FISHES OF WEST VIRGINIA. 33 
region. Fish are certainly less abundant here than in the northern part of the state. 
As already noted, no trout were secured from this region, though they were seen in 
some of the streams; the black bass seems to be fairly well established, but is no- 
where in abundance. Eels were seen, but not taken; they were also seen in the 
northern part of the state in both the Potomac and Ohio basins. It is interesting 
to note with what persistency the eel pushes its way up from the deep-sea water— 
for eels spawn only in the sea—to the very headwaters of these streams, many hun- 
dreds of miles from the Gulf of Mexico or Chesapeake Bay, where they must have 
been hatched. 
All the fish taken in the southern part of the state were from streams belonging 
to the Ohio basin. In the northern part they were taken from both the Ohio and 
Potomac basins. In the Potomac basin 14 species were found, while 46 were found 
in the Ohio. Two species, Exoglossum mazillingua and Lepomis auritus, were 
found in the Potomac, but not in the Ohio basin. The German carp has been intro- 
duced and seems to be well established in most of the streams visited in both parts 
of the state. 
ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES COLLECTED IN THE OHIO BASIN. 
Family LEPISOSTEID. 
1. Lepisosteus osseus (Linneus). Long-nosed Gar. 
One specimen, 13.5 inches long, from Ten-mile Creek, at Lumberport. 
Family SILURIDA. 
2. Ictalurus punctatus (Nelson). White Cat; Channel Cat. 
Ten-mile Creek, at Lumberport; Deckers Creek. above Morgantown; Greenbrier River, 8 miles 
above Hinton; Bluestone River, just above its mouth; Guyandotte River, at Baileysville. 
3. Schilbeodes exilis (Nelson). : 
One specimen, 3.5 inches long, from Guyandotte River. 
Family CATOSTOMIDA. 
4. Catostomus catostomus (Forster). Red Sucker. 
Harrington Creek; Right Fork of Middle Fork of Valley River, at Queens. The discovery of this 
species in this region is very interesting, extending the recorded range farther south and into a region 
where the fish was supposed not to exist. 
5. Catostomus commersonii (Lacépéde). White Sucker. 
Cheat River, at Raines; Deckers Creek, above Morgantown; Dry Fork, at Harman; West Fork of 
Glady; Left-hand Fork of Middle Fork of Valley River, at Cassiday; Sand Run, 2 miles above Buck- 
hannon; Right Fork of Middle Fork of Valley River, at Queens: Trubies Run, 7 miles above Buck- 
hannon; Valley River, at Mingo; Bluestone River, at Abbs Valley, and at mouth of Delashmut Creek; 
Brush Creek, near Princeton; Delashmut Creek, at Kegley; East River, at Ingleside; Horsepen Creek, 
near Horsepen, Va.; Clear Fork, at Rocky Gap, Va.; War Creek, near Peeryville; Gandy Creek, at 
Osceola; Glady Fork, at Seneca Route Crossing. 
6. Catostomus nigricans Le Sueur. Hog Sucker. 
Cheat River at Cheatbridge, Ises Ferry, and Raines; Childers Run, 3 miles north of Buckhannon; 
Doughertys Run, near Albright; Deckers Creek, above Morgantown; Dry Fork, at Harman; Elk Creek, 
at Quiet Dell; West Fork of Glady; Glady Fork, at Seneca Route Crossing; Kings Run, between Beverly 
and Elkins; Left-hand Fork of Middle Fork of Valley River, at Cassiday; Muddy Creek, near Albright; 
Red Creek, at Junction with the Dry Fork of the Cheat River; Right-hand Fork at Queens; Shavers 
Fork of Cheat; Stonecoal Creek, between Buckhannon and Weston; Ten-mile Creek, at Lumberport; 
