36 THE FISHES OF OHIO. 
Genus: ERIMYZON. 
Erimyzon sucetta oblongus (Mitchell). SWEET SUCKER ; 
CHUB SUCKER. 
Head 4 to 444 in length; snout not projecting ; eye 44% to 434 in head-_ 
Body stout, compressed ; depth in adults about 3, but younger specimens 
much more slender ; back arched, old specimens becoming quite gibbous at 
the nape. Lateral line entirely wanting. Scales about 4o, closely imbri- 
cated and somewhat crowded anteriorly, sometimes showing irregularities of 
arrangement. Length 1o inches. Color varying with age, in adults brown 
or brownish olive above, with a tendency to brassy .on sides and belly ; 
younger specimens are plain olivaceous, occasionally bright, ‘‘ gold-fish 
yellow’’ ; very young with a distinct, black lateral band, which breaks up. 
into blotches a little later. Ohio specimens show some variations between 
the typical Z. sucetta and the variety oblongus, but seem to agree more 
closely with the variety than with the typical form. 
The Chub Sucker, or Sweet Sucker, is widely distributed over 
the state, but its occurrence is irregular. At some points itis an 
abundant species, at othersrare. ‘‘ Common in Little Miami and 
Ohio rivers,’’ Henshall, 1888 ; ‘‘ not common, I have taken a few 
in the lower part of Beaver creek,’’ McCormick, 1892 ; Maumee 
river at Toledo, St. Joseph river at Edgerton, St. Mary’s river at 
St. Mary’s, Tiffin river at West Unity, Lost and Gordon creeks 
near Cecil, Kirsch, 1893; Franklin County, Scioto river, Scioto 
Big Run, Grant’s Run, Big Darby, Little Darby and Hell 
Branch, Osburn and Williamson, 1897; Ohio river at Ironton, 
Wabash river at Celina, Stillwater and Wolf creeks near Dayton, 
R. C. Osburn, 1899; Licking reservoir, E. B. Williamson ; San- 
dusky Bay, very common in Black Channel, Grand river at 
Painesville, Chagrin river at Willoughby, Wheeling creek at 
Bridgeport, and Ohio river and McMahon creek at Bellaire, R. C.. 
Osburn, 1900. 
Genus: MINYTREMA. 
Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque). WINTER SUCKER ; SPOTTED SUCKER; 
STRIPED SUCKER. 
Head 44% ; snout round, a trifle projecting. Body elongate, somewhat 
terete, back somewhat arched in front of dorsal fin; depth about 4. D. 12; 
A. 7. Scales about 46. Lateral line wanting in young, present but more or 
less interrupted in adults. Coloration dusky olive above, each scale with a 
more or less distinct black spot at its base, these forming rows along the 
rows of scales. Length about 18 inches. ; 
