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Meeting. No business meeting was held. All arrange- 

 ments were made by the president, W. A. Kellerman, 

 who also conducted the excursions. 



A LIST OF THE FISHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, 



OHIO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW 



SPECIES OF ETHEOSTOMA. 



R. C. OSBURN AND E. B. WILLIAMSON. 



1. Lepisosteus osseus, (Linn.). Observed by us 

 only in the Scioto River where it is abundant. 



2. Ictalurus punctatus, {Raf.). Most abundant in 

 Big Walnut Creek, where it is of considerable value as 

 a food fish. 



3. Ameiurus lacustris, (Walbaum). Rare, only 

 two specimens taken in Big Darby Creek. The 

 female, weighing 4^ pounds, contained eggs. 



4. Amewrus nataljs, {he Snaur). Common, wher- 

 ever found, with Ameiurus melas, next to w^hich it is 

 the most abundant Ameiurus. 



5. Ameiurus vulgaris, (Thompson). Rare, only 

 two specimens from the canal along the Scioto River, 

 south of Columbus. 



6. Ameiurus nebulosus, (Le Sueur). Common in 

 the larger streams. 



7. Ameiurus melas, (Raf.). The most abundant 

 of our catfish, occurring in nearly all streams, with neb- 

 ulosus and natalis constituting the "catfish" and 

 "bullheads" of the youthful angler. Females were 

 taken with ripe eggs on June 22, 1897. 



8. Noturus Bavus, Raf. Abundant on stony 

 ripples in all the larger streams of the county. 



9. Schilbeodes g-yrinus, (MitchWl). Rare, only two 

 specimens, one from Big Darby, the other from Mason's 

 Run. 



