Fishes . Fig. 476.—Fresh-water Viviparous Perch, Hysterocarpus traski River. to California, these two living in Japan. The species are rela-tively small fishes, from five inches to eighteen inches in length,with rather large, usually silvery scales, small mouths andsmall teeth. They feed mainly on crustaceans, two or threespecies being herbivorous. With two exceptions, they inhabit. Fig. 477.—Hypsurus caryi (.\gassiz). Monterey. the shallow waters on sandy beaches, where they bring forththeir young. They can be readily taken in nets in the surf. 588 Labyrinthici and Holconot
Fishes . Fig. 476.—Fresh-water Viviparous Perch, Hysterocarpus traski River. to California, these two living in Japan. The species are rela-tively small fishes, from five inches to eighteen inches in length,with rather large, usually silvery scales, small mouths andsmall teeth. They feed mainly on crustaceans, two or threespecies being herbivorous. With two exceptions, they inhabit. Fig. 477.—Hypsurus caryi (.\gassiz). Monterey. the shallow waters on sandy beaches, where they bring forththeir young. They can be readily taken in nets in the surf. 588 Labyrinthici and Holconoti As food-fishes they are rather inferior, the flesh being some-what watery and with httle flavor. Many are dried by the
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