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44. The Silversides. Menidia notata.

Length, five inches. Color, transparent green, a broad, silvery, lengthwise stripe, and each scale marked on the edge by a dark spot.

Lives along the seacoast.


45. The Small-Mouthed Black Bass. Micropterus dolomieu.

(See cut on next page.)

Length, one to two feet. Weight, two to seven pounds. Color, olive green with black dots and brownish markings.


46. The Large-Mouthed Black Bass. Green Bass. Oswego Bass. Bayou Bass. Micropterus salmoides.

(See cut of head on next page.)

Length, one to two and one-half feet. Weight, two to eight pounds. Color, dark green, silvery below.

Differs from Micropterus dolomieu chiefly on account of its large mouth.

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