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Genus AMIURUS Bajinesque. 



18. AmiURUS BRUNNEUS Jordan. 



This is the most abundiiiit i-dible lish in the Cliattuhoocht'e. \\'«* 

 sei'UR'il iii)\vards of forty huge specimens iu two hours' seiuiiig at the 

 .Shallow Fonl. It grows to the leugth of about 18 inches, and is much 

 valued as food. It is usually kuown as the Mud Cat. 



Genus NOTUUUS Ilajinesque. 

 19. NoTURUS LEPTACANTUUS Jordan. 



y<>tnrun h'ptacanihus Jokdax (1H77), Anu. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. V. \io2. 



This species was originally described from a single specimen taki-u i.i 

 Silver Creek, a tributary of the Etowah. A second specimen, similar 

 to tlie tirst, was taken by us at the Shallow Ford dniing the past sum 

 mer, and since then a third, at the same locality as the first. In color, 

 this species is of a rich pale transparent brown, very slightly m(>ttl«'il 

 with darker. 



LEPIDOSTEID^. 



Genus LEPIDOSTEUS Laa'pede. 



20. LEPIDOSTEUS OSSEUS (X.) A(J. 



Taken at the Shallow Ford. 



AXGUILLIIM^:. 

 Genus ANGUILLA Thnnhcrg. 



21. AnGUILLA VULGARIS Fleming. 

 Im'Is, of course, abound in the Chattahoochee. 



V. — WATER BASIN OF THE ALABAMA RIYER. 



The fish-fauna i)f tln' Alabama Kivei' is now better known than that 

 of any other ot the Southern streams. Fifty-live species are now known 

 as iidiabitants of that liver and of its great tributaries, the Ktowah, 

 Oostanaul.i, and Coosa. A slight examination of any suitable tributary 

 of the Alal)ama is sullicicnt to show tijat it is much richer in species 

 than are any of the rivers lying to tin- eastwaid of it. 



Of tlic.M' lil'tysix species, thirteen are as yet only known from the 



