FISHES OF THE SAVANNAH BASIN. 29 



Genus NOTURUS Mqfinesque. 

 38. NOTURUS INSIGNIS (Richardson) Gill & Jor. 



Xoturus marginal its BAIKD. 



This species is abundant in the rock-pools of Reedy River. It prob- 

 ably occurs in all the Atlantic streams as far north as Pennsylvania. 



ANGUILLHXE. 

 Genus ANGUILLA Thunberg. 



39. ANGUILLA VULGARIS Fleming. 



The common Eel is abundant in all the streams of the Southern States 

 thus far explored. 



LEPIDOSTEIDJE. 



Genus LEPIDOSTEUS Lacepede. 



40. LEPIDOSTEUS OSSEUS (L.) Ag. 



This fish is said to occur in the Saluda, but we obtained no specimens. 



II. WATER-BASIN OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. 



Fifteen species are ascertained to occur in the water-basin of the 

 Savannah. Of these, two species are recorded from specimens in the 

 United States National Museum; one on the authority of Professor 

 Agassiz, the others from our collections in the Tugaloo River and in Toe- 

 coa Creek. None of these species are peculiar to the Savannah Basin. 

 The common Cyprinidcc are all of Tennessee River types ; the others are 

 either species of general distribution, or else are shared with other 

 Southern streams. 



In seining the Tugaloo River, two rather unexpected features were 

 made manifest: first, the very small number of small fishes, both Cypri- 

 nidce and Etheostomatidce inhabiting the river. There seem to be very 

 few species present, and these few are represented by very few individ- 

 uals. Although the islands below the mouth of Panther Creek fr.rnish 

 a most excellent seining-ground, yet our fishing was a series of "Water- 

 hauls". A single draw of the seine in the Saluda or the Etowah would 

 often yield more species and more individuals than were secured in 

 the Tugaloo in a whole day. 



