FISHES OF THE CONNECTICUT LAKES. 15 
nearly anywhere. The mouth of Main Inlet can be traversed by boat 
for several rods, but occasional crosswise logs must be hauled over. 
A few small trout were observed in the inlets for some distance up, or 
until the streams apparently became unsuitable for fish life. 
The following table illustrates the distribution of fishes in the 
principal waters investigated by us as indicated by our observations: 
TABLE SHOWING DisTRIBUTION OF FISHES IN THE LOCALITIES STUDIED. 
[Notr.—Names of introduced species are italicized. ] 
Lacalities. 
| - F 
NGeEe ie First Lake waters. Second’: Thted | Juan 
| | Taco |(aakees 4) ees |r 
Lake. | Le ee ea waters. | Stream. 
2 | | | 
Catostomus catostomus.............------- aU ces Sol Dhaest ye No pall eee ah Scoot le ae 
Catostomus commersonii..........-------- SO Uo a seenileaciccees x | x x < 
MRTORe MUINC ery CMMOP ASLO acme - ek ose oe clei asec clecce acme | See aie atein|| Swi clete cle) Saleae aom'e «as sisal n < 
Ora Oils PUM ATIS. 8. cuis'eip Ssisteninn Se cee ae Me |Raeeasecioeaecne lave ccociar Soe Ooo) ae apace x 
Semotilus'atromacuilatus.....2.2625-2----5 22-.sse. 1 ae Be See ee eee he eee eee x 
AGGIEGINCUN TI CORZEHS Cresent coeem eas Boca eos Sa cmamel ee acaw seni sibel cenoeene Hs toiesietatsl|iateaietaresisie > 
NOLO DIS COLMULUS:...5 25240 seas cles ence 6 il RRC ea Bane aes Se) Vleet cere som ouesck ose csc 
RMIICH EMS CHLATACTE Se. 25-50 7b sacmem = Sy Iilfarates eta chats id's ine cre x Mie Meek amey mere 
Rhinichthys atronasus:.... /22..52---8 22. - DEP ieeetat ee erases Sie Ee seid dies | Steet maces 
GOBESIMSIPIWMDCUG sc.c6 > obec tecnica edaee x o< x x MO isbe sec 
ATMA CHUTISUDE Joo. Los SSL cess eee ee. Dye el | ee el re eo Dead || nase ees Ih Skee Seay [rah eg Ce 
Coregonus quadrilateralis..............--. x ce Bee eee ge are eke eee CBee tc ecu eee 
Coregonus clupetformis...........---+-----+: el ee ah a ee ass lsaoetae sll Sp a Sawn ce celtseacencs a petacee ee 
Oncorhynchus tschawytscha ........-------- SE We cka te mcllia ese eae ae era ca a vil Siayajeiecias tisine arate wtore | taysyafarsa ate 
EUTO EDAD nae ee te Ae Ain CIT ree Sumy BERS ieee RC | x Se ae ee an Soe er 
WULONRTLO @ oe earn cis Soca o oma et ciao eI Nisceooia|Bessosss Pe ae eed Set enae sneer anoecesos 
SaIMO ROCs con teeth ote Son ok Sosemeaeey Set s| ne ES EMERG ge Scag oo | LR Se tee eee 
Cristivomer namaycush-.-------...=-.--.. ODS RES cence ISaeaon ae | Se A fa eeye onal Nea eee Stell Sears see 
DALVOUMUS TOM LInNAlIS: 527552) es. Se. os % x Bs Se x x x 
RICH UPANILOTLOD fee ne ee ia ees clic kaistehn vee 52 ohana ty Sota. ha yh oA US FOR Ry Pe ee (ere ae 
LEGG MOUCHANLUULS 5 Nocsin mat dsa\nijaelo seas toes nolo oeelaccilees ali ssimax cla jestesascioss sean boemtbe bel [aoe aceee 
MmimSsPRACUIN. joc Ametios oe coe ee ace ot x Sedge | See Beet TERS. aoe (eres oe 
Oi MBeilOsaes ees to Seee enone ene aN vg Sent aS Iadenpaac Mire per \Saacusoae 
LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE FISH FAUNA. 
NATIVE SPECIES. 
The geographic position of these waters would indicate a close 
faunal relationship to Vermont, Maine, and the neighboring Cana- 
dian territory. In fact, some of the tributaries of the upper Connec- 
ticut River and probably of Third Lake rise within the Canadian 
border, and many of them are not far remote from tributaries of the 
St. Lawrence River, but doubtless there are topographical limits to 
the intermingling of fishes of these regions. The fish fauna of Con- 
necticut Lakes is markedly different from neighboring Maine waters, 
the Megalloway River, Parmachenee and Rangeley lakes. It is closer 
to Vermont, especially Memphremagog Lake, and accordingly to the 
St. Lawrence basin. 
Of the 16 native species of fishes now known to occur in the Con- 
necticut Lakes and tributaries of the upper Connecticut River above 
Pittsburg, 15 species were collected on this expedition. Of these the 
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