﻿REPORT 
  OP 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OP 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  LXXVII 
  

   31.— 
  SPECIES 
  OF 
  FISH, 
  ETC., 
  CULTIVATED 
  AND 
  DISTRIBUTED 
  IN 
  18S5. 
  

  

  The 
  species 
  of 
  fish 
  and 
  invertebrates 
  receiving 
  the 
  attention 
  of 
  the 
  

   Commission 
  during 
  the 
  year, 
  with 
  the 
  exception 
  of 
  the 
  addition 
  of 
  a 
  few 
  

   of 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  interest, 
  are 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  heretofore. 
  Work 
  has 
  been 
  

   prosecuted 
  on 
  a 
  large 
  scale 
  in 
  regard 
  to 
  only 
  a 
  few 
  species 
  ; 
  those 
  receiv- 
  

   ing 
  special 
  attention, 
  in 
  addition 
  to 
  the 
  several 
  varieties 
  of 
  Salmonidcv, 
  

   are 
  the 
  shad, 
  the 
  carp, 
  and 
  the 
  codfish. 
  The 
  scale 
  of 
  the 
  operations 
  

   on 
  which 
  the 
  work 
  has 
  been 
  conducted, 
  has, 
  however, 
  in 
  many 
  cases 
  

   been 
  much 
  greater 
  than 
  heretofore 
  ; 
  not 
  only 
  a 
  larger 
  number 
  having 
  

   been 
  hatched 
  out, 
  but 
  the 
  area 
  of 
  distribution 
  being 
  greatly 
  extended 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  is 
  a 
  list 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  included: 
  

  

  a. 
  The 
  Codfish 
  (Gadus 
  morrhua). 
  

  

  1). 
  The 
  White 
  Perch 
  (Eoccus 
  amerieanus). 
  

  

  c. 
  The 
  Whitefish 
  (Coregonus 
  clupeiformis). 
  

  

  d. 
  The 
  Moranke 
  {Coregonus 
  albula). 
  

  

  e. 
  The 
  Grayling 
  (Thymallus 
  tricolor). 
  

  

  f. 
  The 
  Brook 
  Trout 
  (Salvclinus 
  fontinalis). 
  

  

  g. 
  The 
  Lake 
  Trout 
  (SalveUnus 
  namaycuslt) 
  . 
  

  

  h. 
  The 
  California, 
  Rainbow, 
  or 
  Mountain 
  Trout 
  (Salmo 
  iridcus). 
  

   i. 
  The 
  Atlantic 
  or 
  Penobscot 
  Salmon 
  (Salmo 
  salar). 
  

   j. 
  The 
  Schoodic 
  or 
  Landlocked 
  Salmon 
  (Salmo 
  salar 
  subsp. 
  sebago). 
  

   le. 
  The 
  Brown 
  or 
  European 
  Trout 
  (Salmo 
  fario). 
  

  

  I. 
  The 
  Loch 
  Leven 
  Trout 
  (Salmo 
  lerenensis). 
  

  

  m. 
  The 
  Quinnat 
  or 
  California 
  Salmon 
  (Oneorbynchus 
  chouicha). 
  

  

  II. 
  The 
  Shad 
  (Clupca 
  sapidissima). 
  

  

  o. 
  The 
  River 
  Herring 
  (Clupea 
  aestivalis). 
  

  

  p. 
  The 
  Smelt 
  (Osmerus 
  mordax). 
  

  

  q. 
  The 
  Tomcod 
  (Microgadus 
  tomcodus), 
  

  

  r. 
  The 
  Carp 
  (Cyprinus 
  carpio). 
  

  

  8. 
  The 
  Goldfish 
  (Carassius 
  auratus). 
  

  

  t. 
  The 
  Golden 
  Ide 
  or 
  Orf 
  (Leuciscus 
  idus). 
  

  

  u. 
  The 
  Tench 
  (Tinea 
  vulgaris). 
  

  

  v. 
  The 
  Catfish 
  (Amiurus 
  nebulosus). 
  

  

  w. 
  The 
  Little 
  Round 
  Clam 
  (Tapes 
  staminea). 
  

  

  x. 
  The 
  Oyster 
  (Ostrea 
  virginiaa). 
  

  

  y. 
  The 
  American 
  Lobster 
  (Tlomarus 
  amerieanus). 
  

  

  In 
  addition 
  to 
  the 
  species 
  mentioned 
  in 
  the 
  foregoing 
  list, 
  the 
  red-eye 
  

   perch 
  (Ambloplites 
  rupestris) 
  and 
  black 
  bass 
  (Micropterus 
  rfolomiei) 
  have 
  

   received 
  favorable 
  consideration 
  and 
  may 
  perhaps 
  be 
  added 
  to 
  the 
  list 
  

   of 
  species 
  cultivated 
  at 
  an 
  early 
  date. 
  A 
  small 
  lot 
  of 
  each 
  was 
  col- 
  

   lected 
  the 
  present 
  year 
  for 
  the 
  special 
  purpose 
  of 
  meeting 
  a 
  request 
  

   from 
  the 
  Marquis 
  of 
  Exeter. 
  

  

  The 
  black 
  bass, 
  although 
  frequently 
  called 
  for, 
  cannot 
  be 
  recom- 
  

   mended 
  to 
  farmers 
  generally, 
  or 
  for 
  use 
  in 
  limited 
  waters, 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  

   the 
  carnivorous 
  nature 
  of 
  the 
  species, 
  the 
  necessity 
  of 
  keeping 
  them 
  

   apart 
  from 
  other 
  fishes, 
  and 
  the 
  expense 
  of 
  providing 
  them 
  with 
  suit- 
  

   able 
  food. 
  They 
  are, 
  however, 
  frequently 
  used 
  to 
  advantage 
  for 
  stock- 
  

   ing 
  rivers 
  and 
  large 
  bodies 
  of 
  water. 
  

  

  