. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. 456 ZOOLOGY. sun-flsh {Enneacantlius ohe-ms Gill, Fig. 418) lives iu muddy streiims, burying itself iu the mud in winter. Of similar mud-loving habits is the mud-minnow (Melanura Umi Agassiz), which spawns in the spring. The pirate perch {Apliredodenis sayanus Da Kay) occupies the nest of corn-. Fig. 418.—The Spotted Sun-fish, Enneacanthus ohesus.—After Abhot. mon sun-fish, and with the female guards it and afterwards the young till they are nearly a centimetre (two-iifths inch) in length, when they are left by their parents. (Abbot.) The
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. 456 ZOOLOGY. sun-flsh {Enneacantlius ohe-ms Gill, Fig. 418) lives iu muddy streiims, burying itself iu the mud in winter. Of similar mud-loving habits is the mud-minnow (Melanura Umi Agassiz), which spawns in the spring. The pirate perch {Apliredodenis sayanus Da Kay) occupies the nest of corn-. Fig. 418.—The Spotted Sun-fish, Enneacanthus ohesus.—After Abhot. mon sun-fish, and with the female guards it and afterwards the young till they are nearly a centimetre (two-iifths inch) in length, when they are left by their parents. (Abbot.) The darters, EtheostomiclcB, belong near the joerches, and comprise the smallest of fishes. They inhabit the streams of the Mississippi Valley. A common exami:)le is the sand- darter [Pletcrolejns pellucidus Agassiz, Fig. 419). Fig. ] Jordan, The male stickleback (Gacferovfeus) makes an elaborate nest of leaves, etc., suspended in mid-water, within which it remains watching the eggs and young. One of the most valuable food-fishes is the mackerel {Srnmber .icombi-ns Linn., Fig. 420), whose range is from. 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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