“26 THE FISHES OF OHIO. 
with A. melas. Recorded by Kirtland as A. xanthocephalus, and 
by Jordan as A. melas and santhocephalus. ‘‘ Very common in 
Ohio and Little Miami rivers and Mill creek,’’ Henshall, 1888 ; 
Lorain County, ‘‘common in all streams and ponds,’’ McCor- 
‘mick, 1892; Maumee river at Cecil and St. Mary’s river at 
Rockford, Kirsch, 1893 ; Franklin County, in nearly all streams, 
Williamson and Osburn, 1897; Big Jelloway creek at Howard, 
Parker, Williamson and Osburn, 1898; Ohio river at Ironton, 
Huron river at Milan, Wabash river at Celina, Stillwater and 
Wolf creeks at Dayton, North Fork of Licking river at Newark, 
R. C. Osburn, 1899 ; Sandusky, Prof. D. S. Kellicott, Williamson 
-and Osburn, 1896; Niggermill run at Salem, E. B. Williamson, 
1900; Sandusky bay at ‘‘ Black Channel,’’ Breakneck creek and 
‘Cuyahoga river near Kent, and Licking reservoir, R. C. Osburn, 
1900; June 22 is given as a breeding date by Williamson and 
Osburn. 
Genus: LEPTOPS. 
Leptops olivaris (Rafinesque). Mup Car. 
Body slender, depressed forward, the head extremely flat, the lower jaw 
“the longer. Dorsal spine very weak, only %4 the height of the fin ; caudal 
fin slightly emarginate ; anal short, its base about { the lengih of body, its 
rays 12to15. Yellowish, much mottled with brown and greenish, whitish 
below. Size large, reaching a weight of 50 to 75 pounds. 
Jordan says, ‘‘ This species abounds in the Ohio river and its 
larger tributaries,’ but it is probably common nowhere in Ohio 
except in the southwestern part of the state. Henshall records 
it for White Oak creek and the Ohio river, 1889; and in 1892 
McCormick mentions the occurrence in Lake Erie, Lorain 
County, as ‘‘quite rare; I have seen but one specimen fresh, 
though I have noticed heads on the beach.’’ 
Genus: NOTURUS. 
Noturus flavus Rafinesque. YELLOW STONE Cat. 
Head broad and flat, much depressed, 4 in length of body. Body terete, 
tail compressed. Soft dorsal fin keel-like, separated from caudal by a deep 
notch. Dorsal spine very short, only % as long as pectoral spine ; caudal 
rounded ; anal short, itsrays about 16. Brownish yellow, varying into bluish 
-or blackish. Length 1 foot. 
