254 FISH. 



38. Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede). Large-mouthed bass. — 

 Rather more common than the preceding species but still not abun- 

 dant. Taken in Pigeon River, ox-bow pond at Caseville, Mud Creek, 

 county drain near Bayport, and Turtle Bay. 



39. Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill). Wall-eyed pike; pike perch; 

 glass-eye; yellow pike; blue pike. — Very common in Saginaw Bay 

 and in the open waters of the lake. This species is, with the exception 

 of the herring and then only during the fall, the most abundant fish 

 taken in the pound nets. Several specimens were taken in Orr's 

 fish-trap, on the north shore of Sand Point, and in the lower part of 

 the Pigeon River. 



Said by Michael to be recorded by U. S. Fish Commission from 

 Saginaw Bay and Caseville. Recorded from Saginaw Bay by Cope 

 (1865, 82) and Milner (1872, 11, 34) under the name Stizostedion 

 americanus, and by Goode (1884, 420). 



40. Perca fiavescens (Mitchill). Yellow perch; common perch; 

 ringed perch. — Very common and only a little less numerous than the 

 precechng species in the habitats in which they are found together, 

 but much more widely distributed. Specimens were taken in Orr's 

 fish-trap, north shore of Sand Point, Turtle Bay, Pigeon River (lower 

 part), Mud Creek, county drain near Bayport, and the county drain 

 and marsh (at west end) at Rush Lake as well as in the deeper waters 

 of the latter. Recorded from Saginaw Bay by Cope (1865, 82) and 

 Goode (1884, 415-416). 



41. Percina caprodes (Rafinesque). Log perch; rock fish; hog 

 fish.' — Not uncommon in the lower part of the Pigeon River, off the 

 north shore of Sand Point, and in Turtle Bay. 



42. Hadropterus aspro (Cope and Jordan). Black-sided darter. — 

 Specimens were taken in the upper and lower parts of the Pigeon 

 River, and on the north shore of Sand Point. 



43. Etheostoma iowae. Jordan and Meek. Iowa darter.- — Taken 

 in the lower part of the Pigeon River, and in Turtle Bay on Sand 

 Point. 



44. Boleichthys f usif ormis (Girard). Spindle darter. — Found com- 

 monly in both the upper and lower parts of the Pigeon River, on the 

 north and south shores of Rush Lake, along the shore of Sand Point, 

 and in Turtle Bay. 



45. Roccus chrysops (Raf.). White bass.— Recorded from Sagi- 

 naw Bay by Cope (1865, 83) and by Goode (1884, 430). The latter 

 writes as follows: "On the fishing grounds of Saginaw Bay, including 

 also those of Charity Islands, a few white bass are occasionally taken 

 in May and the first part of June." They were never abundant in 

 this region. 



