### animal | vertebrate | fish | bony fish | black bass:

Smallmouth bass
* Most smallmouth bass has large mouths
  - tails
  - is part of smallmouths
  - spend the dog days of summer in relatively deep water
* abound all along the rocky shorelines of the many islands.
* are a part of the sunfish family
  - popular recreational species in the United States
  - sleeper fishery for anglers at Union Valley
* are also fat and sassy and are bulking up for the winter months
  - present in the south Island
* are back up on the chunk rock points and banks in the creeks and on the main lake
  - pea rock points and transition banks
  - considerably different than largemouth
* are good on Carolina rigged plastic worms and lizards just off the rocks
  - jerkbaits and Carolina-rigged minnows on main lake points
  - shad-colored spinnerbaits and jerkbaits
  - spinner and crankbaits on rocky shorelines close to deep water
  - great fun in pond management
  - in the same areas as the walleyes and biting on the same live baits
  - known for that
  - members of the sunfish family
* are more common in cooler, faster-moving waters like streams and rivers
  - synonymous with lesser rivers than any other freshwater species
  - most likely in deeper water when the sun is shining
  - noted for feeding on crayfish
  - nowhere to be found
  - omnivorous in the food items that they consume
  - one of the most predictable fish that swims
  - opportunistic feeders
  - present and do receive some angling pressure
  - slow on shad-colored spinnerbaits and jerkbaits on main lake points
  - still on the pea rock points and flats although most of the fish are small
  - top carnivores and predators
* cruise the rocky areas.
* do best in cooler, highly oxygenated water
  - well in rivers and streams, but also adapt readily to many lakes
* eat insects, frogs, crayfish, and fish
  - primarily crayfish throughout their lives
* feed mostly during the daytime hours, with the highest actively at dawn and dusk.
* grow larger in lakes than in streams
  - to five inches in their first growing season
* have a reputation for jumping and leaping out of the water during the fight.
* is black bass
* look similar to their close cousin, the largemouth.
* occupies habitats.
* prefer clear, calm waters and seek out areas with gravel, rubble, or rocky bottoms.
* prefer to live in clear, calm water with rocky bottoms and places to hide
  - cover where they can find protection from the light
* provide another fishery that is almost completely overlooked by anglers
  - quality fishing when action is slow for other species
  - same fast action in some remote areas
* relate to river structure in much the same way as the wild Delaware River rainbows.
* remain active in the mornings on pea rock banks and chunk rock channel swings.
* tend to be home bodies.

### animal | vertebrate | fish | bony fish:

Blenny
* Blennies are a group of shallow-water marine fish often confused with gobies
  - bottom-dwellers, swimming just far enough to arrive at the next perch on the reef
  - generally small fish
  - mostly small, usually marine fishes found from tropical to cold seas
  - eat mainly zooplankton, including isopods and amphipods
  - swim with an undulating snake-like motion
* Many blennies live in littoral zones.
* Most blennies lack a swim bladder and therefore stay near the bottom of the tank
  - take up refuge in small holes in the ocean floor or in empty shells and bottles
* bony fish
+ Blenny: Perciformes
  * Blennies are generally small fish. Their dorsal fins are continuous and long. The pelvic fins have a single embedded spine, and are short and slender. The tail fin is rounded.

Blue cat
* are one of the largest freshwater species of catfish.
* feed at any time of the day or night.
* have the same feeding habits as channel catfish.