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inhabit waters with strong current. Eggs were taken in Cayuga lake near 

 Seneca Falls. 



71. Stizostedion canadense griseum (DeKay). — 'Sauger. Rare. There is a 

 specimen (No. 1587) in the Cornell University collection from Cayuga lake. 

 Probably occurs along the Seneca river but there are no specimen records. 



72. Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchell). — Yellow pike, wall-eyed pike, pike- 

 perch. Common in certain lakes and all rivers of the region. 



73. Stizostedion sp. — Silver pike, blue pike of Lake Ontario. Not uncommon 

 in the Oswego river near its mouth; apparently does not occur above the 

 first dam at Oswego. As a food fish of less importance than the yellow pike, 

 because of its smaller size and softer flesh. 



74. Hadropterus maculatus (Girard). — Black-sided darter. Not uncommon 

 in the northern part of the drainage, in shallow, rapid streams, warm or cool, 

 usually over a hard bottom. Was taken, at least once, in a brown trout 

 stream. 



75. Percina caprodes zebra (Agassiz). — Log perch, zebra darter. Not un- 

 common throughout the drainage and very common in Oneida lake. Inhabits 

 shallow waters of lakes and large warm streams, usually in moderate to strong 

 current. 



76. Boleosma nigrum olmstedi (Storer). — Tesselated darter, Johnny darter, 

 abundant. Occurs in nearly all lakes and streams of the region, except in 

 very cold waters. Found in various situations from rapid current among 

 stones to sluggish waters with muddy bottom or among weeds. Usually found 

 in shallow water. 



77. Poecilichthys escilis (Girard). — Iowa darter. Common in several ponds 

 of the northern part of the drainage. Specimens were taken from Vander- 

 mark pond (near Junius), Duck lake, South pond (near Constantia) and 

 Mud pond ( near Marcellus ) . Apparently prefers swampy ponds with a muddy 

 bottom and much vegetation. 



78. Catonotus flabellaris (Rafinesque). — Fan-tailed darter. Common. Oc- 

 curs in warm or cool streams usually in rapid parts where the bottom is 

 rubble. A few specimens were taken in shallow areas of the Finger lakes 

 near stream mouths. 



79. Etheostoma olennioides Rafinesque. — Green-sided darter. Not uncommon. 

 Inhabits several large warm streams of the northwestern part of the drainage 

 occurring in rapid or strong current where the bottom is rubble. 



Centrarchidae Sunfishes 



80 Micropterus dolomieu Lacepede. — Small-mouthed black bass. Common. 

 Lakes and large warm •streams, often inhabiting waters of strong current. A 

 male was found guarding a nest and eggs on July 1, 1927 in Cayuga lake 

 inlet near Ithaca, and at the same time bass about y 2 inch long were common. 

 The young of this species are usually found under shelter of stones, etc., and 

 sometimes in weed beds. 



81 Aplites salmoides (Lacepede.) — Large-mouthed black bass, Oswego bass. 

 Common in shallow, weedy lakes and ponds and large sluggish streams. Does 

 not occur in as strong a current as the preceding species. Males were seen 

 guarding nests of eggs, May 22, in Canoga marsh on Cayuga lake. The young 

 up to several inches, were frequently taken in weed beds throughout the 

 summer. 



82 Apomotis oyanellus (Rafinesque). — Green sunfish. Rare. S. E. Meek 

 (1889) took a few specimens near Montezuma. Hankinson and Adams (1916) 

 record a specimen from the mouth of Big Bay creek in the Oneida lake 

 drainage. 



83 Helioperca incisor (Cuvier and Valenciennes). — Bluegill sunfish, porgy 

 sunfish. Not uncommon. Large, sluggish, warm streams, ponds and weedy 

 lakes. Specimens were taken in the Seneca river, Cross, Cayuga and Neahta- 

 wanta lakes and in Junius ponds. This is the largest and best of the sun- 

 fishes of the region, from the anglers' viewpoint, and could well be used to 

 stock small bodies of water. However, it is not at present raised in the State 

 hatcheries. 



84 Xenotis megalotis (Rafinesque). — Long-eared sunfish. A few specimens 



