DISTRIBUTION OF FISH AND FISH EGGS, 1917. 7 



SPECIES CULTIVATED. 



During the fiscal year 1917 the Bureau handled some 50 species of 

 fish and the lobster. Of these the following were produced at its reg- 

 ular propagating stations: 



The CATFISHES (SlLURID^): 



Homed 'pont, bullhead, yellow cat (Ameiuriis nebulosus). 



Marbled cat (Ameiurus nehulostbs marmoratus). 

 The suckers and bufpalofishes (Catostomid^): 



Smallmouth buffalofish {Ictiohus hubalus). 



Common buffalofish {Ictiohus cyprinella). 



Black buffalofish {Ictiohus urus). 

 The shads and herrings (Olupeid^): 



Shad {Alosa sapidissima) . 

 The salmons, trouts, whitefishes, etc. (Salmonid^): 



Common whitefish {Coregonus alhus and C. clupeaformis). 



Lake herring, cisco {Leucichthys artedi). 



Chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon {Oncorhynchus tschawytscha). 



Silver salmon, coho {Oncorhynchus kisutch). 



Blueback salmon, redfish, sockeye {Oncorhynchus nerka). 



Humpback salmon {Oncorhynchus gorhuscha). 



Chum salmon {Oncorhynchus keta). 



Steelhead {Salmo gairdneri). 



Rainbow trout {Salmo irideu^). 



Atlantic salmon {Salmo salar). 



Landlocked salmon {Salmo sehago). 



Blackspotted trouts: Yellowstone Lake trout or cutthroat trout {Salmo lewisi); 

 Tahoe trout {Salmo henshawi). 



Scotch sea trout {Salmo trutta). Introduced species. 



Loch Leven trout {Salmo trutta levenensis). Introduced species, propagated in 

 limited numbers for observation . 



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



Brook trout, speckled trout {Salvelinus fontinalis) . 



Sunapee Lake trout {Salvelinus aureolas) . 

 The smelts (Argentinid.e): 



American smelt {Osmerus mordax). 

 The graylings (Thymallid^): 



Montana grayling {Thymallus montanus). 

 The mackerels (Scombrid.e): 



Common mackerel {Scomher scomhrus). 

 The butterfishes (Stromateid^): 



Butterfish {Poronotus triacanthus). 



The basses, SUNPISHES, and CRAPFIES (CENTRARCniDiE): 



Crappie {Pomoxis annularis). 

 Strawberry bass, calico bass {Pomoxis sparoid^s). 

 Rock bass, red-eye, goggle-eye {Amhloplites rupestris). 

 Warmouth, goggle-eye {Chxnohrytttis gulosus). 

 Smallmouth black bass {Micropterus dolomieu). 

 Largemouth black bass {Micropterus salmoides). 

 Bluegill bream, bluegill sunfish {Lepomis incisor)^ 

 Other sunfiflhes, chiefly Eupomotis gihhosus. 



