24 CONTRIBUTIONS TO NOKTIl AMKKlfAN ICHTHYOLOGY III. 



C4enus GILA Baird dc; Glranl 



(Siib^'oiius CLINOSTOMCS Girard.) 



21. Gila vandolsula {Cui\ d- Veil.) J or. 



Leiiciscita vandoimdan C. it V. (lb-14), Iliht. N;it. Poiss. xvii, :U7. 

 Clhioalomus affiiiis Gikaiid (LH3(>), Pioc. Ac. Nat. Sc. '2\2. 



TUis species is coinmoii in the Saluda waters, as in the Catawba, 

 Yadkin, and other Southern streams. It seems to prefer still, or even 

 muddy waters, as we found it more iibnndant in the Keed.v lliver than 

 in either Saluda or Ennoree. Our specimens were greenish or bluish 

 in color, the back motlh-d with scales oia dillVrent hue, as usual in this 

 jienns. In the males, the region behind the head and jibove the pec- 

 torals and extending backward to the anal are of a bright rosy-red, 

 brightest just behind the head. There is no distinct dark lateral band. 

 None of our specimens were noticed to be tubcrculate. The characters 

 distinguishing this species from the more northerly Gila {Cli}iostomu.s) 

 funduloides have been well given by Professor Cope (Journ. Ac. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila. 1808, 228). 



Genus NOTEMIGONUS Eafinesque. 



22. XOTEMIGONUS AMEKICANUS [Linn.) Jordan. 



Kutemigonus ischaxita .Joi;dan (1877), Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. p. ;5G4. 



This is the true Cyprinus amcrivanus of Linnteus, as lias been else- 

 where shown. We obtained but a single si)ecimen in the Keedy lliver. 

 ProfessorX'ope found it abundant in the sluggish wateis of the Catawba. 

 The long anal, more compiessed body, larger eye, and peculiar Ijiceding 

 colors distinguish this siiecies from the Norihern and Western X. 

 chrytsohucus. 



Genus CEKAIlCirrilVS naird. 



23. CERATKIIJ IIVS ZANE.Ml'S, .s;). lUtr. 



A small, ]»('culiar species, allied to ('. lnhmsus (Cope), but apjiarj-ntly 

 dift'ering iti the longer barbel, smaller scales, and in the coloration. 



Jiody long and slender, not much compressed, the dejith about 4^ ("lA 

 in young) in length. IJead rather long, narrow, and pointed, }] in 

 length, very slender in Noting si»ecimeiis, stouter inadidts: snout de- 

 curved in proiile, with an angle in liont of the nostrils, l^ye moderate, 



