50 REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



CATOSTOMID^. The Suckers. 



33. Catostoinus commersonii (Lacepede). Common Sucker; Brook Sucker. 



Geog. Dist.: Quebec and the Great Lakes to Montana, Colorado, Missouri, 



and Georgia. 

 Habitat: Fresh water streams and ponds. 



26. Erimyzon SUCeta (Lacepede) . Chub Sucker. 



Geog. Dist. : Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley, eastward. 

 Habitat: Very abundant in lakes and lowland streams. 

 Size: About 10 inches. 



CYPRINID^. The Carps. 



27. Abianiis crysoleucas (Mitchill). Golden Shiner; Roach; Dace. 

 Geog. Dist. : Xova Scotia and Maryland to Dakota and Texas. 

 Habitat: Fresh water. Sluggish fish, frequenting ponds and cutoffs, 



preferring those where the bottom is covered with aquatic plants. 



28. Notropis cornutus (Mitchill). Shiner; Red-fin. 



Geog. Dist.: Entire region east of Rocky Mountains, except the South 



Atlantic States and Texas. 

 Habitat: Small streams. 

 Size: Five to 8 inches. 



29. Rhinichthys atronasus (Mitchill). Black-nosed Dace. 



Geog. Dist. : New England to Minnesota, Northern Alabama, and Virginia. 

 Habitat: Fresh water. Abundant in clear brooks and mountain streams. 



ANGUILLID^. The True Eels. 



30. Anguilla chrysypa (Rafinesque) . Eel. 



Geog. Dist.: Maine to Mexico. Ascends rivers east of Rockies and south 



of Canada. 

 Migrations : Adults move from fresh water into salt in the autumn to 



spawn. The young move from salt water into fresh in spring. 



