FISHES OF THE WEST. 323 



Yellow Perch. — Perca Americana. 



This well known fish is not as abundant as in the Eastern 

 States, though found to some extent in all those waters. [See 

 Northern Inland Fishes.] 



Striped Bass. — Roccus chrysops. — Gill. 



Similar to Roccus lineaius of the salt water, only much 

 smaller. Found in all western waters of any considerable size. 

 It is a splendid game-fish scarcely surpassed for the table. Taken 

 best in the early and later months. Weighs from two to three 

 pounds. Takes gaudy fly, trolling spoon, or bait. 



Straw Bass; Rock Bass ; Calico Bass ; Goggle-eye; or Croppie. — Ambloplites 

 rupestris. — Gill. 



This fish is a good pan-fish, and a free biter, but destitute of 

 game. They are abundant in Lakes Pepin and St. Croix ; also 

 found in all the rivers and many of the inland lakes. Spawn on 

 gravelly bottoms, in April. Are taken in great numbers with min- 

 now bait, early in the season. Weight from one to two and a half 

 pounds. Tons are yearly taken from Lake Minnetonka, Minn. 



SiWFisH. — Pomotis vulgaris. — De Kay. 



This common sunfish is met with in all western waters, but 

 is not abundant. 



Northern Sunfish. — Lepomis pallidus. 



This fish is quite abundant. Color greenish brown above, 

 yellowish below ; sides of head marked with blue and yellow lines ; 

 fins unicolor, ventral ones greenish olive, the others yellowish; 

 opercular or ear-flap black and larger than in Pomotis vulgaris. 

 These two species are all that have been observed in the west, 

 though the family is very numerous, some thirteen or fourteen 

 species being found indigenous to the Gulf States alone. 



SALMONID^. 



The Geneva Cisco. — Coregonus artedi. — Jordan. 



This is the cisco of Lake Ontario. It is found, according to 

 Jordan, in Lakes Nemahbin, Oconomowoc, La Belle, Troy Lake, 



