. Elementary lessons in zoölogy : a guide in studying animal life and structure in field and laboratory. Zoology. VERTEBRATES. THE CATFISH. The following directions are written with special refer ence to the common channel cat or white catfish (^Ictalu- rus punctatus)^ but they are general enough to be applied without difficulty to the study of any other common cat- The Channel Cat (after Todd, by permission). Description. — The channel cat is abundant in all oui rivers and small streams. It has the characteristic cat- • fish contour of body, which needs to be seen but once to be rememb
. Elementary lessons in zoölogy : a guide in studying animal life and structure in field and laboratory. Zoology. VERTEBRATES. THE CATFISH. The following directions are written with special refer ence to the common channel cat or white catfish (^Ictalu- rus punctatus)^ but they are general enough to be applied without difficulty to the study of any other common cat- The Channel Cat (after Todd, by permission). Description. — The channel cat is abundant in all oui rivers and small streams. It has the characteristic cat- • fish contour of body, which needs to be seen but once to be remembered. It is olivaceous above, and whitisli below, with silvery sides; and its tough, scaleless skin is sprinkled with many small, round, dark olive spots. It may be angled for at the proper season, and may be obtained in the market or from fishermen at all seasons, for it is a good food fish. Like all the other catfishes, it is very tenacious of life, and there is little trouble in obtaining live specimens from NEED. ZOOL. — 11 161. 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 Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956. New York : American Book Company
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