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contained tliree and one half times in the length of the head. 

 The mouth is small, oblique, the maxillary not reaching to ver- 

 tical through front of eye. The dorsal fin is much higher than 

 long; its base is equal to the least depth of the caudal peduncle 

 or twice the diameter of the eye, situated on middle of body 

 opposite the space between the ventral and anal fins. Anal 

 longer than dorsal, its longest ray slightly exceeding the length 

 of the base. Caudal forked. Lateral line much decurved on 

 lower half of body behind pectorals. D. 8; A. 13. Scales 

 10-53-3. Teeth 5-5, hooked and with grinding surface. 



The roach, shiner, golden shiner or bream is one of the com- 

 monest fishes of the eastern states. It is found from New 

 England to Minnesota and southward. A variety of the roach 

 replaces the common northern form from North Carolina to 

 Texas. 



Evermann and Bean obtained it at Rouse Point N. Y. and in 

 Scioto creek, Coopersville N. Y. July 19, 1894. In the Lake 

 Ontario basin, the U. S. Fish Commission has it from: 



Salt brook, 1^ miles above Nine Mile point June 11, 1893 



Cape Vincent June 21, 1894 



Grenadier island June 27, 1894 



Black river, Huntingtonville July 5, 1894 



Guffon creek, Chaumont July 7, 1894 



Chaumont river July 10, 1894 



Black creek, Scriba Corners July 17, 1894 



Mouth Salmon river, Selkirk July 25, 1894 



Dr Meek secured it in sluggish water on the flats near Ithaca. 



The roach is abundant in the lakes of Central park and in the 

 Bronx; it was not found in the large lake of Prospect park, 

 Brooklyn. 



Eugene Smith records its occurrence in the vicinity of New 

 Y^'ork associated with the common sunfish, killies, and catfish. 



The roach grows to a length of 1 foot and a weight of 1^ 

 pounds. It frequents sluggish waters, abounding in bayous and 

 weedy ponds, as well as in tidal waters. According to Jordan, 



