32 SINCLAIR ON PISCICULTURE. 



Black Bass 31b. Can- -^ superior fish, habitat lakes with deep 



adian rivers and lakes. rocky rivers, debouching into, or flowing 



out of them ; he is allied to the perch, but will not breed in lakes 

 without rocky rivers or runs. 



Pike Perch Habitat -^ handsome lake fish, more voracious 



Canadian lakes and Conti- than the perch, less SO than pike ; he does 

 nental American waters. . '- 



Lakes Erie, Champlain, St not exceed 101b. weight, but averages 41b. ; 



John, Can. Richelieu Ri- i ,i • ^ ^ n i. i. • j.* r 



ver, and New Brunswick "^^ *"® spmous back fin characteristic ol 



lakes ; not found in Nova the perch tribe ; is yellow, with a forked 

 Scotia, but very much dis- -i n i i i ■ • i • • 



tributed in other American tail, finely tapered ; his introduction is 



waters. questionable. The pike is less actively 



formed, yet finds its way into apparently inaccessible waters. The 



pike perch would certainly thrive in our Avaters, also in the lakes 



and rivers of England. 



Sun fish, cat, shiners, some smaller fry, and the fish peculiar to 



the great lakes, omitted ; the large cat fish and siluris glanis might 



do in St. John River, New Brunswick. 



APPENDIX— SUBJECT TO EMENDATION. 



SEA FISH OF GREAT BRITAIN NOT FOUND ON THE AMERICAN COASTS. 

 SUBJECT TO CORRECTION. 



The Sole. Desirable, if the water be not too cold 



on the outer Banks. 

 Turbot. 

 Large Crab. Desirable. 



John Doree. Probably would not thrive, as he is a 



Mediterranean fish, requiring warmer waters than the Arctic cur- 

 rent prevalent on these coasts. 



Sea Bass of the South Desirable, but water possibly too cold, 

 '° pp"^.^ " on account of the Arctic current which covers 



Shrimp. the Banks of " Newfoundland, and flows 



down our coasts as far as Florida. 



The American sea fish non-existent in British -waters, would not 



thrive on the British coasts and banks. The porgee, hog fisli, 



red bass, drum, &c., are inhabitants of Southern waters. 



Note. — The sheepshcad, white fish, and fresh water herring, of llie great 

 lakes; also, the Mackinau trout, are the principal fishes omitted, as manifestly not 

 adapted to our waters or those of Great Britain ; two or three other fish are 

 omitted for the same reason, but the lists can be amended. Controversy will be 

 declined. — R. p. S. 



