CARPIODES BISON. ^ 197 



184G — Sderognathus ajpriims Kirtland, Bosfc. Joiira. Nat. Hist. vol. v, 275. (lu part; 

 not of C. & V.) 



Habitat. — Western streams and lakes (Cayuga Lake, New York, to Mississippi 

 River). 



This species is quite abundaut in the Obio River, and I have seen 

 specimeus not evidently distinguisbable, from Lake Erie and from other 

 waters tributary to the Great Lakes. Indiscriminately with C. cutis- 

 anserimis, it is kuown to the fishermen as Quillback, Skimback, etc., 

 the lower-finned species being called rather ''Carp". Most of the 

 synonymy above quoted includes several species, the true veUfcr being 

 first distinguished by Professor Cope. Rafiiiesque's anisoptevus I bring 

 iuto the synonymy of this species, simply to refer to it somewhere. It 

 is really unidentifiable. Kirtland's Sderognathus cyprinus refers most to 

 this species, but his figure represents no known fish. -The head is too 

 small, and the form, etc., incorrect. 



Specimens in United States National Museum. 



There are also several other specimens in the collection, but without 

 locality. 



46. CAEPIODES BISOX Agassiz. 



Long-lieaded Carp Sucker. 



1854 — Carpiodes bison Agassiz, Am. Journ. Sci. Arts, ,356. 



Carpiodes bison Agassiz, Am. Journ. Sci. Arts, 190, 1855. 

 Carpiodes hison Cope, Proc. Am.Philos Soc. Phila. 483, 1870. 

 Carpiodes bison Jor.DAX, Man. Vert. 297, 1876. 

 Carpiodes bison Jojidan & Copeland, Check List, 158, 1876. 

 Ichthyobus bison Nelson, Bnll. No. 1, Ills. JIus. Nat. Hist. 49, 1876. 

 Carpiodes bison Joijdan & Gilp.krt, in Klippart's Eept. 53, 1876. 

 Carpiodes bison Jordan, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mns. ix, 50, 1877. 

 Carpiodes bison Jordan, Man. Vert. ed. 2d, 322, 1878. 



Habitat. — Mississippi Valley (Osage River, Agassis; Mississippi River, Wabash 

 River, Tennessee River, Cope). 



What the fish is to which Professor Agassiz gave the name '■'•hison^'' 

 cannot be ascertained from the published descriptions. Professor Cope 

 has described the present species under that name, and we accept the 



