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belly and Unxor fins rosy. The spccinicns (Icsciibcd. no. !>2(i', 

 V. S. National Mnsonm, arc from 5| to (>{ inches lonjj;. 



The fallfish or dace is one of the largest of the minnow family 

 in New York, reaching a length of IS inches, and it is one of the 

 most beautiful species as well as game in its qualities. As a 

 food fish, however, this is not greatly esteemed. It is extremely 

 common in the Delaware river and its tributaries and moder- 

 ately abundanl in the Sus(iuehanna. The fallfish is found from 

 (Quebec to N'irginia. .Alitchill had it from the Wallkill river and 

 knc^w of its occurrence in the Hudson, near Albany. Kafinesciue 

 recorded it from the Fishkill and other tributaries of the Hud- 

 son. De Kay knew it from Lake Champlain and from New York 

 harbor. Evermann and Bean collected it in Scioto creek,, at 

 Ooopersville, and in Saranac river, at Plattsburg, in July 1804; 

 also in Racquette river, at Norfolk, and the St Lawrence river, 3 

 miles below Ogdensburg. in the sanu' month. 



In the Laivc Ontario basin the U. S. Fish Oomniission parties 

 found it at Sacket Harboi-. Centerville, AYatertown, Oswego. 

 Webster, Charlotte, Belleville, Henderson bay, Henderson Har- 

 bor, and Salt brook, near Nine ^lile point. 



- The fallfish delights in rapid, rocky portions of large streams 

 and in the deep channels. On being hooked, it fights desper- 

 ately for a short time, but its resistance is soon overcome. 

 Thoreau describes it as a soft fish wath a taste like brown pajier 

 salted, yet the boy fishermen will continue to covet and admire 

 this handsome and ubiquitous representative of the minnow 

 family. A colored plate of the fish, natural size, appears in the 

 3d Annual Report of the Comniissmwrs of Fisherirs, Game ami 

 Foref^t of the mate of Neic York, 1898, facing p. 14(1. There is 

 also a good account of the fish by A. X. Cheney on p. 1244 and 

 245 of the same i-eport. 



70 Semotihis atromaculatus (.Mitcliilli 



Horned liaee: Chub 



Cuvriinis (liroiiKiciilafas :\IiTCinLL. Aiii*^r. Month. Masj. TI. 324, Mar. 1S1K. 



Wallldll river. 

 Leuci.'^rus atromaniUiiiix Dk Kav. X. V. I'aiuia. I-^islics, 21o. pi. :{2. li- 102. 



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