CYPRINID, 59: 
Notropis umbratilis lythrurus (Jordan). REDFIN. 
D. 7; A. 11; teeth 2, 4-4, 2; scales 9-45-3, crowded anteriorly. Head 
pointed, about 4 in length; body moderately elongated, compressed, depth 
4to 5. Eye 3%. Color bright steel-blue above, pale below. Dorsal fin 
with a conspicuous black spot at base in front. Breeding males have the 
lower fins bright red. Females and young paler. Length 3 inches. 
An exceedingly handsome species, especially during the 
breeding season. Widely distributed and generally common. 
Recorded for the state by Kirtland as Semofilus diplema. Jordan 
gives it under the name Lythrurus diplaemius as ‘‘ abundant 
throughout the state, especially in the southern part’’; Henshall, 
Kirsch and McCormick record it under the name JV. ardens ; 
‘‘abundant in all streams examined,’’ in Hamilton County, 
Henshall, 1888; ‘‘ found at all points explored in Maumee river 
system in Ohio except Maumee river at Cecil and Toledo, St. 
Joseph river at Edgerton and St. Mary’s river at Rockford, 
Kirsch, 1893; Lorain County, ‘‘not very common, Black river 
and Vermillion river near Klipton,’’ McCormick, 1892; Franklin 
County, ‘‘all streams but the smallest, abundant,’’ June 15 given 
as a breeding date, Williamson and Osburn, 1897; Ice creek at 
Ironton, Huron river at Milan, Ashtabula creek at Ashtabula, 
Wabash river at Celina, Stillwater and Wolf creeks at Dayton, 
North Fork of Licking river at Newark ; exceedingly abundant in 
a small tributary of Ashtabula creek, in company with Adbramzs 
crysoleucas, R. C. Osburn, 1899; Niggermill Run at Salem, E. B. 
Williamson, 1900; Breakneck creek near Kent, Grand river at . 
Painesville, Chagrin river at Willoughby, Wheeling creek at 
Bridgeport, Ohio river and McMahon creek at Bellaire, R. C. 
Osburn, 1900. 
Genus: ERICYMBA. 
Ericymba buccata (Cope). SILVERY-JAWED MINNOW. 
Head g% to 4; depth 4% to 5; eye 4 to4%. D.8; A. 7; scales 4 or 5- 
34-3, about 15 in front of dorsal; teeth 1, 4-4, I or I, 4-4, 0, the inner slender 
and without grinding surface. Body rather elongate, little compressed, back 
not elevated. Head long, depressed above, with broad and prominent 
muzzle. Mouth small, horizontal, sub-inferior, lower jaw the shorter. 
Interopercle, suborbital and dentary bones containing mucous cavities,. 
