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Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque).  Quil/hack; ** Carp.”’ 
Not rare at Louisville, where it is called ‘‘ carp.’’ 
Catostomus commersonii (Lacépéde). Common Sucker. 
At Montgomery this sucker was seen salted in brine in kegs of about 100 pounds 
each. They had been received from Charleston, W. Va., where they presumably 
had been put up. They had been billed to the dealer at Montgomery as ‘‘ white- 
fish,’’ and were sold by himunder that name at 2 for 5 cents. In the same keg were 
seen a few common redhorse (Moxostoma aureolum) and one-toothed herring (/Tiodon 
alosoides). They are said to sell fairly well and there is no good reason why these 
coarser fish might not be utilized extensively in this way. 
This sucker is common throughout the Ohio basin, but was not seen by me at 
Louisville. 
Moxostoma aureolum (Le Sueur). Common Redhorse. 
A few examples of this fish were seen at Montgomery in a keg of pickled common 
sucker ( Catostomus commersonii). It isnot uncommon at Louisville, where a number 
of specimens were seen. 
Cyprinus carpio Linneus. German Carp. 
The German carp has become well established in the Ohio River and considerable 
numbers are caught each year. Though a much maligned fish, the carp has come to 
be one of the most important fresh-water food-fishes of the Mississippi Valley. In 
the Illinois River it is of greater value to the fishermen than all other species com- 
bined; and instead of destroying the black bass, as many anglers and others would 
have us believe, the black bass have actually increased along with the carp in that 
river. 
Anguilla chrysypa Rafinesque. ‘‘ Hel’’; Common Eel. 
The eel is not uncommon, at least as far up as Montgomery, where I saw one taken 
on a hook at the lock. It occurs at Louisville, but no specimens were seen during 
my visit. 
Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque). Yoothed Herring. 
One exainple was seen in a keg of pickled suckers in a grocery at Montgomery, 
where they were all sold as ‘‘ white-fish,’’ at two for 5 cents. 
This species was seen at Louisville, where it was not common. It is classed among 
the ‘‘small fish’’ for which the fishermen receive 2 cents a pound. 
Dorosoma cepedianum (Le Sueur). Hickory Shad; Gizzard Shad. 
An abundant fish in the Ohio Valley, of little or no value asfood. Several seen at 
Louisville. 
Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill). ‘‘ Salmon”; ‘White Salinon”’; Wall-eyed Pike. 
This valuable species seems to be rather uncommon in the Ohio and its larger 
tributaries. At Montgomery it is said to be their best game fish, and is caught by 
trolling with an artificial minnow. It is said to reach a weight of 18 pounds in the 
Kanawha. No examples were seen either there or at Louisville. 
Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque. “White Perch’’; ‘Yellow Perch’’; Fresh- 
water Drum. 
This large, coarse fish seems to be quite common in all the larger streams of the 
Ohio basin. I saw it caught on a hook at Lock No. 2 just below Montgomery. A 
good many are caught in seines at the Falls of the Ohio, where it brings the fisher- 
men 4 cents a pound. About a dozen were examined May 16, the largest of which 
weighed about 5 pounds. The next day one of 13 pounds was caught. This fish is 
highly prized and meets with a ready sale. 
