212 FAMILIAR PISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



ofE short were taken for a separate fin. Dolomieu, named for 



M. Dolomieu, of Paris. 

 Micropterus salmoides : large-mouth black bass, Oswego bass. 



Salmoides, troutlike. This fish is often called a "trout" in 



the Southern States, being troutlike in gameness and in 



quality as food. 

 Poinoxis sparoides : calico bass, strawberry bass. Pomoxis, 



sharp opercle, the opercle ending in two flat points instead of an 



" ear flap." Sparoides, from a-Trapos, sparus ; eiSos, resemblance. 

 Ambloplites rupestris : rook bass, red eye, goggle eye. Amblo- 



pUtes, blunt armature. Rupestris, living among rocks. 

 Roccuschrysops : white bass, striped bass, silver bass. Roccus. 



from the vernacular, rock fish. Chrysops, gold eyed. 

 Lucius masquinongy: muskallunge. Lticitis. the Latin name 



for pike. Masquinongy, the Indian name given this fish, sup- 

 posed to indicate hard fighting. Old name, infrequently used, 



Esox nohilior. 

 Lucius reticulatus : pickerel. Reticulatus, netted. Old name, 



infrequently used, Esox reticulatus. 

 Lucius lucius: pike. Old name, infrequently used, Esox lucius. 

 Stizostedion vitreuni : pike perch, wall-eyed pike, yellow pike. 



Stizostedion, pungent throats. Vitreum (vitreiis), glassy, from 



their large eyes. 

 Perca flavescens: yellow perch, ringed perch, striped perch. 



Perca, the ancient name of the fish. Fltivescens, yellowish. 

 Moroiie Americana : white perch. J/o/'ohc, name unexplained. 



Americana, American. 

 Cyprinus carpio : scale carp. Cyprinus, the ancient name of 



the carp. Carpio, carp. 

 Cyprinus carpio coriaceus : leather carp. Corinceus. leathery. 

 Ameiurus nebulosus: bullhead. Aiiwi'urus, curtailed; the 



caudal fin not notched. Xebulosus, clouded. 



