630 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Part 1.— FISH PRODUCTION: PROPAGATION AND RESCUE 



WORK 



SPECIES HANDLED 



The bureau's fish-cultural activities extend tliroughout the country. 

 Operations are centered upon the propagation of important game and 

 commercial fishes that are amenable to efficient fish-cultural methods. 

 A listing of the species propagated during the past year follows: 



Catfishes (Silurid^) : 



Catfishes (Leptops sp.). 



Spotted catfish {Ictalurus pundatus). 



Horned pout {Ameiurus nebulosus) . 

 Suckers (Catostomid^) : Buflfalofish (Ictiobus sp.) and suckers (Caioslomua 



commersonii) . 

 Carp (Cyprinid^): 



Common carp {Cyprinus carpio). 



Goldfish {Carassins auratus). 

 Shad and Herring (Clupeid^) : 



Shad {Alosa sapidissima) . 



Glut herring (Pomolobus aestivalis) . 

 Salmons, Trouts, and Whitefishes (Salmonid^) : 



Common whitefish (Coregonus sp.). 



Cisco {Argyrosomus artedi). 



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



Chum salmon {Oncorhynchus keta). 



Humpback salmon, pink salmon {Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) . 



Silver salmon, coho salmon {Oncorhynchus kisutch). 



Sockeye, blueback, or red salmon {Oncorhynchus nerka). 



Steelhead salmon {Salmo gairdneri). 



Atlantic salmon {Salmo salar) . 



Landlocked salmon {Salmo sebago). 



Rainbow trout {Salmo shasta). 



Golden trout {Salmo roosevelli). 



Black-spotted trout, redthroat trout {Salmo lewisi). 



Loch Leven trout {Salmo levenensis). 



Lake trout, Mackinaw trout {Cristivomer namaycush). 



Brook trout {Salvelinus fontinalis) . 

 Graylings (Thymallid^) : Montana grayling {Thymallus montanus). 

 Pikes (EsociDiE): Common pickerel {Esox lucius). 

 SuNFiSHES (Centrarchid.*;) : 



Crappie {Pomoxis annularis and P. sparoides). 



Largemouth black bass {Micropterus salmoides). 



Smallmouth black bass {Micropterus dolomieu). 



Rock bass {Ambloplites rupestris). 



Warmouth bass, goggle-eye {Chaenobryttus gulosus). 



Bluegill sunfish {Lepomis incisor) . 



Green sunfish {Apomotis cyanellus). 



Redbreasted bream {Lepomis auritus). 



Red-eared sunfish {Eupomotis heros). 



Common sunfish {Eupomotis gibbosus). 



Rio Grande perch {Herichthys cyanoguttatus). 

 Perches (PERciDiE) : 



Pike perch {Stizostedion viireum). 



Yellow perch, ringed perch {Perca flavescens) . 

 Sea Basses (Serranidje) : 



White bass {Roccus chrysops). 



Striped bass ) Roccus lineatus). 

 Drums (Scianid.*;) : Fresh-water drum, lake sheepshead {Aplodinotus grunniens). 

 Cods (GADiDiE) : 



Cod {Gadus callarias). 



Haddock {Melanogrammus aeglefinus). 



Pollock {Pollachius virens). 

 Flounders (Pleuronectid^) : Winter flounder, American flatfish {Pseudo' 



pleuronectes americanus) . 

 Mackerel (ScoMBRiDiE) : Common mackerel {Scomber scombrus). 



