90 FISHE.S OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



operculum to caudal; below the latter line, dark crimson; dorsal and caudal fins, oi)erculuni and 

 cheek, with end of nose, all crimson; part of operculum, preoperculum, postfrontal region, and 

 top of head metallic green (Cope). Length, 2. 5 inches, {chloroccphalus, green-headed.) 



Peculiar to the Santee basin. Cope, in his original description, said : "This 

 surpassingly beautiful fish is abundant in the clear waters which it inhabits— viz. , 

 the tributaries of the Catawba River". Jordan found it abundant in the clear 

 swift waters of Bucks Creek, tributary of the Catawl)a, at Pleasant Garden. 



76. NOTROPIS BRIMLEYI B. A. Bean. 

 Brimley's Minnow. 



Nulropis brimleyi Bean, 1903, 913; Cane River, N. C. 



Diagnosis. — Body elongate, rounded, depth contained 5.3 times in total length; head .25 

 total length; mouth somewhat oblique, large, maxilla extending as far as pupil; eye contained 

 3.3 times in length of head, its diameter greater than length of snout, less than interorbital 

 space ; 43 scales in lateral line, 8 in transverse line, 18 before dorsal; dorsal rays 9; anal rays 9. 

 Color: above light green, with dark punctulations, scales with dark edges; below s Ivery white; 

 a dark stripe along middle of back from head to tail; a plumbeous band from upper angle of 

 gill cover to caudal, where it broadens and extends to top of caudal peduncle; a dark shoulder 

 band; posterior parts of dorsal and caudal black; fins otherwise pale. Length, 3.75 inches. 

 (Named for H. H. Brimley, of Raleigh.) 



This recently described species is as yet known only from Cane River, a 

 tributary of the French Broad, in Yancey County. 



77. NOTROPIS CHILITICUS (Cope). 

 Red-lipped Minnow. 



Hybopsis chilit'icus Cope, 18706, 462; Yadkin River. 



Notropis chiliticus, Jordan, 18896, 134; Yadkin River. Jordan & Everinann, 1896, 287; basin of Great Petlee 

 in N. C. 



Diagnosis. — Body elongate, the depth contained 5.5 times in total length; head broad 

 behind, its length .25 total length; eye large, .33 length of head and longer than snout; maxil- 

 lary extending beyond anterior rim of orbit; lateral line strongly decurved; 34 to 37 scales in 

 lateral series; dorsal fin small, rays 8; anal rays 8. Color: light green above, the scales brown- 

 edged; a silvery lateral band; usually a black caudal spot; a vermillioii band through anal fin, 

 another through dorsal fin; lips and snout vermillion; in breeding males, whole body flushed 

 with red. Length, 2 inches, {chiliticus, relating to lip.) 



Peculiar to the Yadkin and tributaries. The types were from Roane County, 

 Cope remarking that the species is as beautiful as Notropis chlorocephalus, its 

 tints being much more transparent. The fish is not rare in the vicinity of Salis- 

 .bury. 



78. NOTROPIS ALTIPINNIS (Cope). 



High-finned Minnow. 



AlburneUu* altipinnia Cope, 18706, 464; Yadkin River. 



Notropis altipinnis, Jordan, 18896, 132; tributary of Cape Fear River. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 287. 



Diagnosis. — Body rather short and deep, depth contained 3.5 times in total length; head 

 short, not wide, contained 4.3 times in total length; orbit very large, diameter exceeding length 



