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50. Stolephorus delicatissimus (Girard) J. & G. 



San Diego Bay; very abundant. Not seen elsewhere. A small spe- 

 cies, reaching d, length of less than 3 inches. 



51. Stolephorus ringens (Jenyns) J. & G. — Anchovy. 



Abundant in clear bays for the entire leugth of the coast. It reaches 

 a length of about inches, and it often comes into the markets. Its 

 chief use is, however, as bait for flounders and rock-cod. The Chinese 

 salt them in barrels for that purpose. It is sometimes pickled with 

 spices by the Germans, and sold as "Norsk Anchovy". 



Family SALMONID^. 



52. Salvelinus malma (Walb.) J. & G. — Dolly Varden Trout; Bull Trout; Salmon 



Trout. 

 (Salmo sijectabilis Grd. ; Salmo camphelli Suckley; Salmo lordi GnnfhQV ', Salmo 

 tildes Cope; Salmo callarias Pallas^ Salmo hairdi Suckley.) 



Abundant in lakes and streams of the Cascade Eange from Mount 

 Shasta northward to Alaska. Large numbers are found in the salt 

 waters of Puget Sound, where they are taken in seines and with hook 

 and line. 



In the mountains it is usually quite small ; in the lakes larger. At 

 Seattle and in Frazer's Eiver it often reaches a weight of 12 pounds. 

 It is an excellent food-fish. It feeds on sticklebacks (salmon-killers), 

 herrings, and other small fish. 



53. Salmo irideus Gibbons. — California Brook Trout; Mainhow Trout. 



From Mount Shasta to San Luis Eey Eiver, in streams of the Coast 

 Eange and west slope of the Sierra Nevada. Less common north of 

 California, and seldom seen in salt water. It is not often sent to the 

 market of San Francisco. It seems to be much smaller in size than 

 the other species of the coast, rarely becoming more than 18 inches in 

 length. The largest specimens seen are from McCloud Eiver, and very 

 deep bodied. 



54. Salmo gairdneri Ricbardsou. — Steel-head; Hard-head; Black Salmon. 



{Salmo trmncatus Suckley.) 

 Found in the mouths of the large rivers from the Columbia north- 

 ward, and occasionally in the Sacramento. It appears with the salmon 

 and is usually thought to be migratory, but is probably not so, or migra- 

 tory to a small degree. It spawns later than the salmon, and most of 

 the individuals taken during the time of the salmon run in the spring 

 are spent, and their flesh is of no value. In other rivers than the 

 Columbia, and at other seasons it is esteemed an excellent food-fish. 

 Its length is about that of an ordinary Quinnat salmon; the body is less 

 deep and tlie tail heavier. The usual weight is from 14 to 18 pounds. 

 It is never canned, as the flesh is pale and grows paler when boiled, and 

 the bones are firm and stifi'. 



