The American Sportsman's Library, by James A. Henshall, M.D

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Author

Henshall, James A. (James Alexander), 1836-1925

Title

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others

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Produced by Mark Young, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biodiversity Heritage Library.)

Language

English

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SH: Agriculture: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling

Subject

Fishes

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eBook-No.

40018

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40018

Release Date

June 17, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN'S LIBRARY
2. 2.EDITED BY CASPAR WHITNEY — BASS, PIKE, PERCH — AND OTHERS — BASS, PIKE, PERCH — AND OTHERS — BY
3. 3.JAMES A. HENSHALL, M.D. — THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
4. 4.INTRODUCTION — SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENT OF THE FISHES — DESCRIBED IN THIS VOLUME
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — BASS, PIKE, AND PERCH
7. 7.CHAPTER I — THE SUNFISH FAMILY — ( Centrarchidæ ) — GENUS MICROPTERUS — GENUS AMBLOPLITES — GENUS ARCHOPLITES — GENUS CHÆNOBRYTTUS — GENUS LEPOMIS — GENUS EUPOMOTIS — GENUS POMOXIS — THE SMALL-MOUTH BLACK-BASS — ( Micropterus dolomieu) — BLACK-BASS TACKLE — FLY-FISHING — CASTING THE MINNOW — THE LARGE-MOUTH BLACK-BASS — ( Micropterus salmoides ) — THE ROCK-BASS — ( Ambloplites rupestris ) — THE SACRAMENTO PERCH — ( Archoplites interruptus ) — THE WARMOUTH PERCH — ( Chænobryttus gulosus ) — THE BLUE SUNFISH — ( Lepomis pallidus ) — THE LONG-EARED SUNFISH — ( Lepomis megalotis ) — THE RED-BREAST SUNFISH — ( Lepomis auritus ) — THE COMMON SUNFISH — ( Eupomotis gibbosus ) — THE CALICO-BASS — ( Pomoxis sparoides) ) — THE CRAPPIE — ( Pomoxis annularis )
8. 8.CHAPTER II — THE BASS FAMILY — ( Serranidæ ) — THE WHITE-BASS — ( Roccus chrysops ) — THE YELLOW-BASS — ( Morone interrupta )
9. 9.CHAPTER III — THE BASS FAMILY ( CONTINUED ) — ( Serranidæ ) — THE STRIPED-BASS — ( Roccus lineatu ) — THE WHITE-PERCH — ( Morone americana ) — THE SEA-BASS — ( Centropristes striatus ) — THE SOUTHERN SEA-BASS — ( Centropristes philadelphicus ) — THE GULF SEA-BASS — ( Centropristes ocyurus )
10. 10.CHAPTER IV — THE PIKE FAMILY — ( Esocidæ ) — THE MASCALONGE — ( Esox nobilior ) — THE PIKE — ( Esox lucius ) — THE EASTERN PICKEREL — ( Esox reticulatus ) — THE WESTERN PICKEREL — ( Esox vermiculatus ) — THE BANDED PICKEREL — ( Esox americanus )
11. 11.CHAPTER V — THE PERCH FAMILY — ( Percidæ ) — GENUS STIZOSTEDION — GENUS PERCA — THE PIKE-PERCH — ( Stizostedion vitreum ) — THE SAUGER — ( Stizostedion canadense ) — THE YELLOW-PERCH — ( Perca flavescens )
12. 12.CHAPTER VI — THE GRAYLING FAMILY — ( Thymallidæ ) — THE ARCTIC GRAYLING — ( Thymallus signifer ) — THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING — ( Thymallus tricolor ) — THE MONTANA GRAYLING — ( Thymallus montanus ) — FOOTNOTE:
13. 13.CHAPTER VII — THE SALMON FAMILY — ( Salmonidæ ) — THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WHITEFISH — ( Coregonus williamsoni ) — THE CISCO — ( Argyrosomus artedi sisco )
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII — THE DRUM FAMILY — ( Sciænidæ ) — THE WEAKFISH — ( Cynoscion regalis ) — THE BASTARD WEAKFISH — ( Cynoscion nothus ) — THE KINGFISH — ( Menticirrhus saxatilis ) — THE CROAKER — ( Micropogon undulatus ) — THE LAFAYETTE — ( Leiostomus xanthurus )
