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Xote : X in the above means that the species is common 

 in the type of stream, at least at some places and at some 

 times. 



* Indicates the type or types of stream where the species 

 appears to be best represented. 



List of Fish Known to Occur in the Charleston Region with 

 Notes onTheir Numbers and Distribution. 



1. Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus). Long-nosed Gar. 



Occasionally taken from the Embarras River. One seen 

 in Kickapoo Creek in June 1907. Forbes and Richard- 

 son record it from the Kaskaskia system in Coles Co. 



2. Amia calva Linnaeus. The Dogfish. 



Apparently scarce. ."Sometimes caught by hook from the 

 Eml^arra? River. 



3. Dorosoma cepedianum t Le Sueur), Gizzard Shad. 



Reported for the Kaskaskia system in Coles Co.. by 

 Forbes and Richardson. Judging from fishermen's re- 

 ports, it is probably in the Embarras River. 



4. Carpiodes difformis Cope. Blunt-nosed River Carp. 



A lew specimens have been taken from the Embarras 

 River and from Kickapoo Creek. Forbes and Richard- 

 son report it from the Kaskaskia system. 



5. Carpiodes velifer < Rafinesque)' Ouillback. 



Some small specimens have been taken from the Embar- 

 ra.'i and Kaskaskia Rivers and from Kickapoo Creek. 

 Apparently uncommon. 



6. Erimyzon sucetta oblongus (Mitchell). Chub Sucker. 



Prefers deep pools in small creeks where many are often 

 found. Xot often taken in the larger streams. 



7. Minytrema melanops ( Rafinesque). Spotted Sucker. 



Frequently taken in the Kaskaskia system : scarce in the 

 Embarras system. Seems to prefer the larger streams. 



8. Catostomus commersonii (Lacepede). Common Sucker. 



Locallv common. Young numerous in a few creeks both 

 large and small. Adults have been found in numbers 

 only in Kickapoc* Creek. 

 '^. Catostomus nigpncans Le Sueur. Hog Sucker. 



A'ery common on rocky shoals where the water is rapid, 

 in rivers and large creeks. 



