8 DISTRIBUTION OF FISH AND FISH EGGS, 1912. 



The graylings (Thymallid^): 



Montana grayling ( Thymallus montanus). 

 The smelts (Argentinid^): 



American smelt {Osmerus mordax). 

 The basses, sunpishes, and crappies (Centrarchid^): 



Crappie (Pomoxis annularis). 



Strawberry bass, calico bass (Pomoxis sparoides). 



Rock bass, red-eye, goggle-eye (Ambloplites rupestris). 



Warmouth, goggle-eye (Chienobryttus gulosus). 



Small-mouth black bass (Micropterus dolomieu). 



Large-mouth black bass (Micropterus salmoides). 



Bluegill bream, bluegill sunfish (Lepomis pallidum). 



Other sunfishes, chiefly Eupomotis gihhosus. 

 The perches (Percidte): 



Pike perch, wall-eyed pike, yellow pike, blue pike (Stizostedion vitreum). 



Yellow perch, ring perch (Pcrcafiavescens). 

 The sea basses (Serranid^): 



Striped bass, rockfish (Roccus lineatus). 



White perch (Morone americana). 

 The porgies(Sparid^): 



Porgy (Stenotomus chrysops). 

 The cods (Gadid.e): 



Cod (Gadus caUarias). 



Haddock (Mehinogramvius seglefinus). 



Pollock (Pollachius virens). 

 The flounders (Pleuronectid^): 



Winter flounder, American flatfish (Pseudopleuronectes americanus). 

 Crustaceans: 



American lobster (Homarus americanus). 



After the annual seasons of high water in the Mississippi basin, 

 great numbers of young fish are left in sloughs and pools when the 

 waters have receded, and would eventually die by the drying up of 

 these shallow places in summer or freezing in winter. Large collec- 

 tions are made from such sources, for return to the original stream 

 and, of the most abundant species, also to supplement the hatchery 

 stock for distribution. The fishes so collected in 1912 were as follows: 



The catfishes (Silurid^): 



Spotted cat, blue cat, channel cat (Ictalurus punctatus). Only limited numbers 

 obtainable. 



Horned pout, bullhead, yellow cat (Ameiurus nchxdosus). 

 The suckers and buffalo-flshes (Catostomid^): 



Small-mouth buffalo-fish (Ictiobus bubalus). 



Common buffalo-fish (Ictiobus ajprinella). 



Black buffalo-fish (Ictiobus wms). 

 The minnows and carps (Cyprinid^): 



Carp (Cyprinus carpio). Distributed in rare instances, for waters imsuiled to 

 other species. 

 The pikes and pickerels (Esocid^): 



Pike (Esox lucius). Restored to the streams; not distributed. 



Pickerel (Esox rcticulatus). Restored to the streams; not distributed. 



