SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF FISH MENTIONED 213 



Ameiurus lacustris : catfish of the lakes, Mississippi cat. La- 



custris, living in lakes. 

 Ameiurus catus : channel cat. Catus (low Latin), cat. 

 Aplodinotus grunniens : sheepsheail, fresh-water drum. Aplo- 



dinotus, single back. Orunniens, granting. 

 Lota maculosa: burbot, lawyer, ling. Lota, an ancient name 



given this fish from the French la lotte. Maculosa, spotted. 

 Core^onus clupeiformis : whitefish. Ooregouus, old Latin 



name for whitefish. Clupeiformis, shad or herring shaped. 

 Osmerus : smelt. Osmerus, odorous. The name is the same as 



the English " smelt." 



