212 FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



off short were taken for a separate fin. Dolomieu, named for 



M. Doloraieu, of Paris. 

 Micropterus salmoides : large-mouth black bass, Oswego bass. 



Salmoides, troutlike. This fish is often called a " trout " in 



the Southern States, being troutlike in gameness and in 



quality as food. 

 Pomoxis sparoides: calico bass, strawberry bass. Pomoxis, 



sharp opercle, the opercle ending in two flat points instead of an 



" ear flap." Sparoides, from a-irapos, sparus ; 5os, resemblance. 

 Ambloplites rupestris : rock bass, red eye, goggle eye. Amblo- 



plites, blunt armature. Rupestris, living among rocks. 

 Roccuschrysops : white bass, striped bass, silver bass. Roccus, 



from the vernacular, rock fish. Chrysops, gold eyed. 

 Lucius masquinongy: muskallunge. Lucius, the Latin name 



for pike. Masquinongy, the Indian name given this fish, sup- 

 posed to indicate hard fighting. Old name, infrequently used, 



Esox nobilior. 

 Lucius reticulatus : pickerel. Reticulatus, netted. Old name, 



infrequently used, Esox reticulatus. 



Lucius lucius : pike. Old name, infrequently used, Esox lucius. 

 Stizostedion vitreum : pike perch, wall-eyed pike, yellow pike. 



Stizostedion, pungent throats. Vitreum (vitreus), glassy, from 



their large eyes. 

 Perca flavescens: yellow perch, ringed perch, striped perch. 



Perca, the ancient name of the fish. Flavescens, yellowish. 

 Morone Americana : white perch. Morone, name unexplained. 



Americana, American. 

 Cyprinus carpio: scale carp. Cyprinus, the ancient name of 



the carp. Carpio, carp. 



Cyprinns carpio coriaceus : leather carp. Coriaceus, leathery. 

 Ameiiirns nebulosus: bullhead. Ameiurus, curtailed; the 



caudal fin not notched. Nebulosus, clouded. 



