[91] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 477 



CATOSTOMITLE. 



Genus ICTIOBUS Eafinesque. 



Subgenus Ictiobus Eafinesque. 



90. Ictiobus bubalus (Eaf.) Agassiz. Eed-mouth Buffalo- 



fish. 



Mississippi Valley; generally abundant in the larger 



streams (Jordan & Gilbert). 

 This is a species which attains to a very large size — 3 



feet in length — and sometimes weighs as much as 30 



pounds. 

 8676. Mississippi Valley, United States. 



91. Bubali€lifl&y§ urns Agassiz. Big-mouthed Buffalo; 



Buffalo Carp. 



Mississippi Valley, in the larger streams (Jordan & Gil- 

 bert). 



This species, also, reaches a large size ; an individual 

 from Madison, Indiana, which has been identified 

 with at weighed 4J pounds; a cast of this fish is 

 shown. 

 24741. Montgomery, Alabama, February, 1880. Col. M. McDonald. 



Subgenus Carpiodes Eafinesque. 



93. Carpiodes cyprinus (Le S.) Agassiz. Long-finned Chub 



Sucker; Silver Carp Sucker ; American Carp. 

 Eastern United States from New York to Alabama, east 



of the Alleghanies. 

 This is a handsome and readily salable fish, although 



its quality is inferior. 



32552. Havre de Grace, Maryland, June 9, 1882. Dr. T. H. Bean. 



Genus CYCLEPTUS Eafinesque. 



98. Cycleptus elongatus (Le Sueur) Agassiz. Black-horse; 

 Gourd-seed Sucker; Missouri Sucker; Suck- 

 erel. 

 Alleghany Eiver (Cope) ; Mississippi Valley. 

 The Black Horse reaches a length of 30 inches ; it is 

 one of the most interesting of all the suckers, and is 

 rare in most collections, 

 8673. Ohio River, 



