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of photographs taken under water. These habits are very similar in many respects to 

 those of the common chub. The upright position assumed by the female in spawning 

 indicates that the common chub in the position described by Atkins was during the 

 act of spawning, although nothing was noted regarding the position of the male as 

 described by Reighard. 



The blackspot chub, while comparatively numerous in the smaller ponds and some 

 of the streams, seems to be rather scarce in the lakes so far as collections indicate. On 

 October 21, 1904, one was caught in a minnow trap at Mountain View Wharf in Oquossoc 

 Lake. This is the only record for the lakes, but during July, August, and Septem- 

 ber numerous specimens were taken at Sluice Dam in Dead Cambridge River and at 

 the dam in Swift Cambridge River. It was particularly abundant in York and Molnich- 

 wock Ponds and in the Swift Cambridge River at Grafton. The two largest specimens 

 secured were byi and 7 inches long, respectively, taken in Molnichwock Brook. 



CHUB MINNOW {Couesiiis plumbeus). 



There seems to be no distinctive common name for this fish other than the above, 

 which was coined to supply the deficiency. The name seems properly applicable, since 

 the fish is a minnow closely related to the common chub. 



This species, a few years ago recorded only from Lake Superior, is now known to 

 be common throughout northern New England and occurs in almost every lake, pond. 



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Fig. 6. — Chub minnow iCouesms plumbeus). 



river, and brook in Maine. Putnam collected it in Metallak Brook and Richardson 

 Lake, and the author got some in Oquossoc Lake in 1904. It was found in both Swift 

 and Dead Cambridge Rivers and in Molnichwock Pond in 1905. 



The chub minnow feeds chiefly upon animal food, as insects, etc. It also eats 

 small fishes. 



Its breeding season in the Rangeley Lakes region was not ascertained, but in some 

 lakes in Maine where it ascends brooks to spawn it does so in May. It was found breeding 

 in the Connecticut Lakes brooks in early July, In breeding season, in some waters at 

 least, the scales of the entire body are margined with a series of fine tubercles or so-called 

 pearly bodies. 



This fish may be readily caught with baited hook and frequently with small fly. It 

 is an excellent live bait. 



