DISTRTBUTTON OP FISH AND FISH EGGS, 1908. 9 



Fingerlings=fiBh. between Iho length of 1 inch and the yearling stage, the various 

 sizes to be designated as follows: No. 1, a fish 1 inch in length and up t() 2 inches; 

 No. 2, a fish 2 inches in length and up to 3 inches; No. 3, a fish 3 inches in length and 

 up to 4 inches, etc. 



Yearlings=Rsh that are 1 year old, but less than 2 years old from the date f)f hatch- 

 ing; these may be designated No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, etc., after the plan prescribed for 

 fingerlings. 



SPECIES CULTIVATED IN 1908. 



Tho following fiill list of species that the Bureau was concerned 

 with in 1908 inchulos some 50 fishes and the lobster. Except as 

 otherwise indicated all of these were artificially propagated. 



The catfishes (Silurid.^): 



Spotted cat, blue cat, channel cat (Ictalurus punctatiis). Collected from over- 

 flows, in addition to being artificially propagated. 



Horned pout, bullhead, yellow cat {Ameiurns nebulosus). Collected from over- 

 flows, in addition to being artificially propagated. 



Marbled cat (Ameiurus nebulosus marvioratus) . 



The suckers and BUFFALOFISHES (CATOSTOMIDiE): 



Small-mouth buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus). Collected from overflows. 

 The minnows and carps (Cyprinid^): 



Carp (Cyprinus carpio). Propagated principally as food for other fishes, but also 

 distributed. 



Goldfi.sh {Carassius auratus). Introduced species, propagated for ornamental 

 I)urposes; not distributed. 



Tench ( Tinea tinea). Cultivated varieties, green tench and golden tench. Intro- 

 duced species, propagated for ornamental purposes; not distributed. 



Ide {Leuciseus idiLs). Cultivated variety, golden ide. Introduced species, propa- 

 gated for ornamental purposes; not distributed. 



The shads and herrings (Clupeid^): 

 Shad (Alosa sapidissima) . 



The salmons, TROUTS, WHITEFISHES, etc. (SALMONIDiE): 



Common whitefish (Coregonus clupeiformis) . 

 Lake herring, cisco {Argyrosomus artedi). 



Chino(jk salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon {Oneorhynehus tschawytscha) . 

 Silver salmon, coho {Oncorkynchus kisutch). 

 Blueback salmon, redfish, sockeye (Oncorhynehus nerka). 

 Humpback salmon {Oncorhynehus gorbuscha). 

 Steelhead, hardhead {Salmo gairdneri). 

 Rainbow trout (Salmo irideus). 

 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). 

 Landlocked salmon (Salmo scbago). 



Yellowstone Lake trout, cutthroat trout, blackspotted trout (Salmo levrisi). 

 Colorado River trout, blackspotted trout (Salmx) pleuriticus). 

 Golden trout (Salmo roosvelti). 

 Sea trout (Salmo trutta). Introduced species. 



Loch Leven trout (Salmo trutta levenensis). Introduced species, propagated in lim- 

 ited numbers for observation under natural conditions. 

 Lake trout, Mackinaw trout, longe, togue (Cristovomer namaycush). 

 Brook trout, speckled trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) . 

 Sunapee trout (Salvelinus aureolus). 

 Canadian red trout (Salvelinus inarstoni). 

 Hybrid trout (Salvelinus aureolus). 



