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23. The Dace. Cousin Trout. Redfin. Semotilus atromaculatus.

Length, twelve inches. Color, back, dusky brown; sides, a little silvery; a squarish black spot at beginning of back fin.

The Dace lives in clear, cool brooks, and takes worms like a trout.

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