(56) 



89. Hyhorhynchus superciliosus Cope. ( M. V. 289.) 



Very abundant in the bottoms of Johnson and Union counties, 

 and in the southern part of the state generally. It is very close to 

 the preceding, and may not be really different. Cache R. and 

 Clear Cr., Union Co.; Rock R., Ogle Co. 



G^awmHYBOGNATHUS, kga.s^\z. 



90. ffi/bognaiJms cirgT/ritis Grd. Silvery Minnow. (M. V. 289; Nel- 

 son 45.) 



Abundant in the southern third of the state. Bottoms of John- 

 son and Union counties ; Wabash River; Ohio River; Peoria. 



91. Hi/hognafhus nuchalis Agassiz. Blunt-jawed Minnow. (M. V. 

 289 ; "Nelson 45.) 



Wabash R. "A few specimens in the state collection from cen- 

 tral Illinois." (Nelson.) The distinctions between this species and 

 the preceding do not appear to be very clear. Normal, Pekin. 



Genus ALBUHNOPS, Girard. 

 {Hyhopsis Cope, not of Ag.) 



92. Alhurnops storerianus (^Kirt.) J or. Stoker's Minnow. (M. V. 290; 

 Nelson 46.) 



Rather frequent in Lake Michigan and in the small lakes of 

 northern Indiana. Peoria, Chicago. 



9B. Alburnoiys hudsonius (Clint) Jor. Spawn Eater. (M. V. 290; Nel- 

 . son 46.) L. Mich., 111. R. 



94. * Alhurnops tuditanus Cope. (M. V. 290 ; Nelson 46.) 



li'ound by Prof. Cope in various tributaries of Lake Michigan 

 and of the Wabash in Indiana. The species is unknown to me. 



[95. Alhurnops nuhilus Forbes, n. s. 



Twenty specimens from Rock R., in Ogle Co., approaching H. spectrun- 

 culus, are not referable to any species or description of the group Alhurnops, 

 (M. v., Hyhopsis Jordan & Copeland's Check-list) to which they undoubt- 

 edly belong. 



The mouth is inferior and horizontal ; the teeth are in one row, 4-4, but 

 slightly hooked, with large masticatory surface, and the dorsal is over the 

 ventrals. 



The length is 2? inches to the caudal. Depth 3| to 4 in length, head 

 4J, eye 3 in head, nose 31, interorbital space 3 to 3^. The depth of the 

 head is contained 6-? to 7 times in the head and body. 



D 1-8, A 1-9. Scales 5-37-3, 14 before D. The lateral line is de- 

 flexed on the anterior fourth. The deep body, narrow head and large eye. 



