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50. Stolephonis delicatissimus (Girard) J. & G. 



San Diego Bay 5 very abundant. ISTot seen (4se\ylieie, A siuall spe- 

 cies, reaching a length of less than r> inches. 



51. Stolephoriis ringen.s (Jt^uyii.s) J. & G. — Ancliovij. 



Abundant in clear bays for the entire length of the coast. It reaches 

 a length of about inches, and it often comes into the* markets. Its 

 chief use is, however, as bait for flounders and rock-cod. The Chinese 

 salt them in barrels for that purjiose. It is sometimes pickled with 

 spices by the Germans, and sold as "i«[orsk Anchovy". 



Family SALMONID^. 



52. Salvelinus inalma (Walb.) J. & G. — DoUy Vttrden Trout; F>iiU Trout; t^ahnoii 



Trout. 

 (Salmo spectaMUs Grd. } SaJmo camphelli Suckley ; t-'almo lordi GWwWxqv; SaJmo 

 tudes Cope; Salmo callarias Pallas; Sahno hairdi Snckley.) 



Abundant in lakes and streams of the Cascade Range from Mount 

 Shasta northward to Alaska. Large numbers are found in the salt 

 waters of Puget Sound, where they are taken in sei^ies and with hook 

 and line. 



In the mountains it is usually quite small ; in the lakes larger. At 

 Seattle and in Frazer's Eiver it often reaches a weight of 12 ijounds. 

 It is an excellent food-fish. It feeds on sticklebacks (salmon-killers), 

 herrings, and other small fish. 



53. Salmo irideus Gibbons. — California Brooh Trout: Bainhow Trout. 



From Mount Shasta to San Luis Eey Eiver, in streams of the Coast 

 Eange and west slope of the Sierra Kevada. Less common north of 

 California, and seldom seen in salt water. It is not often sent to the 

 market of San Francisco. It seems to be much smaller in size than 

 the other species of the coast, rarely becoming more than 18 inclics in 

 length. The largest specimens seen are from McCloud Eiver, and very 

 deep bodied. 



54. Salmo gairdneri Ricliardsou. — Steel-head : Hnrd-head ; Black Salmon. 



{Salmo irnneatus Suckley.) 

 Found in the mouths of the large ri\'ers from the Columbia north- 

 ward, and occasionally in tlie Sacramento. It appears with the salmon 

 and is usually thought to be migratory, but is probably not so, or migra- 

 tory to a small degree. It spawns later than the salmou, and most of 

 the individuals taken during the time of the salmon run in the spring- 

 are spent, and their flesh is of no value. In other rivers than the 

 ('olumbia, and at other seasons it is esteemed an excellent food-fish. 

 Its length is about that of an ordinary Quinuat salmon ; the body is less 

 deep and the tail heavier. The u^iual weight is from 14 to 18 i)Ounds. 

 It is never canned, as the flesh is pale and grows paler when boiled, and 

 the bones are firm and stiff. 



