St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-07-01
FISH AS We ]
FIND Them
A List of. Them as Classified
by Fish Commissioner.
An Interesting Study for the
Sporty Fisherman,
Or for the Man Who Likes to
| Keep Posted.
Our Perch Denominated a.
Sun Fish or Bass.

Fishermen wi throd and line catch
great many of the fish which tney
call PERCH These fish are either
.sunfish or Bass, there being no true
.Perches' in the waters of the State.
Ten species that are called Perch
are sunfsh, and two belonf to the
bass family.
1t is little bit difficult to dis
tiuguish these fish and in an eHort
to make the matter clearer ana
easier, Mr.. Miller, president OF the
Game and Fish Commission, has
prepared the following list Whlcn
under the head of color scheme
may perhaps be of some use TO- the
/ fishermen in an effort to hnd out
the right names. ss
All of these fish are found through
out the State in bayeHs. lagoons,
! rivers and lakes, In from Q to feet
depth of water Their color depends
a great deal on the. character OF the
water; the prevailing color, however,
1 he ting green. Two of these species
4 are green or greenish throughout;
4 they are the ]
i. Round Sunfish, Flierr; teen
trarchus Macropterus). Length,
/ to 6 inches; found, generally in cleaI
waters; color, green or greenish WIth
series of dark brown spots on sides
below the latearl line and thus form
i ing interrupted lines; dark spo'
| tho aya ssssze. 80 syzs
+ 2. Ggogie-Eye, Red Eye, Hoci
Bass: (Ambloplites Rupestrlsl
length. up to IL inches; found, II
a deep holes about old stumps or log
Z wsheres the waterais from a ito s8-fee
Mi ssiye green onsDics
|. I - tinged SIth brassy and much daT|
!, n ottlings, adults with dark spd
on each scale, a black spot on th
:. opercular flap.
Elves species of Sunfish commonl
!, called Perch" that are green, green
ISL rolive colored on the sldes an
: back, and yellowish or golden on tn
belly.
! : 8. Goggle-Eye, Warmth Bass
). Chaenobryttus Gulosus). Length,
= to 10 inches; found, in shaHay, slut
gish waters; color ,sdark olive greel
: ro sometimes rick brick-red an
!. lrsssy. A dark spot on each seal
=. Three oblique dusky or reddish bal
= laGiating from the eye. Belly yellow
! ~, or brasss. !,
=, q. Blue spotted. Green Sunfisf
% fApomatis Cyanellus). Length,
S. inches; found, in samn stream
!, = bayous and ponds; coloF, varfabi
y. nyeyaiIing shade green with stroI
y y hrassy lustre on sides, becomii
~ nearly yellow belonw. Each sea
70 usually with a sky-blue spot al
q more or less of gilt edging. Dusl
.s or obscure vertic albars are OFT
= - present and the sides are sprinkl
ha with dark dots. -
S a Green Sunfish can readily be TO
!, !, from all other species OF sunfsh !.
u ne the fact that the black opercul
- an spot ocevers only the bony or ma
n portion of the epercle flap.
hs s. Red-Breasted Brinl, YeH'
oi Belly: (Lepomis Auritus) Leng
iy to s inches; found, in almost
nu waters: color, olive green, be
.ss oragne-red, sides with reddish sp'
W. "n on blue ground, vertical fins cn1e
% 'as orange or yellowish, onpercuiar
n5 1 very long.
nu 6. Blue Gill Sunfish; (Lepor
NJ Pallidus). Length, IL to IA inch
lsn ls found, in quiet sreams, but genera
-. ,ne in lakes; color, rich greenish OF
ny ny on back, becoming paler ON SID
nu a opercular flap rich velvetly black
a. small whitish spot above near
al base Very abundant.
olu 4. Scarlet Sunfish; (Lepo
.ns Miniatus). Length, 6 inches; fou
.nu in b ayous, lagoons and sn
d. streams j; color, side of male
W. about Ia rows OF read spots, mie
nus of side with SOME black spots, b
saf- orange with red spots ;sopercular
short and broad, entirely black
= dark green.
as rive species of uSnfish comm,
am, called .Perch'' which have o.
tne ilsss Markings than green or gree
sides and backs and yehowish
brassy bellies.
49, S s. Red-Eared Sunfish; Eupe
~ It's Heros). Length, about 6
inches; found, in bayous, lagOons
small streams color, dark, gree
was above, gradually becominga br
was toward belly Which is light bra
has opercular flap greenish black,
the a broad, Diood-rea oo.uef ~
ted, male, plain In Ine Ienale. No
ura- spot on dosrai or anal nhs.
that 81. Red-Spotled ounnsns .Lsp
just Humllis ~. Length, aDous iAs
! at found, IN sandy sLFeaans, coioi,
litter ish with conspieA9ns steenisn . 2
If it sides with many KzHanspicuous : !,
built salmon-red spots RelIy ana
tight fins red. a hignly coioreu sps !
d be OpeTcuiar nap ratthef tons,
! di- with very broad red margin
suur. lentireiy surrounds the black .
cost. a. Long -Eared Sunfsh: q
the mis- MeIgalotes3 sEngxh
far. Isnches, found, in most streams
stllis pecially is clear waters: color