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lU'M.KlIN OF TIIK irNIlKI* STATUS IISII COMMISSION. 



liiiirL;iii of I'.V'i : tli'|illi III lu'inl L;rtMi.T lliiiii li'iii^tli nf si I |iliii ryi- i(lc|>lli oT lirail less ||i 



Hlliilll pill- cvci; s.mIcs III' lilfil-t tdixlllr. illllMclilill loruillil isrlllcS iit' lilill-t li'y;ll lil I i 



iiiiluH'.iii- 1. ii'ii iinlii'ililiil i; iiiMi'^iii- (»r loun liiii nil well niiiiiclnl, :ill ol llifin slimin il, , 



ill typiril riiliisliimil' iin;iri;ill« iil' I'lWiT lilis ;i)l liioii' illUlli.ir. xilllr nl' tin' ray-- lirilli; loll- 

 tiKIII ollicrsi. |)jst:iliri' III" ll"l "l'sii|iirrili:il\ llill<iill> cum 1 iVdlll lr.lll-'.iT-.i- iiiii li.'il (Midi t " 

 ;is ;;ic,il ;|s ill I lio typiiiil foriii, Siiili iliniTi'iKi'-. wnllhl 111' nillsiili'l I'll nl' II') \ ,i I lie lar |i ii 

 jiosi's III' chissilicil inn in -.iii'iniii-ii- I'l-Kiii ill'' >;iiiii' rixir -> stciii. :iiiiliiiil<'i'il I miii nut iiMi i 

 liliil aiiv tiiii'^ililr ililti'iriii rs liilwirn >pi'riiiii'n> lim iiiin. Iiiiii; ri'iiiii the ( 'nliiiiiliia al I>i'\' 

 sInUr ami tlic linu :il (aluarv iir liic S i\ i 11 (iiriciit. I'lii' hniiiT spt-ciliit'ii liiis llic liarK an 

 Hides i|iiili' (lark, I'l'iiliT-i III' till' .s.ilcs inwaid Ihe lii'lly wliite; lielly inliielv wliiie. A !• li 

 dish hand alnii'.;' the lateral line. I'lie yiiinm iVoiii all Imalities air hiiiltlcil j;ia\ . 



9. Catostoimis grisoiis ^ <iii:iril i. Swil'l t'lurenl. Meiliiiin' Hat, (ijii^. Oiir spi-iiinrii, llli inii 



liiii;i, was taken at S'.vilt (iiriiiil. (andal as Iihil;' as head, I' in the length, h. ll. I'l 

 Sides til veiilral si ill a re il,i fk uiav isli. vai iiiii>ly iiMdlleil. I.nwer sill laces, w hiir. A nniii ' 

 of spi'c iiiK lis Will- taken a! Med Icille Hal, the lali;esl 111) nini. hillU'. These smaller Sjieijin. II 

 can readily he disl iii;;ui>liiil In mi t '. iiihislniniin i>t' the .same si/ e liy i heir iiiiieh larger iik in iL 

 whleli M'ly iiineli reseinl.le-. that nt' I'lnildsttn.i. The jjixvs are jnovided with liiniiy or laii 

 lauiniiiH sheaths, making; tin' lesmililanee In I'liiiliislim still ;;re,ilel'. 



10. Catostomiis macrocheilus (iiranl. siiamniis, Kanilniips. rnialilla. La liiaiide, ( aldwell, :i;i 



Malm I'alis. I s.iw a speeies nl' this j;enii- in linriin I, .ike. lint was iiii.ihle to secure it. I 

 all piidialiility it "as i'. iiiiiiiiiilifilii.i, since this species was (dilaiiied a lew miles laither wi ~' 



at the nil 111 III 1)1' the I 111 I let I'l' this hike. The lai;[j;cst s| i n was oht.iiiied at I, a (iiande.ji 



ineasiiieil :i.s:il mm. It is i|nitc dark to lielnw the laleial line, win-re, rniiii .-i line t'rinii jn. 

 ahiive the upper lip Id till- hi" er part 111' the raii'lal. tin- ciiloi- alinipl l\ clianni-s ti) white. I ! 

 pectorals. Vent laN, iiinl part nl' the anal are dusky, and .i ilii-k\ liar extends upward I'l'nin IL 

 h.'isenrthc pectmal. Ihe hic.il \.iriatii)ii in dnrsal rays is well niarked. .Vsido t'rnin the |h 

 nndivided ravs at the l)ei;i;iiiiim nt' the lin the riiys nw as I'ollows: 



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'I'hese last siiecimcns .-ipprnach Ck I on I a mux miliiis. 



11. Cato.stomiis conimersoni i laici pcde ■. \Vinni|ieL;, West linnnie. (jin'Appelle, Iv'enina, Mnnse .l:i 



Swit'' ( 'iirienl. Maple Creek. Medicine ll.-il. ('.iliiary, I'nplar, \'eiy ahiiiid.-int ever\ w Ic 



Scales, ."i.")-!;:!. 



12. Moxostonia aureoluni -, l.c .•siieiir . W'liinipc.;, W'esi Imni ne. Iirandnii. I'lijilar. l.owcr lins. n 



especially Ihe caudal, n d. I'. II;, in lii-. ."-iieciini-ns L'Hi niiii.. t'lnm Winnipeg;', have the !h 

 "> ill I he length. 



13. Moxostoma ani.siinim i; ilinesiinc. Winnipeg-, r>rinilnn. I'liis species is much los alinini 



;il Winnipeg; I han I he preceilin'^. The -pci iineiis mcisnic I'rniii !Hi tn L'S."» mm. Head, ll'ii 

 1 1. II)', iir I7(. cniintiniv ■ill tin- ray-, .\. ,'-^', . I'ppi r ciiulal In he Iil tie lime i-r than lower ii: 

 lai-eest s|)i-i-inieli. The lar:;i s| speciniell dilieis little rrnin nne oUt.iined at 'I'nlcdn. i 'i 

 Scales, li-)!lt In ll'-i'). Cnlnr liuliter than in the preceiline specie-, nn reil on the Illis. 



14. Hybogiiathus placita 'iiranl. Vlmndanl ,-il rnjilir, Iml not seen elsewhere. 



15. Acroclieihis alutacfiiis Agassi/ vV I'ickcrin;,'. Iniatilla. Caldwell. 



16. Pimephales promelas i;aiiiiesi|ne, Wiiinipc,;. Wesilionrne, r>ranili)n. 1,111'. \p|)elle, Ii'i-l:' 



Swilt ('nrreiii. .Maple ('n-ek. Meilii-inc Hat. \'ery alnindani everywhere, especially -' 

 lii-uiiia and Swill Cnrieiil ; le.isl so at i,iir.\|)i)(!lh;. 



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that till 



