372 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



25. Hiodon alosoides (Rafiucsque). Moon-eye. Red River of the North at Moor- 



head and Grand Forks, rare; Red Lake River at Crookston, rare. This 

 sj)ecies is not so common as //. terf/isus. 



26. Percopsis guttatus Agassiz. Ti-out Perch. Otter Tail River at Breckenridge, 



1 spoiimeu; Red River of the North at Moorhead, common; Cheyenne River 

 at liisbon, 2; Cheyenne River at Valley City, abundant; Goose River at 

 HilLsboro, common; Pembina ]?iver at Neche, 4; Red Lake River at Crooks- 

 ton, common. Eight 8})ecimen.s of this species from Cheyenne River, Valley 

 City, measure as follows: 



The fishes from this stream were in fine color. Light olive on back, 

 sliadingto lighter on sides, and nearly pure white on the belly ; back mottled, 

 with mingled light and dark scales; cheeks and opercles shaded with very 

 small dark dots; dorsal and anal sparingly clotted with black. 



27. Fundulus diaphanus (Le Sueur). Cheyenne River at Valley City, 2 very 



small specimens. 



28. Lucius lucius (Linnaeus). Pickerel; Pike. Otter Tail River at Breckenridge, 



4 specimens; Cheyenne River at Valley City, common; Goose River at Hills- 

 boro, common; Mouse River at Minot, 3; Park River at Grafton, abundant. 

 Preeminently the food and game fish of this section of country. Reported 

 abundant at nearly every station visited, though few were taken with the 

 seine in some localities. 



29. Eucalia inconstans (Kirtland). Brook Stickleback. Maple River at Mapleton, 



common; Mouse River at Minot, rare; Goose River at Hillsboro, 6 speci- 

 mens; Red River of the North at Grand Forks, 1; English Cooley at Grand 

 Forks, rare; Forest River at Minot, common; Red Lake River at Crookston, 

 2. A widely distributed species, quite as common north as south of the 

 divide. 



30. Ambloplites rupestri.s (Rafinesque). Hock Bass; Gof/gle-eye. Cheyenne Kiver 



at Valley City, rare; Maple River at Mapleton, common; Red Lake River 

 at Crookston, 5 specimens. Not rare nor confined to a limited area, but 

 apparently grows more and more scarce as we proceed north. This is the 

 only member of the Centrarehida- found in these waters. 



31. Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque. Johnny Darter. Otter Tail River at Brecken- 



ridge, 2 specimens; Cheyenne River at Lisbon, 4; Cheyenne River at Valley 

 City, 70; Maple River at Mapleton, common; Bufi'alo River at Hawley, 25; 

 Goose River at Hillsboro, common; Mouse River at Minot, rare; Red Lake 

 River at Crookston, not abundant. More specimens of this darter were 

 taken than any othor,and while it may not be more Avidely distributed than 

 E. aapro, the latter is not so abundant in this region. 



32. Etheostoma aspro (Cope & Jordan). Black-sided Darter. Otter Tail River at 



lirockenridgo, 6 specimens; Red River of the North at Moorhead, rare; 

 Clieyenno River at Lisbon, al)un(lant; Cheyenne River at Valley City, 

 abundant; Maple River at Ma])leton, rare; Buffalo River at Hawley, 12; 

 Goose River at Hillsboro, common; Mouse River at Minot, 4; Pembina River 

 at Neche, rare; Forest River at Minot, 27; Park River at Grafton, 2; Red 

 Lake River at Crookston, lare. At Minot we obtained 4 very large specimens 



