356 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



ANNOTATED LIST OF THE FISHES OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 



1. Lepisosteus osseus (Liiiiia-us). (iar I'ike; Lony-nosed Pike; Needle-billed Pike. 



Minnesota River at Ortouvilk', 1 specimen. Reported couinion by the local 

 fishermen, but only a verj'^ young individual, about 4 inches long, was taken. 



2. Ameiurus nebulosiis (Le Sueur). Common Jtullliead; Iforntd Pout. Minnesota 



River at Ortonville, 1 specimen; Pomme de Torre at Appletou, 7; Chippewa 

 River at Montevideo, ,5. No large specimens taken ; average 4 or 5 inches. 



3. Noturus gyrinus (Mitcliill). Pomme de Terre at Appletou, 2 specimens; Chip- 



pewa River at Montevideo, 2. This species is rare and apparently not 

 widely distributed in this valley. 



4. Catostomus teres (Mitchill). Small-scaled Sucker. Minnesota River at Orton- 



ville, common; Pomme de Terre at Appleton, abundant; Chippewa River at 

 Montevideo, 1 specimen. An abundant and widely distributed si)ecie8 in 

 this region, entering small streams, and apparently preferring quiet or even 

 stagnant water. 



5. Ictiobus carpio (Rafinesque). Minnesota River at Ortonville, very abundant 



above the dam ; all specimens small ; none exceeding 4 inches ; too young 

 for certain identification. 



6. Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque). Quillbaek. Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, 



very abundant, but specimens young. 



7. Moxostoma macrolepidotum duquesnei (Le Sueur), liedhorse ; White Sucker. 



Minnesota River at Montevideo, rare. This species apparently prefers the 

 larger streams and lakes. 



8. Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque). Stone-lugger; Stone-roller. Wheatstone 



Creek at Millbank, 4 specimens; Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, 6, 

 Rare in this region; taken only from the swift waters of the ripples. 



9. Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque). Minnesota River at Ortonville, abundant; 



Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, G specimens; Chippewa River at Mon- 

 tevideo, abundant. This species was found collected below the dams of the 

 streams and was particularly numerous below the dam in Pomme de 

 Terre River. The largest specimens averaged 3 inches in length. 



10. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque. Chippewa River at Montevideo, 15 speci- 



mens; Minnesota River at Ortonville, 12. Chin and snout much tubercled; 

 the tubercles on the snout arranged in three rows, three in the first, five in 

 the second, and seven in the third. 



11. Notropis deliciosus (Girard). Minnesota River at Ortonville, 150 specimens; 



Wheatstone Creek at Millbank, common; Chippewa River at Montevideo, 

 abundant; Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, abundant; Minnesota River 

 at Montevideo, 5. There is a considerable diflerence in the size and color of 

 specimens taken from the Minnesota River at Ortonville and those from the 

 Chippewa River. The average measurements of the former are: Length, 56 

 mm. ; head, 13 mm. ; dejith, 14 mm. ; lateral line, 37; scales before dorsal, 13. 

 Those of the Chippewa River measure as follows: Length, 47 mm. ; head, 

 ll.J mm.; depth, 11 mm.; lateral line, 3(5; scales before dorsal, IL 



12. Notropis -whipplii (Girard). Chip]iewa b'iver at .^Montevideo, 2 specimens. A 



very rare species in thesi! waters. Speeimens in good color, and differing 

 only very slightly from those taken in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, 

 where it is abundant. Average length, 2^ inches. 



13. Notropis dilectus (Girard). Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, abundant; 



Chijipewa, at Montevideo, 24 specimens; Minnesota River at Montevideo, 1. 

 This species was far more abundant in Pomme de Terre River, where the 

 largest specimens in the best color were taken. The back is olive green, the 



