‘60 THE FISHES OF OHIO. 
which are visible externally. Color olivaceous above, pale and silvery on 
sides and below; a dark vertebral line and sometimes an indistinct, dark 
lateral band. Fins all plain. Length 3 to 5 inches. 
Distributed throughout the state, a very common species, less 
abundant in the lake than in the Ohio river drainage. ‘‘ Abund- 
ant in most streams tributary to the Ohio,’’ Jordan’s Report ; 
Hamilton County, ‘‘ abundant in Little Miami river and tribu- 
taries,’’ Henshall, 1888; Lorain County, ‘‘ taken once in Black 
river,’’ McCormick, 1892; the Maumee river system in Ohio 
except at the following places: Maumee river at Cecil, Tiffin 
river at West Unity and Brunersburg, Auglaize river at Wapa- 
koneta and Lost creek at Lima, Kirsch, 1893; Franklin County, 
every stream, generally abundant, June 15 given as a breeding 
date, Williamson and Osburn, 1897; Big Jelloway creek system, 
Knox County, ‘‘taken in every stream, abundant,’ Parker, 
Williamson and Osburn, 1898: Ohio river and Ice creek 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; Niggermill Run and Mahoning 
river, E. B. Williamson, 1900; Cuyahoga river at Hawkins, 
Chippewa lake, Grand river at Painesville, Chagrin river at 
Willoughby, Wheeling creek at Bridgeport, Ohio river and 
McMahon’s Run at Bellaire, Licking reservoir, R. C. Osburn, 
1900. 
Genus: RHINICHTHYS. 
Key to Species. 
A. Snout long and prominent, projecting much beyond the mouth, barbei evident, no 
distinct, black lateral band.— cataracte. 
AA. Snout shorter, little projecting, barbel small, but always present; a distinct, black 
lateral band.— atronasus. 
Rhinichthys cataractz (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 
LONG-NOSED DACE. 
Head 4; depth 5; eye 2 in snout, 5 in head. D. 8; A. 7; scales small, 
14-65-8; teeth 2, 4-4, 2. Resembling FR. atronasus, from which it is dis- 
tinguished by the longer head, by the prominent overhanging muzzle, much 
longer than in a/ronasus, by the longer barbels and by the absence of a dis- 
tinct, dark lateral band. Color dark-brownish olive above, sometimes 
slightly mottled; paler below; a dark spot on opercle, but no distinct band 
through eye or along side. Length 5 inches. 
