CHAPTER I PAGE

THE SUNFISH FAMILY, _Centrarchidæ_ 1

The Small-mouth Black-bass, _Micropterus dolomieu_ 3

The Large-mouth Black-bass, _Micropterus salmoides_ 30

The Rock-bass, _Ambloplites rupestris_ 52

The Sacramento Perch, _Archoplites interruptus_ 57

The Warmouth Perch, _Chænobryttus gulosus_ 58

The Blue Sunfish, _Lepomis pallidus_ 62

The Long-eared Sunfish, _Lepomis megalotis_ 65

The Red-breast Sunfish, _Lepomis auritus_ 67

The Common Sunfish, _Eupomotis gibbosus_ 69

The Calico-bass, _Pomoxis sparoide_ 73

The Crappie, _Pomoxis annularis_ 79