78 THE FISHES OF OHIO. 



Franklin County, Scioto river, Olentangy river, Big Walnut 

 creek, Big Darby creek, abundant, Williamson and Osburn, 1897; 

 Ohio river at Ironton, Huron river at Milan, Wabash river at 

 Celina, North Fork of Licking river at Newark, R. C. Osburn, 

 1899; Ohio river at Bellaire, Chippewa lake, R. C. Osburn, 1900. 

 It is worthy of note that in Chippewa lake, which drains into the 

 Ohio river system, this species was found exceedingly abundant, 

 but none of the next species, P. sparoides, were taken, while in 

 Summit lake, with very similar surroundings, but draining into- 

 Lake Erie, only P. sparoides was taken. These lakes are but a 

 short distance apart, the former being near Medina, the latter at 

 Akron. 



Pomoxis sparoides (Lacepede). Calico Bass ; Grass Bass ; 

 Lake Erie Bass ; Crappie ; Bachelor. 



Head 3; depth 2. D. VII or VIII, 15; A. VI, 17 or t8; scales 7-44-12. 

 Body less elongate than in P. annularis; the profile less sinuate, the region 

 over the eye not being so much depressed. Fins very high, anal higher 

 than dorsal, its height 4 or 5 times in length of body. Color silvery olive, 

 mottled with olive green or dark, the markings not tending to vertical bars, 

 but to small, irregular groups and covering the whole body. Anal fin 

 heavily marked like the other vertical fins, with dark olive markings; a 

 dusky opercular spot. Length 12 inches. 



Not so common as the preceding, but widely distributed, and 

 occurring throughout the state; perhaps not ascending streams as 

 far as P. anmdaris. It is said to be more common than P. 

 annularis in the lake drainage, while in the Ohio Valley, P. 

 annularis is the more common. " In the Great Lakes in large 

 numbers. I have seen but few from the Ohio Valley," Jordan's 

 Report; Hamilton County, "common in Ross lake near Elm- 

 wood," Henshall, 1888; Lorain County, Lake Erie and lower 

 parts of Beaver creek and Black river, McCormick, 1892; Maumee 

 river at Defiance and Grand Rapids; St. Joseph river at Edger- 

 ton, Fish creek at Edgerton, St. Mary's river at St. Mary's and 

 Rockford, Tiffin river at Brunersburg and West Unity, Hoaglin 

 creek near Oakland, Kirsch, 1893; Franklin County, Scioto and 

 Olentangy rivers, not common, Williamson and Osburn, 1897; 

 Ohio river at Ironton, Wabash river at Celina, R. C. Osburn, 

 1899; Summit lake, Ohio river at Bellaire, R. C. Osburn, 1900.- 



