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98 Fishes of the Ohio 
which are of a faint blue, that fades into silvery White on the 
abdomen. 
J Length from three to five inches, 
Hab. Mahoning River. . RI 
D.8;.C. 99; d. 8; P. 12. d 
5. DOeesitli. The ted and dorsal fins were not red in 
-specimens I examined, as they are described to be, by - 
Rafine and the anal fin contained 8 rays, instead of 7, the i 
~ number. le. mentions, still I have no doubt we both had the . 
* due species in view. It can hardly be mistaken for aapi 
T otherpunless it is the Luxilus compressus. The colorgof the - 1 
fins, the size of the scales, and fuller form of the body will at | 
& oncé distinguish it. + í 
. * 
» d» oa 3 
1" 9 Cenrraronus. Cuv. 
TE. >? Rise ud Le guod The Black Bass. 
il | ae Maie gs TUS TN laris. ape Ichth. NER 30, 31. 
i 
3 d Raf. Ichthyol. Ohiensis, p. 3 
R ES ichla fi 1. Le Sueur. Journ. Mead: font: Sciences, vol. CENE 316. 
e 3 " Kirtland, Report on the Zoology of Ohio, p 
e Ohiensis. fe Sueur. Journ. Acad. Nat t. Sciences, 6 ii. * 218. 
Q ^ - Plate IX. Fig. 1. "ode 
This species has been so well described by Le Sueur, t 
we E substitute his account for our own, 
| Fourteen or fifteen transverse 
upwards than the posterior one. 
* * Description. 
& 
two extremities, 
