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Preface
THIS volume upon American Food and Game Fishes is one of a series of books treating of the natural history of North America in its varied and more popular aspects. Its scope includes all the species of fishes north of Panama which are used by man as food or which are sought by anglers for the sport which their capture affords.
In its preparation the authors have made free use of their various published writings upon fishes, especially their "Fishes of North and Middle America." They have also made equally free use of the vast store of valuable information contained in the numerous Reports and Bulletins of the United States Fish Commission, and the "Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States" by the late Dr. George Brown Goode and associates. The reports of the Fish Commissions of the different States and Canada, as well as the files of the many valuable outing magazines have been consulted.
To the many individuals who have assisted us in one way or another we wish to express our thanks and appreciation. First of all we are indebted to the Hon. Geo. M. Bowers, U. S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, and to Dr. H. M. Smith, Mr. W. de C. Ravenel, Dr. W. C. Kendall, Mr. E. L. Goldsborough, and Mr. C. H. Townsend, of the Fish Commission, for many courtesies extended and assistance given. The excellent coloured plates in this volume are from the splendid paintings by C. B. Hudson and A. H. Baldwin, and we are able to use them through the kind permission of Mr. Bowers.
To Dr. Richard Rathbun, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, we are indebted for the privilege of using as text figures many of the illustrations from Bulletin 47, U. S. National Museum.
The numerous excellent and artistically beautiful photographs of live fishes were all taken by Mr. A. Radclyffe Dugmore, who has, with infinite patience and skill, achieved such marvellous results in photographing wild animals. These photographs were taken by Mr. Dugmore expressly for this work at Key West, Lake Maxinkuckee, and at the Pan-American Exposition; and it Is doubted If such excellence had ever before been attained in this line of live animal photography.
To numerous angling and sportsmen friends who have aided us with kindly advice and counsel we are duly grateful.
In conclusion we may say that our aim has been to make a book which will prove useful and entertaining to anglers; to commercial fishermen and dealers in fish and fishery products; to teachers and others who wish to inform themselves regarding our vast array of food and game fishes; and to the multitude of intelligent men and women who have an interest in Nature and Nature Study.
DAVID STARR JORDAN
BARTON WARREN EVERMANN
April the tenth
Nineteen hundred and two
Contents Preface Introduction How to Identify a Fish American Bait Minnows Fishing with the Fly Paddle-fishes (Polyodontidce) Sturgeons (Acipenseridce) Catfishes (Siluridce) Channel Cats Bullheads Mud Cats Stone Cats Suckers (Catostomidce) Buffalo Fishes Carp Suckers Gourd-seed Sucker Mountain Suckers Fine-scaled Suckers June Sucker of Utah Lake Lost River Sucker Razor-backed Suckers Chub Suckers Spotted Sucker Redhorse and Freshwater Mullets Big-jawed Sucker Hare-lip Sucker Minnows (Cyprinidce) True Eels (Anguillidce) Common Eel Conger Eels (Leptocephalidce) Morays CMurcenidce) Tarpons (Elopidce) Tarpon Bony-fish or Ten-pounder Lady-fishes (Albulidce) Lady-fish or Bonefish Mooneyes (Hiodontidce) Milk-fishes (Chanidce) Herrings (Clupeidce) True Herrings True Sardines Alewives Shad Menhadens Anchovies (Engraulidce) Silvery Anchovies California Anchovy Whitefish, Salmon and Trout (Salmonidce) Whitefishes Lake Herrings and Ciscoes Inconnu Pacific Salmon Salmon and Trout Atlantic Salmon Sebago Salmon Ouananiche Trout of Western America Cutthroat Trout Series Steelhead Trout Series Rainbow Trout Series Great Lake Trouts Charrs Graylings (Thymallidce) Smelts (Argentinidce) Capelins Eulachons True Smelts Surf Smelts Blackfish (Dalliidce) Pikes (Esocidce) Banded Pickerel and Other Pickerel Common Pike Muskallunge Needlefishes (Belonidce) Half-beaks (Hemiramphidce) Flying-fishes (Exocxtidx) Saurels (Scombresocidce) Sand-rollers (Percopsidce) Silversides (Atherinidce) Mullets (Mugilidce) True Mullets Dajaos Barracuda (Sphyrcenidtf) Threadfishes (Polynemidce) Sand Launces (Ammodytida) Squirrel-fishes (Holocentridx) Surmullets (Mullidce) Goatfishes Mackerels (Scombridce) True Mackerels Frigate Mackerels Little Tunnies Great Tunnies Albacores Spanish Mackerels Petos Escolars ( Lepidopidce) Cutlass-fishes (Trichiuridce) Sail-fishes (Istiophoridce) Sword-fishes (Xiphiidce) Papagallos (Nematistiidce) Pampanos (Carangidce) Leather-jacks Amber-fishes Mackerel-scads Cavallas Moon-fishes Silver Moon-fishes Casabes True Pampanos Bluefish (Pomatomidce) Sergeant-fish (Rachycentridce) Dolphins (Coryphcenidce) Mariposas (Lampridce) Pomfrets (Bramidce) Fiatolas (Stromateidce) Butter-fishes Basses (Centrarchidce) Crappie and Calico Bass Round Sunfish Mud Sunfish Rock Basses Sacramento Perch Warmouth Bass True Sunfishes Black Basses Perches (Percidce) American Pike-Perches River Perch Robalos (Centropomidce) Sea Basses (Serranidce) Striped Bass White Perches Jew-fishes Enjambres Groupers Sea Bass Triple-tails (Lobotidce) Catalufas (Priacanthidce) Snappers (Lutianidce) True Snappers or Pargos Rabirubias Arnillo Escolar Chino Grunts (Hcemulidce) Roncos or Grunts Tomtate Pompon Burros Pigfishes Porgies (Sparidce) Scups True Porgies Sheepsheads Mojarras (Gerrtdce) Rudder-fishes (Kyphosidce) Chopas Croakers (Scicenidce) Weakfishes Red Drum Lafayette True Croakers Kingfishes Sea Drums Freshwater Drum Surf-fishes (Embiotocidce) Cichlids (Cichlidce) Wrasse-fishes (Labridce) Tautog Hog-fish Parrot-fishes (Scaridce) Spade-fishes (llarchidce) Butterfly-fishes (Chcetodontidce) Blue Angel-fish Tangs (Teuthididce) Ocean Tang Trunk-fishes (Ostraciidce) Cow-fish Head-fishes (Molidce) Rock-fishes (Scorpcenidce) Rose-fish Skil-fishes (Anoplopomidce) Greenlings (Hexagrammidat) Atka Mackerel Alaska Green-fish Cultus Cod Tilefishes (Latilidce) Hakes (Merlucciidce) Codfishes (Gadidce) Pollacks Tomcods True Codfishes Haddocks Freshwater Ling Codlings or Hakes Flounders (Pleuronectidce) Greenland Halibut Common Halibut Bastard Halibuts Winter Flounder Arctic Flounder Starry Flounder Window Pane
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