352 GAME FISH OF NORTH AMERICA. 



Sucker, of the Mormons. — Panfosteiis fiatyrkynckus. Cope. 



Specific characters. — Body elongate ; head short and wide, 

 entering total length five and three-quarter times ; scales larger in 

 caudal than near head ; dorsal fin nearer muzzle than base of cau- 

 dal. Color. Blackish above, yellowish below. Habitat. Provo 

 River, Utah. Taken with bait of pork ; also in net. 



Yarrow's Sucker. — Paniosteus Jarrovii. Cope. 



Specific characters. — Body not so elongate as preceding ; head 

 enters total length about five times. Dorsal fin intermediate. 

 Color. Above, light brown with narrow dusky spots and clouds ; 

 a narrow light abdominal band. Chin and fins red. Habitat. 

 Colorado, New Mexico. This specimen is the prevalent catos- 

 tonioid of the Rio Grande Basin. I do not know if it will take 

 the hook. 



Utah Lake Sucker. — Catostomus fecundus. Cope and Yarrow. 



Specific characters. — Body thick ; head enters total length five 

 times ; diameter of eye enters length of side of head six times ; 

 dorsal fin nearer end of muzzle than insertia of caudal, scales 

 largest near caudal. Color. Brownish black above, yellowish 

 beneath. Habitat. Lake Utah, Utah. Is generally fished for 

 with nets but will occasionally take the hook. 



Catostomus guz»ianiensi, Girard. 



Has also been taken in Utah Lake, but it is not well known. 



Horned Chub. ]&rk&x. —Ceratichthys bigtittatiis. Kirt. 



specific characters. — Head enters length four times ; depth 

 about the same. Scales large. Fin formulse : D. i, 8 ; A. i, 7. 

 Color. Bluish olive ; fins light orange. Bites readily at any bait. 

 This fish was discovered in 1872 by Dr. Yarrow and Mr. Hen- 

 shaw in a small creek near Harmony, Utah. It is the common 

 eastern horned chub, which is widely distributed from Pennsyl- 

 vania to Utah. It may be found elsewhere further westward. 



A species of chub is found in Lake Utah of which the scien- 

 tific name is in doubt, consequently it is passed over with the re- 



