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WHITE BASS OF THE LAKES. 955 
127. Roccus curysops (Rafinesque) Gill. 
White Bass of the Lakes; Striped Bass. 
Perca chrysops, RAFINESQUE, Ich, Oh., 1820, 22. 
Lepibema chrysops, RAFINESQUE, Ich. Oh., 1820, 23. 
Labrax chrysops, GILL, Proc. Acad. Sci. Phila., 1860, 20 (not of Girard). 
Roccus chrysops, GiLL, Proc. Acad. Sci. Phila., 1860, 113 and 1861, 50.—Copsz, Proc. Acad. 
Sci. Phila.. 1865, 83.—MILNeR (1874), Rept. U. S. Fish Commission, 1872-3, 6.— 
JORDAN (1875), Ind. Geol. Surv., 1874, 212; Bull. Buffalo Nat. Hist. Soc., 1876, 92; 
Man. Veri., 1876, 226.—NELSON, Bull. Ills. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1876.— JORDAN and COPE- 
LAND, Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Hist., 1876, 136 —JORDAN and GILBERT, Klippart’s Rept. 
Fish Commissioner Ohio, 1878.—JORDAN, Man. Vert., 2d Ed., 1878. 
Labrax multilineatus, GUVIER aud VALENCIENNES, Poissons, iii, 1830, 588.—KIRTLAND 
Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., v, 1845, 21—DsKay Fishes N. Y., 1842, 24.—STORER, 
Synopsis (in Mem. Amer. Acad., New Series, ii), 1846, 274.—-GUNTHER, Cat. Fishes, 
i, 1859, 67. 
Labrax notatus, SMITH, RICHARDSON, Fauna Boreali-Americazi, iii, 1836, 8—DEKAY 
Fishes N. Y., 1842, 14—StTorER, Synopsis, 1846, 274.—GUNTHER, Cat. Fishes, i, 
1859, 67. iy 
Labrax albidus, DeKay Fishes N. Y., 1842, 13.—SroreR Synopsis, 1846, 275.—GUNTHER, 
Cat. Fishes, i, 1859, 63. 
Labrax osculatii, FirtepPi, Revue et Mag. Zoologie, v, 1853, 164.—GunruEr, Cat. Fishes, 
i, 1859, 65. | 
Silvery, tinged with golden below the lateral line and with reddish above; sides with 
blaekish or dusky longitudinal lines, 4 or 5 above the lateral line, 1 through which the 
lateral line runs, and a variable number of more or less distinct ones below it, the latter 
sometimes more or less interrupted or transposed, so as to appear like ancient church 
music; dorsal outline much curved, second anal spine $ length of head; axis of body 
rather below the middle of its depth; head conical, slightly depressed at the nape; 
mouth small, nearly horizontal; maxillary reaching middle of pupil; head about 3} in 
length; depth about 24; eye large, its diameter equal to the length of the snout; D. 
IX-I, 14; A. Ill, 12; scales 7-55-13. Length 10 to 15 inches. 
Habitat, Great Lake Region, Upper Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and northward. 
Diagnosis.—T his species may be known from Roccus interrupius, the only 
one of the Bass which it particularly resembles, by the fact that the two 
dorsal fins are entirely separated. The coloration is much more silvery 
and the dark stripes are less conspicuous in Roccus chrysops. 
Habits—This species is generally abundant in the lakes, where it is 
known as the White Bass. Its flesh is very similar to that of the Black 
Bass, and is similarly well-flavored. In the Ohio River it seems to be 
less common, but it is frequently taken. The species frequents chiefly 
deep or still waters, seldom ascending small streams. It is said to thrive 
wellin ponds. It is a gamey fish, although in this respect inferior to 
either species of Black Bass. 
