10 DISTRIBUTION OF FISH AND FISH EGGS, 1908. 



The graylings (Thymallid^e): 



Montana grayling ( Thymallus montanus). 

 The pikes and pickerels (Esocid^): 



Pike {Esox lucius). Collected from overflows. 



Pickerel {Esox reticulatus) . Collected from overflows. 



The basses, sunpishes, and crappies (Centrarchid^): 

 Crappie (Pomoxis annularis). Propagated and collected. 

 Strawberry bass, calico bass {Pomoxis sparoides). 



Rock bass, red-eye, goggle-eye {AmblopUtes rupestris). Propagated and collected, 

 Warmouth, goggle-eye {Chsenobryttus gulosus). Propagated and collected. 

 Small-mouth black bass {Micropterus dolomieu). 



Large-mouth black bass {Micropterus salmoides). Propagated and collected. 

 Bluegill sunfish {Lepomis pallidus). Propagated and collected. 

 Other sunfishes, chiefly Eupomotis gibbosus. Collected. 



The perches (Percid^): 



Pike perch, wall-eyed pike, yellow pike, blue pike {Stizostedion vitreum). Col- 

 lected. 

 Yellow perch {Perca flavescens). Collected. 

 White bass {Roccus chrysops). 



The sea basses (Serranid^): 



Striped bass, rockfish {Roccus lineatu^). 

 White perch ( Morone americana) . 



The cods (Gadid^e): 

 Cod {Gadtis callarias). 

 Pollock {Pollachius virens). 

 Haddock {Melanograintnus aeglefinus). 



The labrids (Labrid^): 



Tautog, blackfish ( Tautoga onitis) . 

 The flounders (Pleuronectid^): 



Winter flounder, American flatfish {Pseudopleuronectes americanus). 



The croakers (Sci^nid.s;): 



Freshwater drum {Aplodinotus gruinniens). 



Crustaceans: 



American lobster {Horaarus americanus). 



OUTPUT. 

 SUMMARIZED STATEMENT. 



As the result of special efforts in the hatchery work this year, the 

 output of fish and eggs in 1908 was greater than ever before in the 

 history of the Bureau, reaching a total of 2,871,456,280. Of this 

 number 2,413,809,225 were young fish distributed for the stocking 

 and restocking of public and private waters, and the remaining 

 457,647,055 were eggs delivered to state and foreign hatcheries. The 

 output of young fish exceeds the greatest previous record for any one 

 year by 376,000,000. 



Whitefish, silver, blueback and humpback salmons, rainbow and 

 brook trouts, large-mouth and small-mouth black basses, yellow 

 perch and white perch, cod, flatfish, and lobsters show the largest 





