The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 188
of the tail is banded with nearlyevery color of the rainbow. He is showy, but thisshowiness serves him a good purpose. His flesh isbitter and poisonous to man, and probably so to otherfishes as well, and they let him well alone, for theycan recognize him afar off, thanks to his gaudy dress.… … Mud-Fish (A mi a Calva) ^^ Yellow Perch (Perca Flavcscens) A DOZEN FAMILIAR FISH OF NORTH AMERICAN WATERS.
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