Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

Excerpt from Contributions to North American Ichthyology Based Primarily on the Collections of the United States National Museum, Vol. 2: A. Notes on Cottidae, Etheostomatidae, Percidae, Centrarchidae, Aphododeridae, Dorysomatidae, and Cyprinidae, With Revisions of the Genera and Descriptions of New or Little Known Species; B. Synopsis of the Siluridae of the Fresh Waters of North America Fin rays: Dorsal X - 10. Anal 1, 9. The two dorsal fins very high, wide apart, about equal to each other and to the large anal. Caudal fin emarginate. Color clear translucent, without bars or spots, the lateral line shining golden in life (bean). Spinous dorsal fin with a large black spot on the membrane anteriorly, another near the middle, and some small ones be hind; other fins with their membranes dusted with small punctulations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.