FisJi and FisJiinz in America. 



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caudal deeply forked. D. 8; P. — ; A. 9; C. 20. 

 Length, three inches. 



This is a hardy minnow and a great 

 favorite among anglers for trout and 

 bass, especially in casting. 



No. 6. Hybobsis dissiinilis (Kirtland) — 

 Spotted Shiner. — Black, brownish, or olive ; 

 belt of gilt along the lateral line, with about 

 twelve blueish dots which' enlarge toward the 

 tail ; an ocherous band runs along the back, 

 which is faintly marked with dark spots. Ab- 

 domen white and silvery; fins pale, slightly 

 marked with dark tints. Head fiat between 

 the eyes ; nose prominent ; lower lip slightly 

 fleshy and projecting. D 8 or 9; A., 7; C, 

 20. Length, 4J inches. 



No. 7. Hybobsis k e nt uc kie7isis (^a.'^nQ?,oyx€) — 

 The Horned Chub. — Length, six inches. Olive 

 and blueish above the median line. Fins 

 orange, tinged with ferruginous ; a black spot 

 at the base of the caudal fin ; vermillion dot 

 behind each eye. The head of the males 

 thickly studded with spines during the spring 

 season. 



No. 8. Scmotilus atromactilatus (Mitchill) 

 — Chub, Dace. — Above, dark olive green, with 

 a broad and dark longitudinal band extending 

 from the gill-covers to the tail. Flanks golden 

 yellow, beneath silvery white. Head deep 

 brownish black. Dorsal fin with a dark spot 

 at the anterior portion of its base. Black, an- 

 terior to the dorsal, with a depression in the 

 vertebral line. Lips fleshy. D. 9; P. 15; V. 9; 

 A. 9; C. 20. Length, 5 to 10 inches. 



They are abundant in almost ev^ery 

 brook and river. During the spring 

 the heads of the males are spinous and 

 tuberculated. These minnows are used 

 more generally than any other for bait 

 in every place. During winter, they 

 are frequently taken in great numbers 

 through a hole in the ice, and fishing 

 with a small hook baited with fish, beef 

 or pork. At that season they are excel- 

 lent pan-fish. 



No. 9. Chrosonius erthrogaster {^a.?va.Q?,o;y^?i) 

 — Red-bellied Minnow. — Two longitudinal 

 black stripes on the sides ; space between the 

 stripes silvery and white. Abdomen white, 

 occasionally tinged with carmine in some speci- 

 mens ; in others the whole surface of the abdo- 



men is bright carmine. Head short. D. 8; P. 

 12; V. 8; A. 8; C. 20. Length, 3 to 4 inches. 



Most streams swarm with this min- 

 now, especially from April to July. 

 After that time, having spawned, they 

 lose their bright colors and collect in 

 deeper waters. They are highly prized 

 as a bait for trout and bass. 



No. 10. AbraiJiis crysoleiicas (Mitchill) — 

 Gold Shiner. — Blackfish. with shiny white or 

 yellowish scales. Gill-covers golden, and 

 when the scales are off, the black is frequently 

 tinged with green and blue. Dorsal and ab- 

 dominal outlines convex. D. g; P. 17; A. 13; 

 C. 19. Length, 3 to 7 inches. 



This lively, handsome fish rises to the 

 fly and is a troublesome fish to the fly 

 caster for trout ; but it affords good 

 sport to the boy angler with his pin and 

 minnow hook, and is highly prized by 

 fishermen as a valuable kind of bait for 

 bass and pickerel. 



No. II. Notropis cornnius i^\\.Qh\\\) — Com- 

 mon Brook Minnow. — Olivaceous and brown 

 on the back and head ; white and silvery on 

 the sides, and operculum occasionally irides- 

 cent. A brown band extends from the base of 

 the head to the caudal fin and involves the 

 lateral line in its posterior half ; beneath this 

 band a delicate blue or purplish tint is finally 

 lost in the pure white of the abdomen. Mouth, 

 diagonal ; eyes, large. D. 9; P. 15 to 20; V. g; 

 A. 9; C. 20. Length, 4 inches. 



This minnow is common in all per- 

 manent streams and extensively used 

 for baiting trout, bass, pike, pickerel, 

 mascalonge and eels by anglers who 

 love the sport of catching fish more 

 than the fun of merely casting for them 

 without a rise. 



No. 12. Hybobsis storeriamis (Kirtland) — 

 Storer's Minnow. — Back and uooer surface of 

 the body and head olivaceou ' • ♦''^^s 'silvery 

 and of brilliant metallic lustre, wt>i a brown- 

 ish band extending the whole lengtn of the 

 lateral line ; pectoral and ventral fins yellow- 

 ish ; anal white and translucent ; snout obtuse, 

 projecting beyond the mouth ; back convex in 

 front of the dorsal ; the lobes of the caudal 



