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lU'LLKTIN' Ol' THK UNITi:!) STATKS FISH COMMISSION. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPECIES OBTAINED AND TH mfg. 

 RELATION OF THE DIFFERENT RIVER FAUNiE EXAMINED TO EACH OTHKR 



Six of tilt' si\ty-fiv(' specit's ohtaiiiod arc foiiiitl oii both tlic cast ami west sin 

 of the coiitiiiciit, l'(iiitost)'ii.s Jonldiii, Ci»riio)iHH irilliainsoiii, Snlnin iiiiihiss, Catoslniii 

 catostinints, Snirfliinis iiaiiiaiiciisli, l.ota muritUtxn. {h'liiiiiclithifs tliilcis is rcconlcti Tn 

 tlie Pa<'iti(' Slope. 1 ohraiiicd none.) 



Forty-two species were foninl in the \Vinni|)C};- system. Tliey are: 



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Acipi'iisi'i- siiii'io. 

 IrtMliinis piinrtiiliis. 

 Ii'tioliiis ('\ jniiii'llM. 

 ('iir]iio(Ics \ clil'iT. 

 ('MtiiKtiiiiiiis <':itiistiMiiiis. 



CilluslOlllllS cjiisciis. 



(jilo'^tomiis cimimcvsDiii. 

 Miixdstoiiia iiiirroliiiii. 

 Mi)\(i>t(iiiiii MMisiiriiin. 

 I'illii'|ili:ilcs ])l(iinrl:is. 

 Niitnipis jiiriliini. 

 Niptni|iis lii'i('ri)lt>i>is. 

 Nolnipis rt'lii'iihitiis. 



Ncilropis mcy;iilii]iH. 

 Xotrniiis si'((|iit'i'riis. 

 Niitriipisji'jnniis. 

 N(itro|)iH iitlii'rinoiiles. 

 i>liinii'litii\s (liilriN. 

 II\li(>|isi'. stiinMiaiiiis. 

 (oiii'siiis ilissiiiiillH. 

 riiityjroliio jjiMi'ilis. 

 Iliiidoli iiloMoiili'S. 

 Ilioiloii Icinisiis. 

 ( 'iiri'.u;i>iiiis \villi:iiiisoni. 

 Salino iiiykisH. 

 Sahi'liiiiis naiiiiiyi'usli. 

 I'rrcopsis iiiittiitus. 



1,114'iiis liicius. 

 I'\ ^Kstt'iis )iiiii;;if iiiN. 

 KiKMlia iiii'iMiHlMiis. 

 l^tliiMiNtiiiiia ^iinllii'i'i. 

 KtlHMisioina as)ir<i. 

 I'.tlirostoiiia iii<;i'iiiii. 

 MtlK'iisliiiiia iiiwii'. 

 Kllii'ostoina i|iia)ip<'lli'. 

 I'crra lla\ csrciiH. 

 Sti/ii>ti'(lii>ii caiiailt'iisc ; 

 Sli/ostfilioii vilri'iiiii. 

 ApliMliiioliis •^riiniiiciis. 

 Coitus (Miycliiis. 

 I.ota Iota iiiaciilosa. 



NOli'opis (li'liridsiis. 



I'-ijrlit of these species were IoiiimI in the SasUarchewan and not in the Ked l;i\ 

 They arc: 



('aliistiiiiius i;ris<Mis. ('(uicsiiis <lissiinilis. lOtlicostmria iowii-. 



N«itnii)is jiii'ilaiii. (Dirijiiniis williaiiisDiii, Cottiis oiiyi'lnis. 

 IJIiiiiiilitliys iliilris. .Saliiu) iiiykiss. 



Sixteen s])ecies were taken in the Ifcd Ifiverof the North and iM»t in the SasUn; 



cwan. Many of these will probably be fonnd in the Saskatchewan when its In 

 waters are exaniined : 



Xiitroi)is (Icliiiosus. FJlicdstoiiia aspn). 



Niitiopis iii(>,i;al"pM. I'.tluMistoiiia iiiiiniin. 



Ilylioiisis stdrt'iiaiiiis. I'tlicostoina (|iiappi>ll<'. 



I'yitosii'iis piiiiLjitiiis. I'crca lla\ t'sccns. 



Ililu'iistoiiia u;iiiiili<M'i. Ai)lii(liiu)l lis •iTiiniiiciis. 



Aciprnsir stiuin. 

 Ictiiiliiis ( ypriiiclla. 

 MoxostoMia aiii'cohiin. 

 Mnviistoiiia aiiisiinini. 

 NotiKpis lii'ii'iiiUpis. 

 Notropis rctiiulatiis. 



riic seventeen species taken in the Missouri are a ; follows: 



Niptn)i>is allicrimiidc-i. 

 Ixliiiiii'lithys iliilcis. 

 Coiicsiiis (lissiiiiilis. 

 I'latyjiiibii) u;iaiilis. 

 lliodoii alnsdidcs. 

 ( ciriifdiiiis williaiiisoni. 



'I"liymalliis .siii;iiifiT oiitai !■ 

 I'.iit'alia iiicoiistaiis. 

 Sti/(ist<'di(>ii canadt'iisc yi i- 

 ( 'ottiis liairdi puiictiilaiii- 

 I.ota lota inai'iilosa. 



Not urns llavns. 

 Carpiodcs \ clil't'r. 

 Catostoimis ijristMis. 

 ( 'alostomiis coiiinirl'soiii. 

 Miixostoiiia aiii't'oliiiii. 

 Ilyliot;iiatliiis placita. 



Of these. Inir two s\)Vi'h'<. {liliiiiiclitliiis diilcis and I'lntift/ohio t/ntcilix) iWf i 

 both at I'oplar and at <'iai,i;'. 'riiirtceii of the species taken in the Missonri aiei 

 in the Saskatchewan basin. 



The s|>ecicsof the Saskatchewan, with the cxccjition of the new species. li;iv 

 been taken in the ^[ississippi basin. Tlie Saskatchewan basin, therefore, can !■ 

 se])arated from tin- .Mississippi basin by any positive characters. 



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