6 DISTRIBUTION OF FISH AND FISH EGGS, 1919. 



person submitting it is immediately notified of the species assigned 

 thereon and the approximate time when delivery may be expected. 

 Full directions for the reception and care of the fish are also sent to 

 him. Prior to the shipment a second notice is sent, usually a tele- 

 gram, specifying the exact time when the assigrmient will arrive at 

 his railroad station. In the event that for some imforseen reason it 

 becomes necessary to postpone the delivery the applicant is notified 

 accordingly. 



CHARACTER AND SIZE OF OUTPUT. 



During the fiscal year 1919 the Bureau propagated and distributed 

 some 60 species of fish and lobster, as shown in the following list. 

 Fishes rescued from overflowed lands in the Mississippi Basin and 

 restored to original watei^s or distributed in other sections of the 

 United States are included. 



List op Species Handled. 



The catpishes (Silurid-^v): 



Horned pout, bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus). 



Marbled catfish {Ameiunis nebulosus marmoratus). 



Mississippi catfish (Ameiurus laciistris). 



Spotted catfish, channel catfish (Ictalunis punctatus). 



Yellow catfish (Leptops olivaris). 

 The suckers (CATOsTOMiDyE): 



Mongrel buffalofish (Ictiobus urus). 



Common buffalofish (Ictiobus cyprinella). 



Smallmouth buffalofish (Ictiobus biibahts). 



Common sucker, white sucker (Catostomus covimersonii). 



Common red horse, mullet (Moxostoma aureolum). 



Black sucker (Hypentelium nigricans). 

 The CARPS (Cyprinid^): 



Asiatic carp (Cyprinus carpio). 

 The shads and herrings (Clupeid^): 



Shad (Alosa sapidissima). ■ 



Alewife (Pomolobus pseudoharengus) . 



Skipjack (Pomolobus chrysochloris). 

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



Common whitefishes (Coregonus albus Sind C. clupeaformis). 



Lake herring, cisco (chiefly Leucitlithys artedi). 



Chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha). 



Silver salmon, coho (Oncorhynclius kisutch). 



Humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). 



Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). 



Blueback salmon, redfish, sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka). 



Steelhead salmon (Salmo gairdneri). 



Rainbow trout (Salmo shasta). 



Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). 



Landlocked salmon (Salmo sebago). 



Blackspotted trout, redthroat trout (Salmo lewisi). 



Loch Leven trout (Salmo levenensis). 



Lake trout, Mackinaw trout (Cristivomer namaycush). 



Brook trout (Salvelinusfontinalis). 

 The graylings (Thymallid^e): 



Montana grayling (Thymallus montanus). 

 The smelts (Osmerid^): 



Smelt (Osmerusmordax). 

 The mackerels (Scombrid^): ^ 



Common mackerel (Scomber scombrus). 

 The sunfishes, black basses, and crappies (Centrarchid^): 



Crappie (Pomoxis annularis). 



Strawberry bass (Pomoxis sparoides). 



Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris). 



Smallmouth black bass (Micropterus dolomieu). 



Largemouth black bass (Micropterus salmoides). 



