Fishes . Fig. 310 —Gaff-topsail Cat, Felichthys felis CL.). Woods Hole. very high spines, extends farthest north and is one of thevery largest species. This genus has two barbels at the others have four. The commonest sea catfish of theCarolina coast is GaleichtJiys milherti. In Tachysunis the teeth. Fig. 311—^ea. Catfish, Galeichthys milherti (Cuv. it Val.). Pcnsacola. on the palate are rounded, in most of the others they arc invilliform bands. In most or all of the sea catfish the eggs, as large as smallpeas, are taken into the mouth of the male and there caredfor until hatched. Th
Fishes . Fig. 310 —Gaff-topsail Cat, Felichthys felis CL.). Woods Hole. very high spines, extends farthest north and is one of thevery largest species. This genus has two barbels at the others have four. The commonest sea catfish of theCarolina coast is GaleichtJiys milherti. In Tachysunis the teeth. Fig. 311—^ea. Catfish, Galeichthys milherti (Cuv. it Val.). Pcnsacola. on the palate are rounded, in most of the others they arc invilliform bands. In most or all of the sea catfish the eggs, as large as smallpeas, are taken into the mouth of the male and there caredfor until hatched. The Channel Cats.—In all tlie rivers of North America eastof the Rocky Mountains are found catfishes in great channel cats, Ictalnrns, known most readily by the forkedtails, are the largest in size and most valued as food. The tech- The Nematognathi, or Catfishes 399 nical character of the genus is the backward continuation of thesupraoccipital, forming a bony bridge to the base of the great blue cat, Ictalurns jiircatus, abounds throughout thelarge rivers of the Southern States and reaches a weight of 150pounds or more. It is an excellent food and its firm flesh is read-ily cut into steaks. In the Great Lakes and northward is a verysimilar species, also of large size, which ha
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