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474 Fishes of the Ohio 
"ings; mouth semi-circular, elongate ; lower lip trans- . 
verse; nose terminates in a short snout, projecting - 
over the mouth; eyes scarcely discernible ; branchi 
openings seven, arranged in a horizontal sulcation. 
Body sub-cylindricy more compressed laterally be- 
hind the vent; transversely marked, with’ numerous 
curved sulcations “tere the whole extent of the 
body. 
Dorsal fin commences narrow, over the middle of 
the-body, expands to its greatest width over the vent, 
then declines towards the posterior. extremity, but is 
continuous around the tip of the tail, again expand- 
ing as it approaches the vent, and is widest one. 
third of the distance from that orifice. By this 'ar- 
rangement the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins are united 
in one continuous extension. 
"Color. The back and sides are uniformly. of a a 
light olive, or sometimes a leaden hue; the. belly 
and throat of a yellowish white; the fins pale and 
diaphanous. Irregular series of dark brown dots are 
imprinted on the whole length of the sides of the. — 
body and more faintly above the branchial openings. 
Length 4 or 5inches. Breadth at the bauen 
ment of the dorsal fin 8 of an inch. : 
Hab. Mahoning and Scioto rivers. 
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— Observations. I first obtained half a dozen s 
; P o a pit sunk in the bank of the Mahoning. 
r river, for the purpose of erecting an abutment to à. 
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bridge. At the same time were taken several of the "o 
Tm Menopoma and Menobranchus. Subsequently, my pt 
T es ~ friend Joseph Sullivant, Esq. , of Columbus, head fur- d 
