222 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
1898. Tircoms, Jonn W.—On November 10, 1898, Mr. John W. Titcomb made a con- 
siderable collection of fishes in Caspian Lake. These were sent to the 
Fish Commission for identification, and represent the following species: 
Catostomus catostomus, Catostomus commersonii, Semotilus atromaculatus, 
Notropis cornutus, Couesius plumbeus, Salmo sebago, Cristivomer namaycush, 
Salvelinus fontinalis, and Osmerus mordax. Of these the Sebago salmon, 
lake trout, and the smelt were introduced. 
LIST OF SPECIES. 
1. Ichthyomyzon concolor (Kirtland). Silver Lamprey; ‘“‘ Mud-eel”’; “ Blind-eel.”” 
Lake Champlain (De Kay 1842) and Winooski River (Thompson 1842). 
Not seen by us, but common according to Thompson. 
2. Acipenser rubicundus Le Sueur. Lake Sturgeon. Lake Champlain (Thompson 
1842, Duméril 1870, and Evermann & Kendall 1894). Not uncommon. 
Mr. J. W. Titecomb informs us that examples weighing as much as 75 pounds 
are often taken. 
3. Lepisosteus osseus (Linnieus). Gar-pike. Lake Champlain and Winooski River 
at Burlington (Thompson 1842); Lake Champlain (Evermann & Kendall 
1894), and Lake Champlain at Rouses Point (Kvermann & Bean coll. 1894). 
Common. 
4. Amia calva Linneus. ‘ Bowfin’’; ‘ Mud-jish’’; ‘Scaled Ling.’ Lake Cham- 
plain at Westport, N. Y. (Baird coll. 1850); Lake Champlain at Whitehall, 
and Winooski River (Thompson 1853); and Lake Champlain (Duméril 1872). 
Common; reaching a weight of several pounds. 
5. Ameiurus lacustris (Walbaum). Great Lakes Cat-fish; ‘‘ Cat-fish.”’ Lake 
Champlain and Winooski River (Thompson 1842); Missisquoi Bay (lver- 
mann & Kendall 1894). A female received April 25, from Missisquoi Bay, 
was 25 inches long and weighed 7.25 pounds. 
6. Ameiurus vulgaris (Thompson). ‘‘Bullpout.”? Lake Champlain (Thomp- 
son 1842). Said by Thompson to be plentiful. 
7. Ameiurus nebulosus (Le Sueur). ‘‘Hornpout.’? Lake Champlain at Westport, 
N. Y. (Baird coll. 1850) ; Lake Champlain (Evermann & Kendall 1894); and 
Upper Saranac Lake (Evermann coll. 1901). Doubtless abundant. 
8. Carpiodes thompsoni Agassiz. ‘‘Carp Sucker’; “Drum; “Buffalo.” Lake 
Champlain (Agassiz 1855, and Evermann & Kendall 1594). A nearly ripe 
female 21 inches long and weighing 7 pounds was received April 25. The 
ovaries alone weighed 2.5 pounds. 
9. Catostomus catostomus (Forster). Long-nosed Sucker. State of Vermont (Le 
Sueur 1817), Caspian Lake (Titcomb coll. 1898), and Little Clear Pond near 
Saranac Inn (Evermann coll. 1901). This sucker is abundant in Sleeper 
River, in the eastern part of Vermont. Though not definitely recorded from 
Lake Champlain since Le Sueur’s time, it is doubtless not rare there. It is 
common in Little Clear Pond at the Saranac State fish-hatchery. 
10. Catostomus commersonii (Lacépéde). Common Sucker; ‘Black Sucker’? ; 
“Black-fin Sucker.’’? Lake Champlain (Thompson 1842, Baird coll. 1850); 
Missisquoi Bay (Evermann & Kendall 1894); Saranac River, Plattsburg, 
N. Y. (Evermann & Bean coll. 1894); Caspian Lake (Titcomb coli. 1898); 
and Little Clear Pond near Saranac Inn (Evermann coll. 1901). Doubtless 
common. A nearly ripe female weighing 3 pounds was received April 25 
from Missisquoi Bay. The species apparently spawns here early in May. 
11. Moxostoma aureolum (Le Sueur). Redhorse; ‘Mullet.’ Lake Champlain 
(Thompson 1842), and Missisquoi Bay (Evermann & Kendall 1894). A 
nearly ripe male 15 inches long, weighing 1.5 pounds, and a nearly ripe 
female 25.5 inches long, weighing 7.25 pounds, were received April 25 from 
Missisquoi Bay. 
