FISHES OF THE SANTEE BASIN. 25 



ratber shorter thaa the long muzzle, placed nearly midway in head, 

 about 3^ in head. 



Mouth rather large, inferior, tbe lips much thickened, Sucker-like ; 

 upper jaw extremely protractile; the lower with a conspicuous internal 

 Iringe of papillae. 



Barbels extremel}' long, probably longer than in any other of our 

 Cyprinoids; their length | to | the diameter of the eye. 



Scales moderate, pretty closely imbricated, 5-40-3 ; 15 or 16 in front 

 of dorsal. Lateral line continuous, slightly deflected forward. 



Fins rather small, high, and short. Dorsal 1, 8, originating slightly 

 behind the base of the ventrals, as in C. lahrosus and (7. monaclms. Anal 

 1, 7. Caudal deeply forked, its peduncle long and slender. 



Coloration, in spirits, quite pale ; a small, round, black spot at base 

 of caudal : dorsal scales dark-edged : some dark jjoints along caudal 

 peduncle, forming a dark st.eak: muzzle punctate. Large specimens 

 with a large dark patch on the last rays of dorsal, as in G. monachus 

 and the species of Codoma: base of dorsal fin with dark points. Cheeks 

 and opercles silvery. 



In the spring, the male fishes are profusely tuberculate on the bead 

 and neck, and the fins are flushed with crimson. Teeth 1, 4-4, ], hooked, 

 without masticatory surface. 



Tbe largest specimens taken were nearly three inches long, but most 

 were less than two. 



• This species is abundant in Saluda Eiver. It appears to be distinct 

 from C. labrosus, that species having larger scales and some other points 

 of difference. C. labrosus, monachus, and zanemus differ from their con- 

 geners in the backward position of the dorsal and in tbe greater devel- 

 opment of tbe lips. 



24. Ceratichthys labrosus Cope. 



Ccratichthijs labrosus CoPK (1870), Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. 458. 



Professor Cope found this species not uncommon in the upper waters 

 of tbe Catawba. We did not find it in tbe Saluda or the Ennoree. 



25. Ceratichthys hypsinotus Cope. 



Ccratichihys hypsinotus Cope (1870), Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. 458. 



This species is not uncommon in the Saluda. Breeding males are 

 violet-tinted, and the fins are quite red. The bead is more or fess rosy 

 and tuberculate above. This species has a very small barbel, and might 

 easily be taken for a ffydrophlox of the ruhricroceus type. 



