Oneida Lake Fishes 4<>7 



Fairchilds l{ay : X... 604. I-last of Fairchil.l Bay; Xo. (x/k ShawV Hay; Xos. 617. 

 62J and (>2U Hrt-wcrton : Xo. 4200, Maple Hay. 



We collcctdl the fuIlowii)K in shallow water (up to 4 feet) with a trammel 

 net: Xo. 412, Lakeport Bay: Xo. 4fHj. I-:Uist Putter Bay: Xo. 483. Fairchild Bay; 

 No. 4«y, Three Mile Bay: Xo. 506. Ui)i)er South Bay: Xo. 512. Fish Creek; 

 Xo. 516. Fish Creek: Xo. 524. Short Point Bay: Xo. 526. Mai)le Bay; Xo. 542. 

 Johnson's Bay ; Xo. 600, near Milton Point. 



We collected the following with trap nets in deej) water ( iJ-_'o feet) : Xos. 

 144. 145. 146, 135 and 136, Grass Island Bar. 



The following collections were obtained from fish markets, principally from 

 the Brewerton market: Xos. 2, 108, 327, 336. 353. 399 and toi. 



The following were collected by Pratt and Baker with trap nets in nie<lium 

 deep and deep water (S-13 feet) : No. i. Lower South Bay: Xos. 1203. 1207 and 

 \2if>. Dry I^-md Pi>iiit: No. 1233. Xorth of Po<ldygut Shoals. 



Eucmies and Disease. Because it spends much time in shallow water and 

 often wanders into marshes this fish is exposed to many enemies. I)eing very 

 probably eaten extensively by fish-eating birds, snakes and other animals. In our 

 Cfdiections ( Xo. 2430) there is a large Common Sunfish, 6' 4 inches long, which 

 we found in the stomach of a Double-crested Connorant shot near Henderson 

 HarlKir. I^ike ( )ntario. Xew York. Kenilall ('17. p. 2~) mentions that it is eaten 

 by the Chain Pickerel. F.sox niger. anrl Fowler ('13, pp. 9. T2I, by the .\merican 

 Merganser and the Black-crowned Xight Heron. 



A luimlK-r of fiarasites have l>een found on this species. Ward fiS, p. 395) 

 found a treniatode (.llloeredium) infesting it. and Wilson ('20. \'ol. i, p. 2«jS) 

 rejxirts two tajH*worms fron> the stomach of a common Sunfish. Wilson ('16. p. 

 339) foun<l gliK-hidia of Quadrula plieala on its gills. .Among crustacean jiarasites 

 which have In-en found on this sunfish are co|k'|)o<Is ( Wilson. I.e.. j). 339). Erijasilus 

 caenileiis Wilson, and /:. eenlrarehidanim Wright, on the gills, and Lernaeocera 

 rrueiata on the fins and outer Ixnly. Of five siK-cimens from Oneida I^ike, exaniine<I 

 by Pratt ( '2Ti, |i. 63), one was infeste<! with Clinosloniiint marijituiliini ( Kudolphi 1, 

 and one ha<l several nemaKMJes sf>inileelus in its stomach. I*"ncysted cest<Kles were 

 founri in the livers of three of these sunfish. Stafford (03, p. (>Si 1 refxirts 

 Tetraoncliuf un;iiiiiulatus Way as a parasite of the sjH-cies and Ryerson ('15, p. 

 1701, a Iwch, f'laeohdella niontifera. 



l-.eonomie Relations and Aniiliuii. The Common Sunfish is often taken by 

 anglers in < )nei«la Lake, along with Perch, .\ccording to Mr. W. A. Deuce, it 

 usii.illy is seen in smaller nuniU*rs than the Perch, though at times many are taken. 

 In late winter, on bright sinjuy days, anglers catch large numliers of them through 

 the ice in the shallow water in Big Bay. with earth worms as bait. The fish «locs 

 iKit -eeju to Ik- attracteil by other Iwit in winter; but even at other seasons this 

 bait is the one mo^t likely to entice it. 



This Sunfish is an excellent pan fish. As Jordan and Kvermann (03. p. 334* 

 sav. "It is eminently the small Iwty's fisli, though it is by no means cicspisetl by 

 children of larger growth. Never reaching a si/e that qtiitc satisfies anv one except 

 the Iwiy, yet biting with a vim which makes one regret that it is not lari.Tr: for a 

 2 or 3 |xitmd '.'sunny,* would surely l>e a fish to try the skill ami delight the heart 



