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reaching the ventral fins. The colora- 
tion is silvery, smoky above, and the 
lower fins are red. 
M. pidiense is found in the Great 
Pedee river. It is characterized by its 
small size, nearly cylindrical body, 
olive color, sometimes 
faint spots along the series of scales. 
The dorsal and caudal fins are black- 
edged. /It-resembles very much the 
jumping mullet—J/7. cervinum—which 
has been described, but the mouth is 
entirely different. 
The blue mullet—J/. coregonus—has 
a cone-shaped snout, or muzzle, which 
projects considerably beyond the 
mouth. There are fourteen rays in the 
dorsal fin, and the body is flattened 
laterally and spindle-shaped, tapering 
at both ends, but more abruptly 
towards the head. The color issilvery, 
with leaden shadings, and the lower 
fins are white. It is of small size, and 
appears to be confined to North Caro- 
lina waters. 
The white mullet—J7. a/bum—has a 
prominent snout, but less so than that 
in the fish described above, 47. corego- 
nus, with a mouth of moderate size. 
The dorsal rays number twelve to 
fourteen, and there are forty-five scales 
along the lateral line. The coloration 
is pale and the lower fins white. It is 
quite a large fish, growing up to four 
pounds or more, and like its congener 
named above, is restricted in habitat to 
the waters of North Carolina. 
M. thalassinum is another sucker of 
North Carolina waters. It has a stout 
head, blunt snout, not very prominent, 
moderate sized mouth, and fourteen or 
fifteen raysin the dorsal fin. It is of 
sea-green color on the back and white 
below, the lower fins being also white. 
It is found in the Yadkin river. 
M. conus, another denizen of the 
with rows of 
The American Angler 
Yadkin river, in North Carolina, Ws 
characterized by its flat body, elevated 
back, small head, shaped like a cone, 
and exceedingly small mouth, the snout 
far overpassing it. The eye is small, 
and the dorsal rays number fourteen. 
The coloration is smoky above, with 
some of the scales dusky at their basis; 
the sides are pale, and the lower fins 
white. 
In Louisiana and Southern Missis- 
sippi, another of the sucker species oc- 
curs, A/. pecilurum. Itmay be known 
by its elongated body, which is some- 
what elevated forward and only moder- 
ately compressed by its dorsal rays, 
which are thirteen in number, and its 
forty-four scales along the lateral line. 
It is of small size, and the fins, with 
tae exceptionsef the caudal; are red: 
with blackish shadings. 
The big-jawed sucker belongs to 
another genus, the Placopharynx (from 
two Greek words, signifying ‘‘a broad 
surface’ and ‘‘ pharynx,” in allusion 
to the strong and broad developement 
of the lower pharyngeal bones), and is 
known as Placopharynx carinatus (spe- 
cific name from the Latin—‘‘ keeled ”’). 
Dr. Bean, who seems to have made a 
special study of this fish, states that 
the big-jawed sucker was, untilrecently, 
considered a very rare fish, but it has 
been found in numerous localities, and 
its range is now known to extend from 
Ohio to Georgia and Arkansas. Itisa 
large-scaled fish, with a remarkably 
large mouth. Its color is brassy green, 
paler below, and the ventral and anal 
fins are red. Externally there is very 
little to distinguish this sucker from 
some species of buffalo fish, but the 
teeth in the pharynx are very different 
ixom those’ of other suckers, . The 
lower seven to twelve teeth are very 
large, but slightly compressed, not 
