Storeys Synopsis of the Fishes of JVorth America. 15 1 



B.10. D.l-6. P.l-10. V.8. A. 22. CIO. Length, 12 to 15 inches. 

 Delaware, Lesueur. 



Pimelodus albidus, Lesueur, Memoires lu Museum v. p 148 



Le Pimelode blanchatre (Pimelodus all,,,',. 1 Ci . .iVal, iv. p. 131. 



Pimelodus albidus, Dekay's Report, p. 186. 



5. Pimelodus nigricans, Lesueur. 



Large. Olive-brown ; sides of the body, towards the tail, ash-white, with occasionally 

 large, confluent black spots ; a lew irregular, distant, round black spots on the upper part 

 of the body. Beneath bluish white, varied with darker. Cauda] forked. 



D. 1-G. P. 1-9. V. 1-8. A. 26. C. 17=. Length, o (o 4 feet . Weight, 6 to 

 30 pounds. 



Lakes Erie and Ontario, Lesieur. 



Le Pimelode noir&lre, Pimelodus nigricans, Lesueur, Mte i du Museum, v. p lol. pi. 1G. 



SiIu ™s (Pimelodus) ,,, ;res, ens, B '. Pi] t i i;,, „ , Fauna B \ . m. p. 134. 



Le Pimelode noiratre i i . et Val., xv. p. 133. 



Pimelodus nigricans, Great Lake Cat-fish, Dekay's Report, p. I 



G. rimelodus punctulatus, Cuv. 



Above brown, punctured with black ; beneath whitish. Fins brown. When fresh, sil- 

 very gray. Branchial rays, twelve. The lower jaw the longer. The maxillary barbel does 

 not extend beyond the middle of the operculum. Caudal even. 



D. 1-G. P. 1-10 or 11. V. 8. A. 10. C. 17. Length, 2 to 3 feet. 



Louisiana, Cuv. 



Called "Black Cat-fish," or "Mud-fish." 



Le Pimelode piquet*, Pimelodus punctulatus, Cuv. et Val., xv. p. 134. 

 Pimelodus punctulatus, Dekay's Report, p. 1»7. 



7. rimelodus fcneus, Lesueur. 

 Copper-colored, marbled with black. Lower jaw the longer. Caudal truncated. Dorsal 

 spine without teeth ; pectoral spine denticulated at its edges. 

 D. 1-G. P. 1-8. V. 9. A. 11. C.25. Length, 2 to 3 feet. 

 Ohio, Cuv. 



Pimelode cuivre, Pimelo \i. du Museum, v. p. 160. 



Le Pimilodecuivre (Pimelodus reneus I Ctrl etVAi xv. p. 135. 



Pimelodus sneus, Dekay's Report, p. 1S7. 



8. Pimelodus furcatus, Lesueur. 



Silvery ; dull towards the back. Elongated. Tail furcated. Adipose fin small and nar- 

 row. Upper jaw longer than the lower. The maxillary barbel scarcely extends beyond the 

 preoperculum- Pectoral and dorsal spines denticulated posteriorly. 



D. 1-7. P.l-10. V. (.'). A. 32 -33 or 31. C. 15. Length, 1 to 1 feet. 





