J 4 AMERICAN FISHES. 



the Zander, or Schill, S. luciopcrca (L),* and the Berschick, or Sekret, 

 -5". volgensis, (Pallas), the former distributed through a large part of 

 Northern, Eastern and Central Europe, the latter, in the south of Russia, 

 especially in the Dniester and the Volga. 



The popular nomenclature of the various American forms is in a most 

 perplexing state. 



In the upper lakes where the true Pike, Esox hicius is known as the 

 pickerel, Stizostedionvitreiim is called the *'Pike," with such local variations 

 as "Blue Pike," "Yellow Pike," "Green Pike" and "Grass Pike." 



In Ohio, Tennessee and western North Carolina, it robs -fi'i'fjc of another 

 of its names, and is called ' ' Jack. ' ' In Lake Erie, however, it is generally 

 Ten own as the "Pickerel." 



The name " Salmon," is quite generally applied in rivers where no mem- 

 l)er of the family Salmonidcc is found. This is notably the fact in the 

 tributaries of the Mississippi and Ohio, and in the Susquehanna : hundreds 

 of cases of the capture of salmon, supposed to have developed from fry 

 planted by the fish commissioners, have been reported in the newspapers dur- 

 ing the past ten years, and almost always, when the matter has been inves- 

 tigated, a Pike Perch has been found the innocent cause of the false report. 

 ' ' White Salmon " is a local name at the Falls of the Ohio ; ' ' Jack Salmon ' ' 

 is another bad name. " Okow," sometimes heard in the lake region is evi- 

 dently a corruption of " Okun " and "Okunj," Polish and Russian names for 

 the common perch, introduced by immigrants. The French Canadians on 

 the lakes call it "Doree," and "Dory" is a name which has found its 

 way into the books. 



" Glass eye " and "Wall-eyed Pike " are names peculiar to this species, 

 and the former has been perpetuated in the specific name vit7-euin. The 

 name "Wall-eyed Pike" is coming into favor, and has already replaced 

 some of the misnomers long prevalent. On the Susquehanna, for instance, 

 it is rapidly taking the place of " Salmon." If it must be used, " Wall-eye " 

 is of course to be preferred to the misleading "Wall-eyed Pike." To me 

 it seems a most repulsive and unt^esirable name, but others find it appro- 

 l^riate. Listen to an ardent admirer: — "Look at this beautiful fish! as 

 .';ymmetrical in form as the salmon. Not a fault in his make-up, not a 

 scale disturbed, every fin perfect, tail clean cut, and his great big wall-eyes 

 stand out with that life-like glare so characteristic of the fish." 



* Zander, Zant, Sander, Sannat, and Sandart in Northern Germany,/} w/rt«/, Nage7naul, Schiel, Schill and 

 Fogosck in Southern Germany, Safidcr and Sandel in Austria, Sandre or Sandat in France, Sandart in 

 Denmark, Goes in Sweden, GJorJ in Norway, Sudak in Russia, Sterkas in Lithuania, Sendacz in Poland , 

 .6"tt//y and J-'ogas in Hungary. 



