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C. catostomus (Forster). Long-nosed Sucker 84 



C. commersonii (Lacepede). Common Sucker *85 



C. nigricans Le Sueur. Hogsucker *86 



Genus Moxostoma Rafinesque 88 



M. anisurum (Rafinesque). White-nosed Sucker. *89 



M. aureolum (Le Sueur). Common Red-horse *90 



M. breviceps (Cope). Short-headed Red-horse *91 



Genus Placopharynx Cope 92 



P. duquesnei (Le Sueur) 93 



Genus Lagochila Jordan & Brayton 94 



Family Cyprinidae. The Minnows and the Carp 94 



Genus Cyprinus (Artedi) Linnaeus 104 



C. carpio Linnaeus. European Carp 104 



Genus Campostoma Agassiz 110 



C. anomalum (Rafinesque). Stone-roller *110 



Genus Chrosomus Rafinesque 112 



C. erythrogaster Rafinesque. Red-bellied Dace *112 



Genus Hybognathus Agassiz 114 



H. nuchalis Agassiz. Silvery Minnow *114 



H. nubila (Forbes) *116 



Genus Pimephales Rafinesque 117 



P. promelas Rafinesque. Black-head Minnow *117 



P. notatus (Rafinesque). Blunt-nosed Minnow *119 



Genus Semotilus Rafinesque 121 



S. atromaculatus (Mitchill). Horned Dace *121 



Genus Opsopoeodus Hay 124 



0. emiliae Hay *124 



Genus Abramis Cuvier 125 



A. crysoleucas (Mitchill). Golden Shiner *126 



Genus Cliola Girard 128 



C. vigilax (Baird & Girard). Bullhead Minnow *128 



Genus Notropis Rafinesque 130 



N. anogenus Forbes 



N. cayuga Meek 



N. cayuga atrocaudalis Evermann 134 



N. heterodon (Cope) *134 



N. blennius (Girard). Straw-colored Minnow *137 



N. phenacobius Forbes 138 



N. gilberti Jordan & Meek *139 



N. illecebrosus (Girard) *140 



N. hudsonius (DeWitt Clinton). Spot-tailed Minnow *141 



N. lutrensis (Baird & Girard). Redfin *143 



N. whipplii (Girard). Steel-colored Minnow *145 



N. cornutus (Mitchill). Common Shiner *147 



N. pilsbryi Fowler 149 



N. jejunus (Forbes) *150 



N. atherinoides Rafinesque. Shiner *151 



N. rubrifrons (Cope). Rosy-faced Minnow *153 



N. umbratilis atripes (Jordan). Blackfin *154 



Genus Ericymba Cope 156 



