. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes. WHITEFISHES, LAKE HERRINGS, AND INCONNU. 497 bottom, though mud bottom is frequently used. In the American portions of Lake Ontario the spawning takes place almost entirely in the month of November. The Ciscoes of Lake Ontario run from less than a pound to 1^ pounds, though it is said they are sometimes taken, weighing 2^ or even 4 pounds. "In Lake Erie this species exists in greater abundance than elsewhere. Its spawning seasons and habit
. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes. WHITEFISHES, LAKE HERRINGS, AND INCONNU. 497 bottom, though mud bottom is frequently used. In the American portions of Lake Ontario the spawning takes place almost entirely in the month of November. The Ciscoes of Lake Ontario run from less than a pound to 1^ pounds, though it is said they are sometimes taken, weighing 2^ or even 4 pounds. "In Lake Erie this species exists in greater abundance than elsewhere. Its spawning seasons and habits are not known to differ materially from those of the Lake Ontario ; Another " Lake Herring" of considerable commercial importance is the "Black-fin" or "Blue-fin" {Argyrosomus nigripinnis), of the deeper-water lakes of Lake Michigan. It keeps to the deep water at all seasons, al- though early in November it resorts to those of less depth ; that is, 60 to 80 fathoms. It is fished for again in May at a depth of 100 fathoms or THE TULLIEEE. Still another Whitefish of much importance, but more so in Canada than in the United States, is the Tullibee or Mongrel Whitefish (^Argyrosomus tullibee). This species was first described in 1836 by Richardson, from specimens caught in Pine Island Lake, near Cumberland House, British America. Since then it has been recorded from Albany River district, Hudson Bay, Albany River, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Qu'Appelle River, and North Minnesota, as well as from Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg, and Manitoba. According to Evermann and Smith, " the Tullibee attains a length of eigh- teen to twenty inches and a weight of three and a half pounds. Its food. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Goode, G. Brown (George Bro
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