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The basses, sunfishes, and crappies (Centrarchid^): 

 Crappy (Pomoxis annularis). 

 Strawberry bass, calico bass (Pomoxis sparoides). 

 Rock bass, red-eye, goggle-eye {Ambloplites rupeslris). 

 Warmouth, goggle-eye (Chaenobryttus gulosus). 

 Small-mouth black bass (Microptcrus dolomieu). 

 Large-mouth black bass (Micropterus salmoides). 

 Bluegill sunfish [Lepomis pallidus). 



The perches (Percid/E): 



Pike perch, wall-eyed pike, yellow pike, blue pike (Stizostedion vUreum). 



Yellow perch {Perca flavescens). 

 The sea basses (Serranid-e): ' 



Striped bass, rockfish {Roccus lineatus). 



White bass (Roccus chrysops). 



White perch (Morone americana). 



Yellow bass (Morone inierrupla). 

 The drums (Sci^nid^): 



Fresh-water drum (A plodinotus grunniens). 

 The eabrids (Labrid.e): 



Tautog, blackfish (Tautoga oniiis). 

 The cods (Gadid;e): 



Cod (Gadus callarias). 



Pollock (Pollachius virens). 



Haddock (Mclanogrammus aglifinus). 

 The flounders (Pleuronectid^): 



Winter flounder, American flatfish (Pseudopleuronedes americanus). 

 Crustaceans: 



American lobster (Homarus americanus). 



In addition to the foregoing, various kinds of fishes are obtained from the 

 overflows in the Mississippi Valley and distributed. Among these are the small- 

 mouth buffalo-fish {Iciiobus bubalus) , the pike {Esox lucius) , the pickerel {Esox 

 reticulatus) , and several sunfishes (chiefly Eupomotis gibbosus) . From this same 

 source are also collected large numbers of large-mouth black bass, crappies, 

 rock bass, and bluegill sunfish. The following introduced species are cultivated 

 to a limited extent: 



Carp (Cyprinus carpio). Propagated chiefly for food for other fishes. 



Goldfish (Carassius auraius). Propagated for ornamental purposes. 



Tench (Tinea tinea). Cultivated varieties, green tench and golden tench; propagated for 



ornamental purposes. 

 Ide (Leuciscus idus). Cultivated variety, golden ide; propagated for ornamental purposes. 

 European sea trout (Salmo trutta). 

 Loch Leven trout (Salmo Irulta levenensis). 



THE HATCHERIES OPERATED. 



Fish-cultural stations are established by special act of Congress, and their 

 location and construction are determined by the Bureau after a careful survey 

 of the available sites in a given State. The plans and specifications for each 

 station are prepared in the office of the architect and engineer with reference to 



