. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 796 Home Nature-Study Course. The barred killifish is essentially a salt water ftsh but it ascends streams to their sources and hence is often abundant in clear springs, ponds and streams as far inland as Michigan. The killifishes are small, usually not more than four inches long; they have a very small protractile. The Barred Killifish. mouth and because of their extremely small gullet they live upon micro- scopic organisms found near the surface of the
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 796 Home Nature-Study Course. The barred killifish is essentially a salt water ftsh but it ascends streams to their sources and hence is often abundant in clear springs, ponds and streams as far inland as Michigan. The killifishes are small, usually not more than four inches long; they have a very small protractile. The Barred Killifish. mouth and because of their extremely small gullet they live upon micro- scopic organisms found near the surface of the water. The females are greenish and have from fifteen to twenty-five narrow, dark cross-bands. In the breeding season the cross-bands of the males are pearly white. The pupils in the Home Nature-Study class tvill please make full notes as to hoxv, ivheii and lehere they have found any of the Ush de- scribed in tliis leaflet and send them to the editor. Special care should he taken in studying the colors and markings of the fish and also the situa- tion in zvhich they arc found. BOOKS FOR THE STUDY OF FISH • American Food and Game Fishes, Jordan and Evermann, Doubleday, Page & Co., price $ Guide to the Study of Fishes, Jordan, 2 volumes, Henry Holt Co. Familiar Fish, McCarthy, Appleton, $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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