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(1902) states that wall-eyed pike occur in Lake Superior and that they 

 are caught chiefly in Chippewa County, Michigan. Goode (1884) says 

 they are abundant in west Lake Superior, and gives a record of three 

 hundred pounds taken at Whitefish Point, although they are not con- 

 sidered plentiful there. Apparently they are periodic in their occurrence 

 in tliis region of the lake. 



30. Percina caprodes (Rafinesque). Log Perch. — Found in Lake 

 Superior according to Jordan and Evermann (1896), and recorded 

 from Sault Ste. Marie by Meek and Clark (1902). 



31. Etheostoma caeruleum Storer. Rainbow Darter. — Recorded 

 from Lake Superior by Abbott (1860). 



32. Roccus chrysops (Rafinesque). White Bass. — Nash (1908) re- 

 ports the species from the Great Lakes of Ontario. Goode (1884) 

 states that it is found about the Apostle Islands but not elsewhere in 

 Lake Superior. 



33. Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque. Fresh-water Drum. — Com- 

 mon and distributed throughout the entire Great Lake region, ac- 

 cording to Nash (1908). 



34. Uranidea Jranklini (Agassiz). This species is recorded from 

 Lake Superior region by Meek and Clark (1902), Girard (1851), 

 Ruthven (1909), and Nash (1908). 



SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 



The field work of 1913 established the occurrence of thirty species 

 of fish in the Whitefish Point region. That at least thirty-four others 

 belong to the fauna is very evident from testimony of residents and 

 published data. Each of the species of fish found in the region by the 

 writer may be considered common there with the exception of the 

 following: tullibee, rainbow trout, horned dace, golden shiner, Menona 

 top minnow, long-eared sunfish (?), black-sided darter, and Johnnj^ 

 darter. 



Of the thirty species of fish taken, eighteen are common and generally 

 distributed in the region of the Great Lakes and in the Central States 

 generally. Only eight are boreal in distribution. These are Saginaw 

 Bay herring, tullibee, Labrador whitefish, jMenominee whitefish, long- 

 nosed sucker, Leuciscus neogaeus, Menona top minnow, and nine-spined 

 stickleback. The rainbow trout exists in the region through artificial 

 introduction. 



Within the Whitefish Point area, the different species are restricted 

 in distribution, forming five rather distinct faunas, which are (1) that 

 of the Lake Superior shoal, (2) of the beach ponds, (3) of the west 

 group of marsh lakes, (4) of the east group of marsh lakes, and (5) 

 of Shelldrake River and Lake. No one species was found in all of these 



