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kindly assistance and suggestions. The list here presented has passed through his hands, 

 and the synonomy and nomenclature are corrected to date, thus making this list correspond 

 in these particulars with President Jordan's Catalogue of the Fishes of North America, 

 soon to be issued by the United States Fish Commission. 



Also, Hon. W. S. Gile, State Fish Commissioner, has furnished much valuable in- 

 formation in reference to the native food fishes of the State, as well as to the work of 

 the Commission, for which thanks are expressed. 



The fish fauna of the Arkansas river is but little known, and offers a large field for 

 the investigator. The fauna is known to be large, and the few specimens known from 

 that stream are withheld from the list of Kansas fishes until opportunity offers for their 

 careful study. 



Of the fish planted in Kansas waters by the State Fish Commission, several kinds 

 foreign to our waters, are known to be increasing in size and numbers; though it would 

 be manifestly inaccurate to place all of them on the list of Kansas fishes, without further 

 knowledge. Respectfully submitted. 



I. D. Graham, Chairman, 



State Agricultural College. 



Class MARSIPOBRANCHII. 



Order Hyperoartia. 



Family Petromyzonlidce. 



Genus Ainniocetes, Dunieril. 



A. niger Rafinescpie. Small Black Lamprey. One specimen found attached to a 



" red-horse " from Wild Cat creek, near Manhattan. Length of specimen about 6 inches. 



(Petromyzon nigrum Raf., Ich. Oh. 84, Jordan 349.) 



Genus Petromyzon, Linnteus, 1758. 

 P. argenteus, Kirtland. Silvery Lamprey. Cottonwood river. ( Petromyzon argen- 

 teus Kirt., Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist., 1840. Ichthyomyzon hirudo Grd., Pac. R. R. survey.) 



Class PISCES. 



Order Selachostomi. 



Family Polyodoniidcs. 



Genus Polyodon, Lacepede. 



P. spathula, Walbaum. Paddle Fish, Spoon-bill Cat, Duck-bill Cat. A number of 



specimens have been taken from the Kansas river at Manhattan, one of which (a poor 



specimen ) is now in the museum of the State Agricultural College. ( Squalus spathula, 



Walbaum, Artedi Pise, 1792. Poly don feuille Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss. Polyodon folium , 



Schneider, Blach. Syst. Ich., etc.) 



Family Acipenseridce. 

 Genus Scaphirrhynchops, Gill. 

 S. platyrrhynchus, Rafinesque. Shovel-nosed Sturgeon, Shovel Fish, Paddle Fish, 

 Hacklebach. Common over State. (Aeipenser platorhynchus Raf., Ich. Oh. 1820. Scha- 

 phirhynchus catapractus Giinther.) 



licnus Aeipenser, Linna-us. 

 A. rubicundus, Le Sueur. Black Sturgeon, Stone Sturgeon, Rock Sturgeon, etc. 

 Kansas river. {Aeipenser rubicundus, maculosus and liopeltis Giinther ; also Milner in 



Rept. U. S. Fish Com., 1872-73.) 



Order Ginglymodi. 



Family Lepidosteidas. 



Genus Lepidosteus. 



L. osseus ( L.) Agassiz. Gar Pike, Long-nosed Gar, Bill-fish, etc. Common in all 



streams. (Esox osseu.?, Linn. Syst. Nat. Lepidosteus oxyurus Raf., Oh. Ich.) 



