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Uncommon. Taken from the Embarras and Kaskaskia 

 Rivers but not from any of their tributaries. 



61. Hadropterus aspro (Cope and Jordan) . Black-sided 

 Darter. 



Common in the Embarras and in the Kaskaskia Rivers 

 and in larg;e creeks. Scarce in small creeks. 



62. Hadropterus sciurus Swain. 



Apparently very rare. Two were taken by the writer in 

 the Embarras Ri^er. 



63. Diplesion blennoides (Rahnesque). Green-sided Darter. 

 Abundant in certain parts of the Embarras River and its 



larger tributaries, where the water is shallow and swift 

 and where thre are considerable algae (Cladophora.) 

 Xone have been found in small creeks : and there are 

 no records for the Kaskaskia system. 



64. Boleosoma nigrum ( Rafinesque). Johnny Darter. 

 Abundant : chiefly in rivers and large creeks. 



65. Boleosoma camurum Forbes. 



One taken in the Kaskaskia River by the writer. This 

 is the only record for the region. 



66. Ammocrypta pellucida (Baird). Sand Darter. 



Found in considerable numbers in some parts of the 

 Embarras River where the bottom is sandy. Xot ob- 

 tained from any other stream in the region. 



67. Etheostoma jessiae (Jordan and BraytonV 



Rare : one taken from the Embarras River and one from 

 the Kaskaskia River in Coles county, by the writer. 



68. Etheostoma caeruleum Storer. Rainbow Darter. 

 Abundant on stony shoals in the Embarras River and in 



its larger tributaries. Uncommon in small creeks. Xo 

 records have been obtained for the Kaskaskia system, 

 in the Charleston region. 



69. Etheostoma flabellare (RafinesqueV Fan-tail Darter. 

 Often taken in the Embarras and in its larger tributaries: 



not abundant anywhere. Xo records for the Kaskaskia 

 system in the Charleston region. 



70. Boleichthys fusiformis (Girard). 



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

 from the Embarras River. This is the only record 

 obtained for the region. 



Summary and Conclusions. 



Records of seventy species of fish occuring in the vi- 

 cinity of Charleston. Illinois, and within the boundaries of 

 Coles county, have been obtained. 



Besides these seventy species, there are- according to the 

 distribution data given in Forbes and Richardson's work on 

 the Fishes of Illinois, twenty-three species that possibly oc- 



