. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE DOGFISH 291 By its general anatomy, this fish appears to stand midway between the true lung-fishes and the gar pikes. It is of sci- entific interest only, for, save to the negroes of the South, its flesh is quite unpalatable and valueless as food. It is an inhabitant of sluggish fresh waters, attains a length of 2 feet, and 12 pounds weight. It is found in the Great Lakes, the Mississippi Valley generally, and in a few fresh-water streams on the southern Atlantic coast.
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE DOGFISH 291 By its general anatomy, this fish appears to stand midway between the true lung-fishes and the gar pikes. It is of sci- entific interest only, for, save to the negroes of the South, its flesh is quite unpalatable and valueless as food. It is an inhabitant of sluggish fresh waters, attains a length of 2 feet, and 12 pounds weight. It is found in the Great Lakes, the Mississippi Valley generally, and in a few fresh-water streams on the southern Atlantic THE DOGFISH. The individuality of the Dogfish is very positive and interesting. Among the small fry of other fishes its voracious appetite renders it very destructive to species of more value than itself. Mr. Charles Hallock, who knows it well, has thus set forth the salient points of its moral character: "They take frogs, minnows and sometimes the spoon. Their habitat is deep water, where they drive everything before them. They are very voracious and savage. Their teeth are so sharp and their jaws so strong they have been known to bite a two-pound fish clean in two the very first snap. They are as tenacious of life as an eel. The young, when about six inches long, make a famous bait for pickerel. 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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