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Catastomus arssopus Jordan. Kern River Sucker. 



This is a small sucker, about thirteen inches long. Very little is 

 known about it as yet. 



Catostomus rex R. Eigenmann. 



This sucker, reaching a length of three feet, is abundant in Tule Lake, 

 and ascends the Lost River. 



A specimen has lately been procured for the Academy of Sciences, 

 through the kindness of Mr. Woodbury, of the Fish Commission. 



Catostomus occidentalis Ayers. 



This is the common Sacramento sucker, or " the sucker " of the San 

 Francisco market. It is abundant in the whole Sacramento Valley, and 

 descends some distance into tide water. I have taken it at Mare Island. 

 It is not greatly esteemed as food. 



Catostomus tahoensis Gill and Jordan. Tahoe Sucker; Red-sided Sucker 



Black Sucker. 



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This sucker is found in the Truckee Basin. It ascends the rivers and 

 rivulets tributary to Lakes Tahoe and Donner in June to deposit its 

 spawn. The very young of this species are quite black; the half grown 

 have a bright red stripe along the sides. In the early part of June these 

 half grown ascend the small rivulets in such abundance that the Indians 

 and others catch large quantities by placing a sack across one of the 

 streams and then driving them down. The larger ones have the red 

 lateral stripe less conspicuous than the half grown. They ascend the 

 rivers at the time the young ones ascend the rivulets. In June none were 

 seen in Lake Tahoe, and but few were being taken in Donner Lake. A 

 feAV were taken in the Fish Commission's traps in June, and great quan- 

 tities were seen in Donner Creek, especially in all deep holes. 



Chasmistes brevirostris Cope. 



This is a small sucker, reaching the length of sixteen inches. It is 

 abundant in Klamath Lake, but does not ascend Williamson's River in 

 spring. 



Chasmistes luxatus Cope. 



This sucker is also found in Klamath Lake, but reaches a much larger 

 size, nearly three feet. " It ascends the streams in thousands in the 

 spring, and is taken and dried in great numbers by the Klamath and 

 Modoc Indians." 



CYPRiNiDiE. The Carps or Minnows. 



The American members of this family are mostly small, bony fishes, 

 not fit for food. In the waters of the western slopes some of them 

 attain a large size, however, the Sacramento pike reaching a length of 

 five feet. They are usually very abundant where they are found at all, 

 and form an important item of the food of larger fishes. The most 

 important member of the family is the German carp, a native of Central 



