. The American angler. Fishing. THE FAT HEAD MINNOW. summer vast numbers of the young swarm* in the still waters of bays and the mouths of rivers, and will rise to the surface (as will also most minnows) eight rays—lateral line flexious and raised at the base ; tail lunated. Length, three inches. Rafinesque speaks of it as extremely rare. It is common in Ohio and Western at night when a strong light is thrown upon the water. They are very tender, but make an attractive bait for bass and pike still-fishing. No. 14. Umbra limi (Kirtland)—Mud Min- now.— Body uniformly cylindric, fusiform
. The American angler. Fishing. THE FAT HEAD MINNOW. summer vast numbers of the young swarm* in the still waters of bays and the mouths of rivers, and will rise to the surface (as will also most minnows) eight rays—lateral line flexious and raised at the base ; tail lunated. Length, three inches. Rafinesque speaks of it as extremely rare. It is common in Ohio and Western at night when a strong light is thrown upon the water. They are very tender, but make an attractive bait for bass and pike still-fishing. No. 14. Umbra limi (Kirtland)—Mud Min- now.— Body uniformly cylindric, fusiform, slightly compressed behind the dorsal and an^.l fins, dark above, irregularly waved with fus-. 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 Harris, William Charles, 1830-1905, ed. New York : [The Angler's Publishing Company]
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