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FISHES OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND TRIBUTARY WATERS. 225 
Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill). Wadll-eyed Pike. Lake Champlain (Thomp- 
son 1842); Lake Champlain, Winooski and Lamoille rivers (Evermann & 
Kendall 1894) ; Missisquoi Bay, Hog Island, and Alburg shore (Rathbun & 
Wakeham 1897). A common and important food fish. An unripe male 25 
inches long, weighing 5.5 pounds, and an unripe female 18.25 inches long, 
weighing 2.5 pounds, were received April 25 from Missisquoi Bay. Their 
condition indicated that their spawning time would be some time in May. 
Stizostedion canadense (Smith). Sauger; ‘‘ Rock Pike.’’ Lake Champlain 
(Thompson 1842 and Evermann & Kendall 1894). Probably not very com- 
mon. A nearly ripe female, 14.5 inches long and weighing three-fou: ths of a 
pound, and an unripe male 15 inches long, of the same weight, were received 
April 25. These indicated a spawning time for the species a little earlier than 
for the wall-eyed pike. 
Perca flavescens (Mitchill). Yellow Perch. Lake Champlain basin (Thomp- 
son 1842; Baird coll. 1850); Missisquoi Bay (Evermann & Kendall 1894) ; 
Scioto Creek, Coopersville, N. Y. (Evermann & Bean coll. 1894); Lake 
Champlain (Rathbun & Wakeham 1897); Upper Saranac Lake at Rustic 
Lodge (Evermann coll. 1900 and 1901). Very abundant everywhere. 
Percina caprodes (Rafinesque). Log Perch. Lake Champlain basin (Thomp- 
son 1842); Missisquoi Bay and Lake Champlain at Rouses Point and Platts- 
burg (Evermann & Kendall 1894); and Scioto Creek, Coopersville, N. Y. 
(Evermann & Bean coll. 1894). Apparently not common. 
Cottogaster copelandi (Jordan). Copeland’s Darter. Lake Champlain? 
(Thompson 1853); Westport Brook, Essex County, N. Y. (Jordan & Gilbert 
1883). 
Boleosoma nigrum olmstedi (Storer). Tesselated Darter. Missisquoi Bay 
(Evermann & Kendall 1894); Scioto Creek, Coopersville, N. Y., and Sara- 
nac River, Plattsburg, N. Y. (Evermann & Bean coll. 1894). Quite common 
in all suitable places. 
Aplodinotus grunniens (Rafinesque). Fresh-water Drum; ‘‘Sheepshead.’’ 
Lake Champlain (Thompson 1842 and Baird coll. 1850); and Missisquoi 
Bay (Evermann & Kendall 1894). Said to be quite common. An unripe 
male 28 inches long, weighing 12.5 pounds, and a nearly ripe male 19 inches 
long, weighing 3.75 pounds, were received from Missisquoi Bay April 25. 
Lota maculosa (Le Sueur). Ling; ‘‘Methy.’? Lake Champlain basin (Thomp- 
son 1842); Missisquoi Bay (Evermann & Kendall 1894). Probably common. 
Uranidea gracilis (Heckel). ‘‘Chucklehead.’’ River Lamoille, Johnson, Vt. 
(Thompson 1853). Apparently not common. 
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