CYPRINID^. 57 



An elegant and graceful species, common and widely distrib- 

 uted, found in all larger streams, usually on gravelly or sandy 

 bottom, and in lakes under the same conditions. Recorded for 

 the state by Kirtland as Minnilus dinemus. " Exceedingly com- 

 mon in Lake Erie, and throughout the state one of the most 

 abundant of minnows," Jordan (Ohio Rept.); Hamilton County, 

 ''common in Clough creek," Henshall, 1888; Lorain County, 

 " very abundant at times," McCormick, 1892 ; Maumee river at 

 Cecil, Grand Rapids and Toledo, St. Joseph river at Edgerton, 

 Tiffin river at Brunersburg, Auglaize river at Wapakoneta and 

 Cloverdale, " not common at any of these places," Kirsch, 1893 ; 

 Eranklin County, common in all of the larger streams, William- 

 son and Osburn, 1897 ; Knox County, "abundant in Big Jello- 

 way creek," Parker, Williamson and Osburn, 1898 ; Ohio river 

 at Ironton, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie at Sandusky, Ashtabula 

 creek, Wabash river at Celina, Stillwater creek at Dayton, North 

 Fork of L4 eking river at Newark, R. C. Osburn, 1899 ; Cuyahoga 

 river at Hawkins, Grand river at Painesville, Chagrin river at 

 Willoughby, Wheeling creek at Bridgeport, Ohio river and 

 McMahon creek at Bellaire, Licking reservoir, R. C. Osburn, 

 1900. 



Notropis arge (Cope). 



Head 4^; depth 6; eye 234^ to 3. D. 8; A. 11; scales 5-39-3. Close to 

 JV. atherinoides, but the eye very large, longer than snout; lateral line 

 nearly straight, head large, the snout not very blunt; mouth large, chin pro- 

 jecting. Color pale-greenish olive; a dark vertebral line; belly and sides 

 pale; a broad, silver}' lateral band bounded by a dark line. Length $% 

 inches. "Apparently varying into N. atherinoides, hence of doubtful 

 validity." 



This species has been taken at such points in the state as to 

 indicate a wide distribution, but it is not generally common. 

 Hamilton County, "common in east fork of Mill creek," Hen- 

 shall, 1888 ; Lorain County, " in company with N. atherinoides, 

 "but not nearly as common," McCormick, 1892 ; Maumee river 

 at Grand Rapids, St. Joseph river at Edgerton, Tiffin river at 

 Brunersburg, scarce, Kirsch, 1893- ; Cuyahoga river at Hawkins, 

 rare, R. C. Osburn, June 25, 1900. 



