15 



€ggs on July 16, 1897. A minnow of the general 

 appearance of Semotilus from which it is distinguished 

 however, at a glance by the larger scales, absence of 

 black dorsal spot, and by the smaller, horizontal 

 inferior mouth. 



39. Cyprinus carpio, Linn. Of general distri- 

 bution throughout the county. Specimens of large size 

 are taken in the rivers. Immense numbers swarm in the 

 canal south of Columbus; where many are taken with 

 hooks and lines, and with dip-nets. Both the English 

 or Full-Scale and the Mirror or Half-Scale, as they are 

 commonly called, occur. 



40. 'Angailla chrysypa, Raf. Probably occurring 

 in all the streams of the count3' ; reported to us by fish- 

 ermen as not rare; observed personally onlj' in Big 

 Walnut. 



41. Umbra limi, ( Kirtland ). A single specimen, 

 414 inches in length, was taken April 3, 1897, near the 

 mouth of a small tributary of the Olentangy. 



42. Lucius vermiculatus, ( Se Sueur). Of general 

 distribution, abundant in Hell Branch. Specimens 

 reaching a length of fourteen inches were taken in Big 

 Darby. A gamey and interesting little fish. 



43. Fundulus notatus, (Raf.). Of general distri- 

 bution, abundant in places. Females with eggs taken 

 on June 14, 1897. 



44. Percopsis guttatus, Agassiz. Abundant in 

 streams west of the Scioto ; only one specimen from the 

 Big Walnut system : after some hauls in Scioto Big Run 

 the seine contained more of this than all other species 

 combined. 



45. Labidesthes sicculus, (Cope). Of general 

 distribution, generally abundant. 



46. Pomoxis annularis, Raf Abundant where- 

 ever found; frequenting grassy and weedy places. 

 Dorsal spines 5, 6 or 7 in number. 



47. Pomoxis sparoides, [Lacepede]. Notcoramon. 

 Dorsal spines 7 or 8. 



