356 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
ANNOTATED LIST OF THE FISHES OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 
1. Lepisosteus osseus (Linneus). Gar Pike; Long-nosed Pike; Needle-billed Pike. 
Minnesota River at Ortonville, 1 specimen. Reported common by the logal 
fishermen, but only a very young individual, about 4 inches long, was taken. 
2. Ameiurus nebulosus (Le Sueur). Common Bullhead; Horned Pout. Minnesota 
River at Ortonville, 1 specimen; Pomme de Terre at Appleton, 7; Chippewa 
River at Montevideo, 5. No large specimens taken; average 4 or 5 inches. 
3. Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill). Pomme de Terre at Appleton, 2 specimens; Chip- 
pewa River at Montevideo, 2. This species is rare and apparently not 
widely distributed in this valley. 
4. Catostomus teres (Mitchill). Small-scaled Sucker. Minnesota River at Orton- 
ville, common; Pomme de Terre at Appleton, abundant; Chippewa River at 
Montevideo, 1 specimen. An abundant and widely distributed species in 
this region, entering small streams, and apparently preferring quiet or even 
stagnant water. 
5. Ictiobus carpio (Rafinesque). Minnesota River at Ortonville, very abundant 
above the dam; all specimens small; none exceeding 4 inches; too young 
for certain identification. 
6. Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque). Quillback. Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, 
very abundant, but specimens young. 
7. Moxostoma macrolepidotum duquesnei(LeSueur). Redhorse ; White Sucker. 
Minnesota River at Montevideo, rare. This species apparently prefers the 
larger streams and lakes. 
8. Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque). Stone-lugger; Stone-roller. Wheatstone 
Creek at Millbank, 4 specimens; Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, 6. 
Rare in this region; taken only from the swift waters of the ripples. 
9. Pimephailes notatus (Rafinesque). Minnesota River at Ortonville, abundant; 
Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, 6 specimens; Chippewa River at Mon- 
tevideo, abundant. This species was found collected below the dams of the 
streams and was particularly numerous below the dam in Pomme de 
Terre River. The largest specimens averaged 3 inches in length. 
10. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque. Chippewa River at Montevideo, 15 speci- 
mens; Minnesota River at Ortonvilie, 12. Chin and snout much tubercled; 
the tubercles on the snout arranged in three rows, three in the first, five in 
the second, and seven in the third. 
11. Notropis deliciosus (Girard). Minnesota River at Ortonville, 150 specimens; 
Wheatstone Creek at Millbank, common; Chippewa River at Montevideo, 
abundant; Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, abundant; Minnesota River 
at Montevideo, 5. There is a considerable difference in the size and color of 
specimens taken from the Minnesota River at Ortonville and those from the 
Chippewa River. The average measurements of the former are: Length, 56 
mm.; head, 13 mm.; depth, 14 mm.; lateral line, 37; scales before dorsal, 13. 
Those of the Chippewa River measure as follows: Length, 47 mm.; head, 
11} mm.; depth, 11 mm.; lateral line, 36; scales before dorsal, 14. 
12. Notropis whipplii (Girard). Chippewa River at Montevideo,2 specimens. A 
very rare species in these waters. Specimens in good color, and differing 
only very slightly from those taken in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, 
where it is abundant. Average length, 2} inches. 
13. Notropis dilectus (Girard). Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, abundant; 
Chippewa, at Montevideo, 24 specimens; Minnesota River at Montevideo, 1. 
This species was far more abundant in Pomme de Terre River, where the 
largest specimens in the best color were taken. The back is olive green, the 
