. Fishes and fishing;. PL, O B FISHES AND FISHING 51. 52 FISHES AND FISHING THE WHITE FISHES. While the common whitefish is the only member of thetribe that has received much attention from fish-culturists,it is probable that several other species of whitefish willin time be extensively propagated. The lake herring (A rgy-rosomus artedi) has already been artificially hatched to alimited extent at Put-in Bay station, and the long-jaw orbloater (Argyrosomus prognathus), the bluefin or blackfin (), the tullibee (A. tullibee), and others will doubt-less become the subjects of fish-cul
. Fishes and fishing;. PL, O B FISHES AND FISHING 51. 52 FISHES AND FISHING THE WHITE FISHES. While the common whitefish is the only member of thetribe that has received much attention from fish-culturists,it is probable that several other species of whitefish willin time be extensively propagated. The lake herring (A rgy-rosomus artedi) has already been artificially hatched to alimited extent at Put-in Bay station, and the long-jaw orbloater (Argyrosomus prognathus), the bluefin or blackfin (), the tullibee (A. tullibee), and others will doubt-less become the subjects of fish-cultural work in certain eggs of all these fish can be hatched by the same methodsas are used with the common whitefish, but the spawningseasons differ. The lake herring is readily distinguished from the com-mon whitefish by its smaller size, projecting lower jaw, longand numerous gillrakers, absence of arch on back, etc. Itis the most abundant of the whitefishes, being especially nu-merous in Lakes Erie, Michigan, and Huron, and larger quan-
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