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Hybopsis amblops (Rafinesque). Silver Chub. 



Head 4; depth 4^ to 5; eye 3. D. 8; A. 7 or 8; scales 5-38-4, about 14 

 "before dorsal; teeth 1, 4-4, 1. Body rather slender, little compressed, rather 

 heavy anteriorly. Head large, flattened and broad above; mouth subinferior, 

 horizontal; barbel evident. Lateral line somewhat decurved. Color above 

 clear translucent green, scales dark-edged; sides with a broad, silvery lateral 

 band, overlying dark pigment, which sometimes appears as a dark lateral 

 band; a dark band through eye around snout. Fins all plain. Length 

 about 3 inches. 



Common or abundant throughout the state, found in nearly 

 all streams, but not taken in lakes. Recorded by Kirtland. 

 Given by Jordan as abundant in tributaries of the Ohio ; Hamil- 

 ton County, "common in Little Miami river," Henshall, 1888 ; 

 Lorain County, " common in some of the streams," McCormick, 

 1892; Maumee river system, "all the smaller tributaries," 

 Kirsch, 1893 ; Franklin County, common in all but the smallest 

 streams, Williamson and Osburn, 1897 ; Big Jelloway creek, 

 Knox County, abundant, Parker, Williamson and Osburn, 1898 ; 

 Ohio river at Ironton, John's creek at Waterloo, Huron river at 

 Milan, Ashtabula creek at Ashtabula, Wabash river at Celina, 

 Stillwater and Wolf creeks near Dayton, North Fork of Licking 

 river near Newark, R. C. Osburn, 1899 ; Cu} ? -ahoga river at 

 Hawkins, Grand river at Painesville, Chagrin river at Wil- 

 loughby, Wheeling creek at Bridgeport, Ohio river and McMa- 

 hon's creek at Bellaire, R. C. Osburn, 1900. 



Hybopsis storerianus (Kirtland). 



Head 4^; depth 4; eye 3, equal to snout. D. 8; A. 8; scales 5-42-4. 

 Body elongate, somewhat compressed, the back somewhat elevated. Head 

 short, compressed; preorbital bone large and silvery; mouth horizontal 

 lower jaw included; barbels conspicuous. Lateral line somewhat decurved. 

 Dorsal inserted over ventrals, ventrals not reaching vent, caudal long, deeply 

 forked. The teeth are said to be usually 1, 4-4, o, but all Ohio specimens 

 examined have the teeth 1, 4-4, 1. Translucent greenish above, elsewhere 

 bright silvery, sides with a slight plumbeous lateral band, no caudal spot 

 Length 5 to 10 inches. 



Apparently not well distributed over the state, though occur- 

 ring in both the Lake Erie and the Ohio river drainage. Lake 

 Erie, Kirtland; "abundant in Lake Erie," Jordan; Hamilton 



