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fish were taken in June, July and August and were rather com- 

 mon in most places. 



Evermann and Bean took one example in the St Lawrence 

 river, 3 miles below Ogdensburg, July 17, 1894; tliey secured 

 eight specimens in the Saranac, at Plattsburg, July 28, 1894. 

 According to Dr Meek it is common near Ithaca in all streams 

 above and below the falls ; but was not found by him near Mon- 

 tezuma. Mitchill described the fish from fresh-water brooks of 

 New York containing trout, chiefly from the Wallkill, where 

 Eafinesque also knew of its occurrence. De Kay states its hab- 

 itat to be clear, fresh-water streams and rivulets of New York 

 and adjoining states. Eugene Smith found it associated with 

 darters, blobs and small minnows in the vicinity of New York 

 city. 



This fish prefers clear small brooks. Swift and active in its 

 movements and beautiful in colors, it is one of the most inter- 

 esting inhabitants of the waters in which it lives. In the aqua- 

 rium Eugene Smith observed it to eat voraciously of animal 

 food and to be more hardy than any other minnow. 



Genus hybopsis Agassiz 



Body robust, or variously elongate; mouth terminal or in- 

 ferior, with lips thin or somewhat fleshy, a conspicuous barbel 

 always present and terminal on the maxillary; a second barbel 

 sometimes present on each side; premaxillaries protractile. 

 Teeth 4-4, or 1, 4-4, 1, or 0; hooked, the grinding surface narrow 

 or obsolete. Scales usually rather large; lateral line continu- 

 ous. Dorsal inserted over, in front of, or slightly behind ven- 

 trals; anal basis short. Males usually with nuptial tubercles, 

 and sometimes flushed with red. A large and varied group, 

 closely allied to N o t r o p i s, from which it differs chiefly* in 

 the presence of the small maxillary barbel. (After Jordan and 

 Evermann) , 



