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9-a.. Leucichthys artedi tullibee (Richardson). — Tullibee, Onondaga lake 

 whitefish, Oneida lake whitefish. Rare. Lakes. Recorded from Oneida lake 

 (Adams and Hankinson 1916) and formerly occurred in Onondaga lake where 

 it is now extinct. 



10. Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchell). — Common whitefish. Restricted to 

 the Finger lakes. Common in Canandaigua lake. 



11-a. Salmo salar Linnaeus. — Common Atlantic Salmon. Extinct. There are 

 old records of the occurrence of salmon in the Oswego and Seneca rivers and 

 Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca lakes. DeWitt Clinton (as quoted by Richard- 

 son*) states "They pass Oswego at the entrance of this river in April, and 

 are then in fine order, and spread all over the western waters in that direc- 

 tion, returning to Lake Ontario in October, much reduced in size and 

 fatness". 



11-b. Salmo sp. — "Landlocked salmon" of Skaneateles lakes. Said to be 

 not infrequently taken in Skaneateles lake. Members of the sportsmen's 

 association of that city are reported to have obtained eggs of the land- 

 locked salmon from Maine and to have stocked the lake about ten years ago. 

 A specimen approximately one foot in length was taken by Professor Eaton's 

 party. This fish does not agree entirely with the description of the land- 

 locked salmon (Salmo salar sebago) . Its determination as a steelhead trout 

 is also rather doubtful. Larger specimens are desired. 



Salmonidae Salmons 



12. Salmo fario Linnaeus. — Brown trout. Common. Cool streams, large 

 or small. Has been widely distributed) throughout the region by planting. 

 Often occurs in association with native trout but is often the only species of 

 trout in waters too warm for the latter. 



13-a. Salmo irideus Gibbons. — Rainbow trout. Moderately common. Deep 

 lakes and cool streams. Although rainbows have been planted in numerous 

 streams of the region the only good fishing for them now is in the vicinity 

 of the Finger lakes, where they are usually taken in the spring of the year 

 when they ascend the streams to spawn. Most of the large fish stay in the 

 lakes except at this time. 



13-b. Salmo irideus irideus Gibbons. — Steelhead trout. Uncommon.. One 

 specimen t was taken in Skaneateles lake by Prof. Eaton's party. This 

 silvery species is apparently the one called "landlocked" salmon" in this 

 lake. The steelhead is less common -than the rainbow (subspecies shasta) . 

 Specimens, in scale count intermediate between the two^ subspecies, are some- 

 times taken and are especially common in Skaneateles inlet. 



Rainbow trout have been found in the following streams: — Canandaigua 

 lake drainage, Naples creek; Keuka lake drainage, Branchport inlet, Ham- 

 mondsport inlet; Seneca lake drainage, Catherine creek, Wilson creek, Reeder 

 creek (reported on good authority) ; Cayuga lake drainage, Cayuga inlet 

 ( including Fall creek and Sixmile creek ) , Cascadilla creek ( reported on good 

 authority), Taghanic creek, Salmon creek; Owaseo lake drainage, Owasco inlet, 

 creek at Long point (reported on good authority) ; Skaneateles lake drainage, 

 Skaneateles inlet; Seneca river drainage, Kendig creek (reported on good 

 authority) ; Canandaigua outlet drainage, Fall brook (near Clifton Springs) ; 

 Oneida lake dramage, Fish creek (reported to occur occasionally). It should 

 be understood, however, that not all of the above mentioned are good fishing 

 streams for rainbows. 



14. Cristivomer namaycush (Walbaum). — Lake trout. Common. Restricted 

 to the deep Finger lakes. In several of these it is very important as a game 

 market fish. 



15. Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchell). — Brook trout. Common. Inhabits the 

 coldest streams and certain cold ponds of the region. It may be found over 

 a bottom of muck, mud, gravel, or rubble and is equally versatile in regard to 

 current preferences provided tbe water is cold. 



* Richardson, John. Fauna Boreali-Americana or The Zoology of the 

 Northern Parts of British America. Part III, The Fish. London 1836. 

 t Identified by Prof. ('. L. Hubbs. 



