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48. XOTROPIS MICROPTERYX (Cope) Jor. 

 From tributaries of the Holston and Clinch. 



49. XOTROPIS PHOTOGENIS (Cope) Jor. 

 (Squalius photogenis Cope; Pliotogenis Icucops Cope.) 



Abundant in the French Broad River. 



50. XOTROPIS TELESCOPUS (Cope) Jor. 



Holston and French Broad Elvers (Cope). Also abundant in Elk 

 River. If our specimens are correctly identified, this is a true Notropis. 

 We find it not easily distinguishable from N. photogenis. 



51. NOTROPIS LIRUS Jordan. 



This little species abounds in both the Elk and the Chickainauga. 

 Genus HEMITREMIA Cope. 

 52. HE:MITREMIA VITTATA Cope. 

 Described from the Holston River near Knoxville. 



Genus CHROSOMUS Raftnesqiie. 

 53. CHROSOMUS ERYTHROGASTER Raf. 



Recorded by Professor Agassiz from Huntsville, Ala. We have seen 

 no specimens from the Tennessee River. 



Genus PHOXINUS Eafinesque. 

 54. PnoxiNUS FLAMMEUS Jordan & Gilbert. 



Jordan, Man. Vert, E. U. S. ed. 2d, p. 303. 



A very distinct species, resembling " Gila" margarita (Cope). but with 

 the short lateral line of P. neogceus Cope. 



Body stout, rather more slender and more compressed than in P. 

 neogceus, the form being nearly that of G. margarita. Depth 4 in length, 

 about equal to the length of the head. 



Head short and deep, smaller than in neogceus, the upper outline 

 rounded, the muzzle quite blunt and rather short. Eye rather large, 

 3J in head, longer than snout. Mouth small, oblique, the lower jaw 

 projecting, the intermaxillary in front on the level of the pupil, and the 

 maxillary extending to opposite the front of the orbit. 



Scales much larger than in P. neogceus, but still quite small, in appear- 

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