. Fishes. Fishes. 526 Percoidea, or Perch-like Fishes First among the darters because largest in size, most perch- like in structure, and least degenerate, we place the king darter, Percina rex of the Roanoke River in Virginia. This species reaches a length of six inches, is handsomely colored, and looks like a young wall-eye. The log-perch, Percina caprodes, is near to this, but a little smaller, with the body surrounded by black rings alternately. Fig. 413.—Log-perch, Percina caprodes (Rafinesque). Licking Co., Ohio. large and small. In this widely distributed species, large enough to take t
. Fishes. Fishes. 526 Percoidea, or Perch-like Fishes First among the darters because largest in size, most perch- like in structure, and least degenerate, we place the king darter, Percina rex of the Roanoke River in Virginia. This species reaches a length of six inches, is handsomely colored, and looks like a young wall-eye. The log-perch, Percina caprodes, is near to this, but a little smaller, with the body surrounded by black rings alternately. Fig. 413.—Log-perch, Percina caprodes (Rafinesque). Licking Co., Ohio. large and small. In this widely distributed species, large enough to take the hook, the air-bladder is present although small. In the smaller species it vanishes by degrees, and in proportion as in their habits they cling to the bottom of the stream. The genus Hadropterus includes many handsome species, most of them with a black lateral band widened at 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt and Company
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