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52. 



:i:i. 



Probably occurs in the Embarras River, judging from 



descriptions given by anglers. None found in the < 



region by the writer. Forbes and Richardson record i 



it for the Kaskaskia in Coles county. 1 



Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, Blue-spotted Sunfish. 

 Abundant ; the most widely distributed of any species of 

 fish in the region. Found in all types of fish-bearing 

 streams and in ponds, but it prefers deeper, quieter por- 

 tions of small creeks. 



53. Lepomis megalotis, (Rafinesque), Long-eared Sunfish. 

 Abundant in rivers and large creeks. Scarce in small 



creeks. The most common sunfish in our large; 

 streams. It is an important species from the stand- 

 point of local anglers. 



54. Lepomis humilis (Girard), Orange-spotted Sunfish. 

 Common in Flat Branch, and some have been taken from 



the Kaskaskia River. No records for it in the Embar- 

 ras system near Charleston, but it has been found in 

 this system in Douglas county. 



Lepomis pallidus (Mitchill), Blue-gill. 



Only one taken by the writer in the region, and that was 

 from Kickapoo Creek. Forbes and Richardson record 

 it for the Kaskaskia near Coles county. 



56. Micropterus dolomieu Lacepede, Small-mouthed Black 

 Bass. 



A few specimens have been taken by the writer in the 

 Embarras River, Polecat Creek, and Kickapoo Creek 

 during the present year, 1913. None have been found 

 by him prior to this year, although it was recorded for 

 the Charleston region by Forbes and Richardson. 



57. Micropterus salmoides Lecepede, Large-mouthed Black- 

 Bass. 



Abundant in the Embarras River and in its tributaries 

 not far from the main stream. It prefers the deeper 

 water of these streams and is most frequently found 

 about masses of submerged tree roots. None are pres- 

 ent in my collections from the Kaskaskia system, al- 

 though Forbes and Richardson record it from there. 



58. Stizostedion canadense griseum (De Kay), Gray Pike. 

 Taken in the Kaskaskia system close to the west 



boundary of Coles county, according to Forbes and 

 Richardson. 



59. Percina caprodes (Rafinesque), Log-Perch. 

 Uncommon. A few have been taken from the Embarras 



River, from the Kaskaskia River and from Kickapoo 

 Creek. 



60. Hadropterus phoxocephalus (Nelson), 



