Jordan and Everinaiin. — Fishes of North America. 147 



226. SCHILBEODES FUXKIJKIS, (Gilbert & Swaiu). 



Head 4. A. 23, its base 3i in body. Body elongate, the head slendt r 

 but not depressed ; mouth moderate, very convex, the lower Jaw shorter ; 

 barbels slender, those of maxillary reaching beyond base of pectoral; 

 eye very snuill. Spines slender and short; pectoral spine 3 in head, 

 roughened without, and with 3 or 4 small weak teeth on inner margin. 

 Adipose tin well developed, with a conspicuous notch. . Anal much longer 

 than in other species. L. 3^ inches. Body and tins uniform black. Tribu- 

 tary of Black Warrior Kiver, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (fuiicbris, funereal, from 

 the dark color.) 



A'o(((ra.s/«>ie6ns, GiLiiEHT & Swain, Bull. U. S. Fish. Com., 1889, 153, North River. Tusca- 

 loosa, Alabama. (Tyjie, No.3G09(;.) 



227. SCHILBEODES EXILIS, (Nelson). 



Head 4 in length; depth 5 to 6^. Anal rays 14 to 17. Pectoral spine 

 small, about 3 in head, slightly retrorse serrate without, with about 6 

 small straight teeth within, which are not i the diameter of the spine in 

 length. Head small, not very broad, but thin and depressed ; its width 5 

 to 6 in length of body; jaws nearly equal. Dorsal scarcely higher than 

 long. Distance from snout to dorsal about 3 in length. Pectoral spine 

 3$ to 4 in this distance; dorsal spine low, as near snout as anal. Hum- 

 eral process obscure. Color yellowish brown, mottled, the fins somewhat 

 nuirgiiied with dusky. L. 4 inches. Wisconsin to Missouri and Kan- 

 sas, common in prairie streams; close to *S'. iitt^ignis, but slimmer, with 

 weaker armature, (exilis, slim.) 



.V()<M)-!is ex(/is, Nelson, Bull. III. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1876, 51, Illinois River ; .Iord.in, /. o., lOlJ, 



1877; Jordan A; Gii.ueut, Synopsis, 100, 18S3. 

 Xotiirns elaxsochir, Swain & Kalb, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 030, Illinois River, Napierville, 



Illinois. (Type, No. 29077.) 



228. SCHILBEODES INSIGNIS, (Kichardsou). 



(Mad Tom.) 



Body rather elongate. Pectoral spine moderate, about 2 in head, retrorse 

 serrate without, weakly serrate within. Head broad and tlat, upper jaw 

 projecting; head about 4^ in length; depth 6. Dorsal tin i higher than 

 long. Distance from snout to dorsal about 2f in length. Length of 

 pectoral spine 2f in same distance. Dorsal much nearer anal than snout. 

 Anal rays 14 to 16. Humeral process conspicuous, sharp. Color dadk 

 brown, somewhat mottled, fins all broadly and conspicuously dark-edged. 

 One of the largest species, reaching the length of nearly a foot. Pennsyl- 

 vania to South Carolina ; very common in streams east of the Alleghanies. 

 (insiynis, remarkable.) 



PimeUxlu.'i imigiie, Richardson, Fauna Bor. Amcr., in, 32, 183li, baseil on Pimelnde lim'e, Lk 



SuEUU, Mom. Mus., v, 1819, 155; locality not known. 

 I'imelodus leiiiiiiscntiis, CrviER & Valenciennes, xv, 141, 1840, after Le Sueur. 

 Notttrus margiymliis, (Baiud), Coi'F, Joiir. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1809, 237, Pennsylvania. (Type, 



No. 1571.) 

 Nohtrus imignis, Jordan, /. c, lUO, 1877 ; Jordan & Gilbert, Syoopsis, 100, 1883. 



