SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF FISH MENTIONED 211 



Sal mo mykiss Henshawi : Tahoe trout. Henshawi, named for 

 H. W. Henshaw, who discovered this fish. 



Sal mo Gairdneri : steelhead trout. Gairdneri, named for Dr. 

 Gairdner, who discovered it. 



Salvelinus malma : red-spotted, or Dolly Varden trout. Malma, 

 a vernacular name for this fish in Kamchatka. 



Salvelinus Oquassa : blueback trout of Maine. Oquassa, name 

 of one of the Rangeley lakes. 



Salvelinus Alpinus : saibling. Alpinus, Alpine. 



Salvelinns Alpinus aureolus : Simapee trout. Aureolus, golden. 



Cristivomer namaycush : lake trout. Cristivomer, from crista, 

 crest ; vomer, vomer ; meaning a slender, thin bone separating 

 the nostrils. Namaycush, an Indian name applied to this fish. 



Thymallus Ontariensis : Michigan grayling. Thymallus, an 

 ancient name for grayling, the fish having the odor of thyme. 

 Ontariensis, of or pertaining to Lake Ontario. 



Ssil mo salar ouananiche McCarthy : ouananiche, or so-called 

 landlocked salmon of Canada. Ouananiche, Montagnais In- 

 dian vernacular meaning little salmon. McCarthy, so named 

 from his first writing fully regarding this fish. 



Salmo salar (onananiche) Sebago: landlocked salmon of the 

 United States. Sebago, name of a noted Maine fishing lake, 

 where this species was first found. 



Sea trout. There is no especial name for these fish. As previ- 

 ously stated, nearly all trout can live in salt water, and do run 

 down to it when the streams they inhabit are tributary to the 

 sea. Naturally they bear the same names when found in salt 

 water. 



Micropterus Dolomieu: small-mouthed black bass. Micropte- 

 rus, small fin. Improperly named, for the reason that the 

 original specimen to which the name was given had the dorsal 

 fin injured. The posterior rays being detached and broken 



