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suckers, minnows, round white-fish, eels, trout, etc. In some lakes white-fish afford 
the principal food for trout and salmon. 
This species is known to occur in Maine in the St. Croix waters- -both east and west 
branches — Moosehead Lake, Debsconeag lakes, Allagash, St. Francis, and Fish rivers. 
It undoubtedly is a resident of nearly all, if not all, of the larger lakes of Maine. It 
is propagated to some extent by the State Fish Commission. 
There is another white-fish found in Maine which is not so well known as the 
above, consequently no one disputes the right to its name of Goregonas guadrilat- 
eralis , or round white-fish, Menominee white-fish, frost-fish, shadwaiter, pilot-fish, 
chiven, Chateaugay shad, black-back, etc., according to the locality in which it occurs. 
It is found from New Brunswick westward through the Adirondacks and the Great 
Lakes, thence northward into Alaska. It may be distinguished from other Maine 
species by its more elongate, rounder body, more pointed snout, and much smaller 
mouth. Its habits are similar in almost every respect to the above, but it is more 
seldom noticed owing to its smaller size and less abundance, perhaps, and from its 
never being taken on a hook. It has doubtless been observed by residents of the 
State and its difference from the others noticed, but it has been previously recorded 
from but one locality in the State — Clearwater Pond, Industry. 
In 1901 the writer collected this white-fish in Umsaskis Lake, October 3, and the 
Cross Lake thoroughfare of Eagle lakes, Aroostook County, October 83. Late in 
November some were also received from Mr. John Story, who collected them with the 
common white-fish in Square Lake thoroughfare of the same region. It is doubt- 
less more commonly distributed in the State than recorded observations indicate. 
A NEW WHITE FISH FROM MAINE. 
Supported by the opinions of such eminent ichthyologists as Dr. Jordan, Dr. 
Evermann, and Dr. Bean, and an abundance of material and data, the writer has no 
hesitation in describing a new white-fish from Maine, which will be designated Gore- 
gonus stanleyio It was found in abundance upon its spawning-beds in the thorough- 
fare from Mud Lake to Cross Lake on the night of October 83, 1901. At one haul 
of a hundred-foot seine fully two barrels of these little fish were captured," with 
them being one large specimen of G. guad/rilateralis, several small S’, sebago , numer- 
ous common suckers ( Gatostomus commersonii) , and a few Gatostomus catostomus. 
All but, a few were liberated. 
