7O THE FISHES OF OHIO. 
In Ohio taken only in Lake Erie, does not ascend streams. 
Kirtland records it for Lake Erie, ‘‘a few stragglers are taken.’’ 
Jordan and Henshall also recordit. McCormick says of its occur- 
rence in Lorain County, ‘‘ very rare, it is almost unknown to the 
fishermen here, though common in the eastern part of the lake.’’ 
Genus: SALVELINUS. 
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill). SPECKLED TRouT; BRooK TRovT. 
Head 4%; depth 4%. D. 10; A. 9; scales 37-230-30. Body oblong, 
2) 
moderately compressed, not much elevated. Head large, but not very long, 
the snout bluntish; mouth large, the maxillary reaching more or less beyond 
eye; eye large. Color above more or less mottled with dark olive or black: 
sides in life with many red spots; dorsal and caudal mottled or barred with 
dark; belly in males often more or less red. 
The Brook Trout now probably occurs in but one stream in 
the state, Castalia creek, near Sandusky. In 1838 Kirtland 
recorded the species as found ‘‘ in only two streams, a small creek 
in Ashtabula County, and a branch of the Chagrin river in 
Geauga County.’’ In 1889 Henshall recorded it for Castalia 
creek. It still occurs there in numbers under the protection of a 
fishing club, which, I understand, introduces young fry to keep 
up the supply. 
Order: HAPLOMI. 
family: UMBRID. 
Genus: UMBRA. 
Umbra limi (Kirtland). Mup Minnow. 
Head 33,; depth 44%. D.14; A. 8; scales 35-15, soft and leathery; no 
lateral line. Body oblong, compressed. Head large, shortish, cheeks and 
opercles and top of head forward to between the eyes, covered with scales. 
Caudal fin conspicuously rounded. Color dull olive green, with a dark 
dorsal band and about 14 light vertical bars, less distinct in young. A dark 
bar at base of caudal. Length 4% inches. 
This species is rare in the Ohio river drainage, but is reported 
as very common in the northern part of the state. Recorded for 
streams of northern Ohio by Kirtland ; abundant in the northern 
part of Ohio, Jordan’s Report; Lorain County, ‘‘ very common 
in sloughs and bayous,’’ McCormick, 1892 ; Fish creek at Edger- 
