L772 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
10. Moxostoma aureolum (Le Sueur). Common Redhorse. 
Probably common. 
(Cyprinus carpio Linneus. German Carp. This fish has been introduced into 
this lake and is said to be common. | 
11. Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque). Stone-roller; ‘‘Chub.” 
Abundant here, as it is everywhere in the Ohio Valley. 
12. Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque). Blunt-nosed Minnow; ‘‘ Chub”; ‘*White- 
nosed Chub.” 
This minnow is abundant in the lake, and is one of the very best bait fishes. It 
is regarded as the best bait for the small-mouth black bass. 
13. Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill). Creek Chub; ‘‘ Chub.” 
The creek chub is common, particularly in the small streams tributary to the 
lake. It is an excellent bait minnow for the muskallunge. 
14. Notropis cayuga Meek. Cayuga Minnow. 
This interesting little minnow is not uncommon. It is usually too small for bait 
except for yellow perch. 
15. Notropis hudsonius (De Witt Clinton). Shiner; ‘‘ Cisco.” 
This important minnow, absurdly called ‘‘cisco” at Mayville. is common in 
Chautauqua Lake. It reaches a length of 3 to 6 inches, and is one of the very 
best bait minnows found in the State. It is a favorite minnow when troiling for 
the muskallunge, whose food is said to consist largely of this species. 
16. Notropis whipplii (Girard). Silver-fin; ‘‘ Shiner.” 
This minnow was found fairly common in Clear Creek near its mouth. It is 
one of the best bait minnows. 
17. Notropis cornutus (Mitchill). Redfin; ‘‘ Shiner.” 
Quite common in Clear Creek; an important bait minnow. 
18. Rhinichthys atronasus (Mitchill). Black-nosed Dace; ‘* Creek Chub.” 
Not uncommon in Clear Creek, most of the examples obtained being small. 
19. Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill). Brook Trout. 
The brook trout is said to occur in one or more of the small creeks on the east 
side of the lake. 
20. Lucius ohiensis (Kirtland). Chautauqua Muskallunge. 
The muskallunge is by all odds the most important fish found in Chautauqua 
Lake, whether considered from the standpoint of the angler or that of the com- 
mercial fisherman. It is very different in appearance from the muskallunge of 
the Great Lakes and apparently deserves to rank as a distinct species. The fol- 
lowing color description was drawn up from a fresh example, 25 inches long, 
weighing 4 pounds, caught in the north end of the lake, near Mayville. September 26: 
Back nearly uniform dark olive-green; upper two-thirds of side rich brassy green, 
with some metallic green; about 25 faint narrow darker vertical bars extending 
somewhat below the lateral line; lower third of side paler and more brassy, the 25 
vertical bars widening into broad darkish blotches, these most greenish on pos- 
terior third of body; top of head very dark green; scaled part of head brassy 
greenish; lower part of side of head with less brassy and less greenish, and some 
silvery, especially on lower part of opercle; rim of lower jaw and throat white; 
breast with a few round greenish spots; rest of belly white; fins dark olive, with 
numerous darker greenish spots; iris grayish brown. The crossbars are rather 
broad and do not break up distinctly into diffuse spots, and the fin spots are 
greenish rather than black. The general color is a rich greenish brassy, with very 
indistinct darker green crossbars. 
This species was described in 1854 by Dr. Kirtland from a specimen from the 
Mahoning River, Ohio. The real home of the fish, however, is Chautauqua Lake, 
only occasional individuals being taken elsewhere in the Ohio basin. As early as 
