. Annual report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York . No. 16.— TWELVE BULLHEADS, HORNED POUT, OR CATFISH, FATALLY INJURED BY No. 17.—EIGHT BULLHEADS FATALLY INJURED BY LAMPREYS. FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 243 1436. Common sunfish (pumpkin seed) {Eupomotis gibbosus Linnasus).—Fourteen,all caught in the latter part of May and in June. They spawn in this region in Juneand July. Many of these taken were immature. 1438. Large-mouthed black bass (Microptcrus salmoides Lacepede).—One. 1443. Yellow perch (Perca flavescens Mitchill).—Fourteen. It sh


. Annual report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York . No. 16.— TWELVE BULLHEADS, HORNED POUT, OR CATFISH, FATALLY INJURED BY No. 17.—EIGHT BULLHEADS FATALLY INJURED BY LAMPREYS. FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 243 1436. Common sunfish (pumpkin seed) {Eupomotis gibbosus Linnasus).—Fourteen,all caught in the latter part of May and in June. They spawn in this region in Juneand July. Many of these taken were immature. 1438. Large-mouthed black bass (Microptcrus salmoides Lacepede).—One. 1443. Yellow perch (Perca flavescens Mitchill).—Fourteen. It should be notedthat the spiny-rayed fishes were caught in greater numbers in the latter part of theseason, while the soft-rayed fishes (notably the suckers) were caught earlier. Thisagrees with their general periods of spawning. [474a. Tessellated darter (Boleoscma nigrum olmsteadi Storer).—But two werecaught, although this darter is very common in the stream. They are so small that,like many other fishes of the smallest sizes, they are able to go through the meshes ofthe netting. 2335. Star-gazer or millers thumb (Cottus ictalops Rafinesque).—Only specimenof


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