15. 15.CHAPTER IX — THE DRUM FAMILY ( CONTINUED ) — ( Sciænidæ ) — THE FRESH-WATER DRUMFISH — ( Aplodinotus grunniens )
16. 16.CHAPTER X — THE MINNOW FAMILY — ( Cyprinidæ ) — THE GERMAN CARP — ( Cyprinus carpio )
17. 17.CHAPTER XI — THE CATFISH FAMILY — ( Siluridæ ) — THE CHANNEL-CATFISH — ( Ictalurus punctatus )
18. 18.CHAPTER XII — THE SHEEPSHEAD FAMILY — ( Sparidæ ) — THE SHEEPSHEAD — ( Archosargus probatocephalus ) — THE SCUP — ( Stenotomus chrysops )
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII — CUNNER, FLOUNDER, SMELT — THE CUNNER — ( Tautogolabrus adspersus ) — THE FLOUNDER — ( Pseudopleuronectes americanus ) — THE SMELT — ( Osmerus mordax )
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV — THE MACKEREL FAMILY — ( Scombridæ ) — THE SPANISH MACKEREL — ( Scomberomorus maculatus ) — THE CERO — ( Scomberomorus regalis ) — THE BONITO — ( Sarda sarda )
21. 21.CHAPTER XV — THE GROUPER FAMILY — ( Serranidæ ) — THE GAG — ( Mycteroperca microlepis ) — THE SCAMP — ( Mycteroperca falcata phenax ) — THE YELLOW-FINNED GROUPER — ( Mycteroperca venenosa ) — THE ROCK HIND — ( Epinephelus adscensionis ) — THE RED HIND — ( Epinephelus guttatus ) — THE CONEY — ( Petrometopon cruentatus ) — THE NIGGER-FISH — ( Bodianus fulvus ) — THE SAND-FISH — ( Diplectrum formosum )
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI — THE CAVALLI FAMILY — ( Carangidæ ) — THE RUNNER — ( Carangus chrysos ) — THE HORSE-EYE JACK — ( Carangus latus ) — THE POMPANO — ( Trachinotus carolinus )
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII — THE CHANNEL FISHES — BAIT FISHES — THE GRUNT FAMILY — ( Hæmulidæ ) — THE BLACK GRUNT — ( Hæmulon plumieri ) — THE YELLOW GRUNT — ( Hæmulon sciurus ) — THE MARGATE-FISH — ( Hæmulon album ) — THE SAILOR'S CHOICE — ( Hæmulon parra ) — THE GRAY GRUNT AND FRENCH GRUNT — THE PIG-FISH — ( Orthopristis chrysopterus ) — THE PORK-FISH — ( Anisotremus virginicus ) — THE SNAPPER FAMILY — ( Lutianidæ ) — THE YELLOW-TAIL — ( Ocyurus chrysurus ) — THE LANE SNAPPER — ( Lutianus synagris ) — THE RED SNAPPER — ( Lutianus aya ) — THE DOG SNAPPER — ( Lutianus jocu ) — THE SCHOOLMASTER — ( Lutianus apodus ) — THE PORGY FAMILY — ( Sparidæ ) — THE JOLT-HEAD PORGY — ( Calamus bajonado ) — THE SAUCER-EYE PORGY — ( Calamus calamus ) — THE LITTLE-HEAD PORGY — ( Calamus proridens ) — THE GRASS PORGY — ( Calamus arctifrons )
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII — MISCELLANEOUS FISHES — THE LADY-FISH — ( Albula vulpes ) — THE TEN-POUNDER — ( Elops saurus ) — THE SNOOK, OR ROVALLIA — ( Centropomus undecimalis ) — THE TRIPLE-TAIL — ( Lobotes surinamensis ) — THE COBIA — ( Rachycentron canadus ) — THE SPOTTED WEAKFISH — ( Cynoscion nebulosus ) — THE DEEP-SEA WEAKFISH — ( Cynoscion thalassinus ) — THE BERMUDA CHUB — ( Kyphosus sectatrix ) — THE ANGEL-FISH — ( Chætodipterus faber ) — THE PIN-FISH — ( Lagodon rhomboides ) — THE SQUIRREL-FISH — ( Holocentrus ascensionis ) — THE TURBOT — ( Balistes carolinensis )
25. 25.Conclusion
26. 26.INDEX
27. 27.AMERICAN SPORTSMAN'S LIBRARY — Edited by CASPAR WHITNEY — THE MACMILLAN COMPANY — 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
28. 28.AMERICAN SPORTSMAN'S LIBRARY — The Water-fowl Family — Bass, Pike, Perch, and Pickerel — Big Game Fishes of the United States — Guns, Ammunition, and Tackle — The Bison, Musk-ox, Sheep, and Goat Family — Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist — THE MACMILLAN COMPANY — 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
29. 29.Transcriber's Notes

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