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AMERICAN FISHES. 



M. aureolas, and is common in the markets. Philadelphia receives a 

 large supply from the Susquehanna and the Delaware. It is sometimes, 

 called the ''Lake Shad." There are four species of good size in the- 

 Catawba and other streams of the Southern Alleghanies. The Mullets 

 and the Red Horses sometimes grow to the weight of four pounds. 



THR TTESTERN KED HORSE. 



The "Buffalo-fish," Buhalictliyina', so called from the bull-like hump 

 on the nape, are found mainly in the river channels of the Mississippi 

 and its tributaries. They are the largest of the Suckers, reaching a weight 

 of fifteen pounds or more. In the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys they form 

 a large percentage of the food-fish consumed. They usually bring a better 

 price than the smaller Suckers, excepting the Black Horse. The Buffalo- 

 fishes are found by Prof. Forbes to feed on small crustaceans more than 

 do the other Suckers, and less on mollusks. 



THE BUFFALO FISH. 



Icthyobus btcbalus, is abundant in the larger streams of the Mississippi 



