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E. buccata Cope. Silver-mouthed Minnow *156 



Genus Phenaeobius Cope 158 



P. mirabilis (Girard). Sucker-mouthed Minnow *158 



Genus Rhinichthys Agassiz 160 



R. cataractse (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Long-nosed. Dace. . 160 



R. atronasus (Mitchill). Black-nosed Dace 162 



Genus Hybopsis Agassiz 163 



H. hyostomus (Gilbert) 163 



H. dissimilis (Kirtland). Spotted Shiner *164 



H. amblops (Rafinesque). Big-eyed Chub *165 



H. storerianus (Kirtland). Storers Chub *166 



H. kentuckiensis (Rafinesque). River Chub *107 



Genus Platygobio Gill 170 



P. gracilis (Richardson). Flat-headed Chub 170 



Order Nematognathi 172 



Family Siluridae. Catfishes , 172 



Genus Ictalurus Rafinesque 177 



I. furcatus (Le Sueur). Blue Cat 178 



I. anguilla Evermann & Kendall 179 



I. punctatus (Rafinesque). Channel-cat *180 



Genus Ameiurus Rafinesque 183- 



A. lacustris (Walbaum). Catfish of the Lakes W" 184 



A. natalis (Le Sueur). Yellovj Bullhead *185 



A. nebulosus (Le Sueur). Speckled Bullhead *187 



A. melas (Rafinesque). Black Bullhead *190 



Genus Leptops Rafinesque 193 



L. olivaris (Rafinesque). Mud-cat *193 



Genus Noturus (Rafinesque) 194 



N. flavus Rafinesque. Stonecat *194 



Genus Schilbeodes Bleeker 196 



S. gyrinus (Mitchill). Tadpole Cat *197 



S. nocturnus (Jordan & Gilbert). Freckled Stonecat 198 



S. exiHs (Nelson). Slender Stonecat 199 



S. miurus (Jordan). Brindled Stonecat *200 



Order Haplomi 202 



Family Umbridae. Mudfishes 202 



Genus Umbra (Kramer) Miiller 203 



U. limi (Kirtland). Mud-minnoiv *203 



Family Esocidse. Pikes 205 



Genus Esox (Artedi) linnseus 205 



E. vermiculatus Le Sueur. Little Pickerel *206 



E. lucius Linnaeus. Conmion Pike *207 



E. masquinongy Mitchill. Muskallunge 209 



Family Poeciliidse. Killifishes 210 



Genus Fundulus Lacepede 211 



F. diaphanus menona (Jordan & Copeland). Menona Top- 

 minnow *21 1 



F. dispar (Agassiz) *212 



F. notatus (Rafinesque). Top-minnow *213 



Genus Gambusia Poey 215 



