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The abundance of desirable species of mussels in the Big Vermilion 

 indicates that it may serve as a reservoir for button material, the species 

 being easily transported to laboratories anywhere in the state for artificial 

 infection of fish. 



Table II. Distribution of the Fish Fauna in the Big Vermilion 



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Carpiodes diffiformis Cope. Blunt-nosed silver carp 



Carpiodes vdifer (Raf.). Quillback; Silver carp 



ErimyzoHsucettaoblongus (Mitchill). Chub-sucker 



Minytremamelanops (Raf.). Spotted Sucker 



Catostomus commersonii (Lac). Common Sucker 



Catostomus nigricans (Le Sueur). Hog sucker 



Moxostoma aureolum (LeSueur). Common red-horse 



Moxostoma breviceps (Cope). Short-headed red-horse 



Campostoma anomalum (Raf.). Stone-roller 



Hybognathus nucalis Agassiz. Silvery minnow 



Pimephaies notatus (Raf.). Blunt- nosed minnow 



Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill). Horned-dace 



Abramis crysoleucas (Mitchill). Golden shiner 



Cliola vigilax (B. & G.). Bullhead minnow 



Nolropis cayuga Meek. Cayuga minnow 



Notropis blennius (Girard). Straw-colored minnow 



Notropis iUecebrosus (Girard). Minnow 



Notropis whipplii (Girard). Steel-colored minnow 



Notropis cornutus (Mitchill). Common shiner 



Nolropis alherinoides Raf. Shiner 



Notropis umbratilis atripes (Jordan). Blackfin 



Ericymba buccata Cope. Silver-mouthed minnow 



Phenacobius mirabilis (Girard). Sucker-mouthed minnow 



Hybopsis amblops (Raf.). Big-eyed chub 



Hybopsis storerianus (Kirtland). Storer'schub 



Hybopsis kentuckiensis (Raf.). River chub 



lotalurus punctattis (Raf.). Channel-cat 



Ameiurus natalis (LeSueur). Yellow bullhead 



Atneiurus mdas (Raf.). Black bullhead 



Noturus fiavus Raf. Stonecat 



Schilbeodes gyrinus (Mitchill). Tadpole cat 



Schilbeodes mums Qordan). Brindled stonecat 



Esox vertnictdaris Le Sueur. Little pickerel 



Fundulus notatus (Raf.). Top minnow 



Labidestkes sicculus (Cope). Brook silversides 



