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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
The following table gives lengths, weights, gillrakers, and compara- 
tive measurements of all the specimens of Ohio shad which have been 
critically examined. 
Gillrakers. 
| No. on first No. on first 
arch on 
right side. 
arch on 
left side. 
| EF | 2 
3) = - i) = = = | és Sa ies 
4 ce joe) A | A |] wn = a |Als 
-| —-| = | fessieaes anc 
Ins. | Lbs. | | 
*1089 | Female....) 16 2 45 ||. 868 Vbe5. 408) [2-254 Ve 149/20 
1091 |..... (aenpaee 16 2 15 | 4 15.5 |} 4.3 | 2525:| 1.75 | 15: | 19 
1090 |..... WOmases 16 2.25/4.5 |3.6 | 5.5 | 4.251 2.95!1.7 | 15) 19 
1092 nc. do..... 16 2 455° 1 8-87.) Deb | 423 2238) |) Weve | 15/09 
1619 | Male ...... 15 1.5 | 4.25) 4.4 | 5.33 | 4.33 | 2.18 | 1.87 | 17 | 20 
16235) Sees QOse..: 16 2 4 3.9 |5.5 | 4 | 2 11.8 | 18 | 19 
1620 | Female 16.512.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 12.2 | 18 | 18) 20 
1621 aes do 5: 18 3 4.5 13.6 15.5 | 4 Bele Ween tse es 
j Gaye ee 4.4 |3.6 |5 1:5 | 2 1.83 | 19 | 19 
3 4.5 13.5 | 5 4.3,]2 1.83 | 19 | 20 
Dy) £5 1 BeS bate | Sie lee ee. |W aae aloes 
1.75] 4.5 | 3.8 | 5 3.8 1.87 | 2 Bec ce 
2 l4.4 [4 Heo 4(S. Ge il eel aleOs te anes 
9.25); 4.5 14 5 | 4 ep Ue Hn Es: ane 
9.25 | 4.5 | 8.75.| 5. 4 19 WL Re ee leeee 
| 2.5 12 |3.8 | 5 [pao fkaet Wa fcc leew. 
2.295} 4.4° 13.9 15.5 13.8 | 2 P87 | safewee 
2 4.5 | 3.9 Wee signa hae? WO ee Neal eo 
2 1.4 | 4 | 3.5 | 2 | WeWD4 | caloect 
2.25} 4.4 | 3.8 SeGe.\70 tes Ref} 
2 4,25 | 3.8 13.8 | 2 1 a ee ees 
2 4.25 | 3.9 essen ier faim eee ate 
2 14 | 3.83 Tee fe a ee 
9.95 14.5. | 4 B58 42 Wis: “We. oaleee 
2 4,25 | 4 SiS | Qed IB fe osc ae 
2 4.2 | 3.9 Sx6 Flee | We8! Wesel nose 
2 4595 1/3:8 ee De GTS Wee 
9.5 \4.5 | 3.9 S567), ‘| Gale seas! 
2.25} 4.5 | 3.9 13,8) (2: da) 7b. lee 
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| 
) 
47+26=73 
| 46+25=71 
| 46+26=72 
4% ‘h 
7+26=73 
)+25=71 
49+-26=75 
46+26=72 
45+26=71 
| 434+26=69 
| 454+25=70 
| 46+27=73 
474+25=7 
474-27 =7 
464+27=7% 
44426=7 
45+4+25=7 
45 +26=7 
45+4+28=73 
45427=72 
45427= 
45427=7 
46+29=7 
| 454+26=7 
44426=7 
| 45+25=7 
44+426=7 
| 474+28=7 
| 454-26=7 
| 44427=7 
| 48+27=7 
| 444+26=7 
, 474+28=7 
| 454+25=71 
| 454+26=7 
| 49+25=70 | 
| 45-+-25=70 
3+25=68 
| 464+26=72 
72 
Yr OOO bo 
RFPOnNsorHrACOoOorUN Nt 
46+26=72 
45+26=71 
474 27=74 
46+28=74 
46+28=74 
46+28=74 
49+ 25=74 
47 +4+27=74 
45+ 28=73 
47+28—75 
46+28=74 
45+27=72 
46+4+27=73 
46+27=73 
45+26=71 
46+26=72 
454+26=71 
45+25=—70 
474+27=74 
47424=71 
43+26=69 
45+25=70 
46+25=71 
474+27=74 
46 +25=71 
44+27=71 
44+4-24=68 
444+25=69 
43+23=66 
484 23=71 
47 +27=74 
45+26=71 @ 
45+25=70 
44+ 25=69 
48 +27=75 
45+26=71 
46 +25=71 
48+ 24=72 
* These 10 specimens have been assigned to certain museums as follows: 
No 
No 
. 1089, cotype, to the Field Columbian Museum, on whose records it is No. 3489. 
. 1090, \ecotype, to the American Museum of Natural History, on whose records it is No, 2163. 
No. 1091, cotype, to the Museum of the University of Indiana, where it is No. 9550. 
No. 1092, cotype, to the Museum of Comparative Zoology, where it is No. 28810. 
No. 1619, ecotype, to the U. 8. National Museum, where it is No. 50470. 
cotypes, to the Museum of Leland Stanford Junior University, where they 
Nos. 1620 and 1623, 
are Nos. 12672 and 12673. 
No. 1621, the type, to the U. S. National Museum, where it is No. 50469. | 
Nos. 1622 and 1624, cotypes, are in the U. S. Fish Commission reserve series. 
+ No. 21346, cotype, has beenin the U.S. National Museum since May, 1878. 
During my stay of 4 days at Louisville (May 16 to 19, 1898) the 
number of shad caught was very few. 
fish, that of May 17 was 16, while only 3 were gotten on May 18. 
The catch of May 16 was 19 
At 
this time the roes were quite small, and I think the shad would not have 
spawned before the Ist to the 15th of June. 
The examples received 
