Fishes . Fio. 400 —Crappie, Pomoris annularis Rafinesque. Ohio River. Crappies and Rock Bass. — Pomoxis annularis, the crappie,and Pomoxis sparoides, the calico-bass, are handsome fishes,valued by the angler. These are perhaps the most prim-itive of the family, and in these species the anal fin islarger than the dorsal. The flier, or round bass, Cenirarclmsmacropterus, with eight anal spines, is abundant in swampsand lowland ponds of the Southern States. It is a pretty fish,attractive in the aquarium. Acantharchus pomoiis is themud-bass of the Delaware, and Archoplites inierruptus, the. 3Xi?Jj
Fishes . Fio. 400 —Crappie, Pomoris annularis Rafinesque. Ohio River. Crappies and Rock Bass. — Pomoxis annularis, the crappie,and Pomoxis sparoides, the calico-bass, are handsome fishes,valued by the angler. These are perhaps the most prim-itive of the family, and in these species the anal fin islarger than the dorsal. The flier, or round bass, Cenirarclmsmacropterus, with eight anal spines, is abundant in swampsand lowland ponds of the Southern States. It is a pretty fish,attractive in the aquarium. Acantharchus pomoiis is themud-bass of the Delaware, and Archoplites inierruptus, the. 3Xi?Jj. (SI 514 Percoidea, or Perch-like Fishes perch of the Sacramento. The latter is a large and gamyfish, valued as food and interesting as being the only fresh-
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