight hol- lows in the gravel in shoal places in ponds ; their movements. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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