CARPIODES BISON. 



'Sdcrognathus cyprinus KIRTLAXD. Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. vol. v, 275. (In 

 not of C. & V.) 



HABITAT. Western streams and lakes (Caynga Lake, New York, to Mississippi 

 River). 



This species is quite abundant in the Ohio Eiver, and I liave seen 

 specimens not evidently distinguishable, from Lake Erie and from other 

 waters tributary to the Great Lakes. Indiscriminately with C. cut-is- 

 ansennuSy it is known to the fishermen as Quillback, Skim back, etc., 

 the lower-finned species being called rather "Carp". Most of the 

 synonymy above quoted includes several species, the true velffcr being 

 first distinguished by Professor Cope. Rafinesque's anisopterus I bring 

 into the synonymy of this species, simply to refer to it somewhere. It 

 is really unidentifiable. Kirtland's SclerognatJms cyprinus refers most to 

 this species, but his figure represents no known fish. The head is too 

 small, and the form, etc., incorrect. 



Specimens in United States Xational Museum. 



There are also several other specimens in the collection, but without 

 locality. 



46. CABPIODES BISOX Agassiz. 



Long-headed, Carp Sucker. 



, 1854 Carpiodes bison AGASSIZ, Am. Journ. Sci. Arts, 356. 



Carpiodes bison AGASSIZ, Am. Journ. Sci. Arts, 190, 1855. 

 Carpiodes bison COPE, Proc. Am. Philos Soc. Phila, 483, 1870. 

 Carpiodes bison JORDAN, Man. Vert. 297, 1876. 

 Carpiodes bison JORDAX & COPELAXD, Check List, 158, 1876. 

 Ichthyolms bison NELSON, Ball. No. 1, Ills. Mus. Nat. Hist. 49, 1876. 

 Carpiodes bison JORDAX & GILBERT, in Klippart's Rept. 53, 1876. 

 Carpiodes bison JORDAX, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. ix, 50, 1877. 

 Carpiodes bison JORDAX, Man. Vert. ed. 2d, 322, 1878. 



HABITAT. Mississippi Valley (Osage River, Agassiz; Mississippi River, Wabash 

 River, Tennessee River, Cope). 



What the fish is to which Professor Agassiz gave the rame " bison " 

 cannot be ascertained from the published descriptions. Professor Cope 

 has described the present species under that name, and we accept the 



