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in bones, which are sharp and hard, and, altogether, the 

 eating of this fish is not much unlike the mastication of a 

 pincushion. 



CATOSTOMTJS Communis, (Les.) Common sucker. This 

 species abounds in the larger streams. It has a wide geo- 

 graphic range. 



CATOSTOMUS Tuberculatus, (Les.) The horned sucker is 

 said to be found in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Con- 

 necticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. (?) 



CATOSTOMTJS Maculosus, (Les.) This fish is commonly 

 called the "mall head sucker" from its large, angular, and 

 peculiar head. It climbs in the smallest streams high up 

 on the mountain. It is the spotted sucker which lies still 

 and motionless on the bottoms of the streams, clinging closely 

 to the stones. 



CATOSTOMUS Duquesnii, (Les.) White, or Pittsburg 

 sucker. This is a handsome fish, and in the larger rivers 

 grows to a great size. 



CATOSTOMUS Elongatus. Long sucker. This species is 

 commonly called the "winter sucker," and follows the runs 

 to their springs in the mountain. Both the last species 

 have a wide range. 



HYLOMYSON Nigricans. Black sucker. (?) 



STILBE Crysoleucus. New York shiner. There are a 

 number of synonyms for this fish, as Cyprinus crysoleucus, 

 Leuciscus Crysoleucus, Leucomosus Americanus, etc. It is 

 a beautiful little bright silvery fish, sometimes attaining to 

 five inches in length, and looks like a miniature shad. It is 

 in all the streams of Pennsylvania, and has also a wide ex- 

 tralimital range. Said to be " found all over the temperate 

 regions of North America." 



LEUCISCUS Cornutus. The Plargyrus cornutus, red fin 

 horn chub, abounds in all clear streams with trout and other 

 species of the genus. It is a beautiful fish, and easily taken, 

 being voracious, and biting at everything. Length, six to 

 seven inches. 



LEUCISCUS Pulchellus. Roach dace, cousin trout. This 



