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mentioned by Lesucur as a variety of his #; rubicundus, page 

 390 of the Trcms. Am. Phil. Society, but it differs widely from 

 it. 



100th Species. BIGMOUTH STURGEON, ^.ccijienser macroi- 

 ttnins. Eiurgcon beant. , ^ 



Head one fourth of total length, snout elongated, somewhat 

 flattened, eyes round Body cylindrical deep brown above, 

 white beneath. Tail elongated; about 20 dorsal scales, seve- 

 ta.l between the dorsal and anal fin, about 30 scales in each lat 

 eral row. 



I have net seen this species, but Mr. Audubon has commu- 

 mealed me a drawing of it. It is o:i y tumid in ihc lower parts 

 of the Ohio, and reaches four feet in length. Good food, 

 Mouth large gaping, hanging down, retractable. Gill cover 

 oblong. Tail slender, the lower lobe very small. Fins trape 

 zoidal, the dorsal and anr.l somewhat falcated and more distant 

 from the nil than usual. Lateral scales dimidiated. 



XXXII Genus. Dovin.i; FIN. DIXECTUS. Uinecte. 



Differs from Sturgeon, by having two dorsal and no abdom 

 inal fins. First dorsal anterior, the second opposed to the anal. 

 Three rows of scales us in Xt&amp;gt; fit-tun. 



This genus rcits altogether upon the uutho ity of Mr. Audu- 

 bon, -who has presented me a dra.ving of the only species be 

 longing to it. It appears -very distinct if his drawing- be cor 

 rect&quot; but it require* to be examined again. Is it only a Stur^ 

 gcon incorrectly drawn? 



lOUt Species. FLATNOSE D&amp;lt;;ui.EFlx. Dincctua iru*catus. 



Dinccte cam us. 



Hc-. .d cr.e rl th &amp;gt;f total length, conical, snout very short trun 

 cated, eyes roxu: J. Bxly cylindrical deep brown above, silve 

 ry white beneath. t-H elongated: dorsal scales, 4 before the first 

 dorsal fin, 6 between the fins, and 4 behind the second, lateral 

 rows with about 30 small dimidiated scales. 



This fish was taken with the seine near Hendersonvillc in 

 the soring of 13 IS by Mr. Audubon. Length two feet, skin 

 very thfck and leathery. Mouth very large &quot;and hanging down 

 as in the foregoing, somewhat like a proboscis. Pectoral and 

 anal fins iruawoidal, dorsal tins nearly triangular, the first larg- 



FROM THE &quot;FISHES OF THE RIVER OHIO.&quot; 



Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine, 1820. 



