DISTKIBUTION OP FISH AND FISH EGGS, 1908. 9 



Fingerlings=&sh. between the length of 1 inch and the yearling stage, the varioua 

 sjzes to be designated as follows: No. 1, a fish 1 inch in length and up to 2 inches; 

 No. 2, a fish 2 inches in length and up to 3 inches; No. 3, a fish 3 inches in length and 

 up to 4 inches, etc. 



Yearlings=iish. that are 1 year old, but less than 2 years old from the date of hatch- 

 ing; these may be designated No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, etc., after the plan prescribed for 

 fingerlings. 



SPECIES CULTIVATED IN 1908. 



The following full list of species that the Bureau was concerned 

 with in 1908 includes some 50 fishes and the lobster. Except as 

 otherwise indicated all of these were artificially propagated. 



The catfishes (Silurid^): 



Spotted cat, blue cat, channel cat (Ictalurus punctatus). Collected from over- 

 flows, in addition to being artificially propagated. 



Homed pout, bullhead, yellow cat {Ameiurus nebulosus). Collected from over- 

 flows, in addition to being artificially propagated. 



Marbled cat {Ameiurus nebulosus marmoratiis) . 



The suckers and buffalofishes (Catostomid^): 



Small-mouth buffalofish {Ictiobus bubalus). Collected from overflows. 

 The minnows and carps (Cyprinid^): 



Carp (Cyprinus carpio). Propagated principally as food for other fishes, but also 

 distributed. 



Goldfish {Carassius auratus). Introduced species, propagated for ornamental 

 purposes; not distributed. 



Tench ( Tinea tinea). Cultivated varieties, green tench and golden tench. Intro- 

 duced species, propagated for ornamental purposes; not distributed. 



Ide {Leuciscus idus). Cultivated variety, golden ide. Introduced species, propa- 

 gated for ornamental purposes; not distributed. 



The shads and herrings (Clupeid^): 



Shad {Alosa sapidissima) . 

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



Common whitefish (Coregonus clupeiformis) . 



Lake herring, cisco {Argyrosomus artedi). 



Chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon {Oneorhynchus tschaivytseha). 



Silver salmon, coho (Oneorhynchus kisutch). 



Blueback salmon, redfish, sockeye {Oncorhynehus nerha). 



Humpback salmon (Oneorhynehus gorbuseha). 



Steelhead, hardhead {Salmo gairdneri). 



Rainbow trout (Salmo irideu^). 



Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). 



Landlocked salmon (Salmo sebago). 



Yellowstone Lake trout, cutthroat trout, blackspotted trout (Salmo lewisi). 



Colorado River trout, blackspotted trout (Salmo pleuriticus) . 



Golden trout (Salmo roosvelti). 



Sea trout (Salmo trutta). Introduced species. 



Loch Leven trout (Salmo trutta levenensis) . Introduced species, propagated in lim- 

 ited numbers for observation under natural conditions. 



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



Brook trout, speckled trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) . 



Sunapee trout (Salvelinus aureolu^). 



Canadian red trout (Salvelinus marstoni). 



Hybrid trout (Salvelinus aureolus). 



