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482 ^ Pülevf the Oh — 4 
Hab. Bayous of the Cuyahoga, and the Big 
Miami rivers. - arpa ie ae | 
Observation. The number of rays in the differ- - 5 
ent fins varies with age; but whether they become 
uniform in old specimens, I have not had sufficient, 
opportunity to determine. I made the annexed | 
drawing from one eight inches in length, obtained in ^ 
the Cincinnati market, and the rays were countet 
with accuracy. — 
In my “Report on the Zoology of Ohi ie 
cluded it under the name Cichla Storeria, sup D sing 
it to be an undescribed species. Dr- Storer has since 
informed me that Cuvier had previously described it 
in the third volume of his “ Histoire Naturelle des 
Poissons," from specimens taken by Le Sueur in the 
River Wabash, and sent to him under the name 9 
Cantharus nigro-maculatus. It was supposed, at 
the time it was described, to be identical with the - 
Labrus sparoides, Lacépède; and, consequently, in 
the volume referred to, it is called Centrarchus spa- 
roides. Subsequently, Valenciennes, in the seven ; 
volume of the * Histoire Naturelle des Poissons,” 
applied the specific name of hexacanthus. cami 
This species is esteemed as a valuable pan-fish by 
epicures. It is known in the market of Ci innatt 
by the name of the Bank Lick Bass, being taken In 
the Bank Liek ran, five miles from the city in the 
State of Kentucky. At Cleveland, it is —— 
Grass Bass from the cireumstance that it usually 
harbours among the weeds and grass that spring UP 
in the shoal waters of the old channel of the Cuya 
hoga river. In other places it is called Rock Bass. 
It bites readily at a baited hook. 
