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*78. Catostomus Bostoniensis, Le Sueur. Common Sucker, pas- 



sim. 



*79. Catostomus tuberculatus, Le Sueur, Horned Sucker, Hou- , 



satonic. 



Mitchili 



mon. 



Mitchili 



mon. 



*82. Leuciscus cornutus, Mitchili, Red Fin, Horned Dace, 



common. 



*83. Leuciscus pulchellus, Storer, Beautiful Shiner, common. 

 *84. Leuciscus nasutus, Ay res, Broad-nosed Shiner, Hartford 

 and North ford. 



Mitchili 



Stratford and Canaan. 



86. Hydrargira nigrofasciata, Le Sueur, Banded Minnow 



common. 



*78, 79. From observation and experience, I am fully satisfied that these two 

 species embrace all the suckers, as yet discovered in Connecticut, or in New Eng- 

 land. Cart loads of the former are taken here by nets in the Spring, and are prob- 

 ably found in every considerable stream in the State. The horned sucker is much 

 more rare. It is the Cyprinus oblongus of Mitchili, and this name has the claim of 

 priority, but I have preferred Le Sueur's name as much more appropriate. 1 for- 

 warded a specimen to Dr. Storer of this species, which 1 took in the Housatonic, 

 near Derby. 



That Dr. Dekay's Labeo elegans, oblongus, gibbosus, Catostomus nigricans , C. 

 communis, C. polUdus, and C. tuberculatus, are embraced under the two names of 

 C- Bostoniensis and C. tuberculatus, I entertain no doubt; because I have seen 

 those answering well to all his figures and descriptions above named, and which 

 also, it is believed, belong otily to the two. The colors, &c., thus varying accord- 

 ln gto different localities and peculiar state of the fishes. 



*8t>. The New York shiner, of which I have taken many, I have never found 

 e **pt in still water, and the largest are found in our largest ponds of fresh water. 



*M. The black-nosed shiner is found most common in our small running streams, 

 an d thus in summer is frequently left to die, by their drying away. 



*82. The red-fin is one of the most beautiful of our fishes, found in fresh water. 

 1 have taken it in several of our large streams and in different counties of the 

 State. 



*83. The pulchellus and artrenteus of Dr. Storer are now considered by himself 



and oth ers, as but one species 



atrona 



^Mn the stream which runs at the foot of Letoket Mountain. Mr. Ayres, the 

 Orifinal describer, found it at Hartford. 



. *S5. The black-spotted dace, which is well figured and described by Dr. Dekay, 

 18 v ery nearly allied to the L. pulchellus of Dr. Storer, and may eventually prove 

 t0 be the same. I have taken it in different parts of the State ; but the largest in- 





