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caudal ; sometimes with a dark lateral band; fins plain. D. 8, 

 A. 8. Scales 5-39-4. Length 10 inches. 



North and east, south to Georgia. Seldom found in smaller 

 streams. Abbott records it from central New Jersey. 



Notropis procne {Cope). 



Hypsilepsis procne Cope. 



Body elongate, slender, back slightly elevated at dorsal fin; 

 tail long ; snout blunt ; mouth inferior, small ; lateral line 

 complete ; eye large, longitudinally oval ; 13 scales in front of 

 dorsal ; caudal deeply furcate ; olivaceous, a dark lateral band 

 on sides overlaid with plumbeous; a blackish line along base of 

 anal. D. I. 8, A. I, 7. Scales 5-32-3. Length scarcely more 

 than two inches. 



Western New York to Maryland. 



This little fish is very plentiful in the small brooks directly 

 running into tidewater. It appears to approach the sea more 

 closely than any other minnow, though it is never found in 

 brackish water. It delights in strong currents, but in captivity 

 lives well in the aquarium, feeding voraciously. It is almost 

 entirely carnivorous. The Palisade Ridge is probably the fur- 

 thest limit of this species towards the east. It is met with in 

 compan} 1 - of the suckers and the roach. 



Notropis analostanus (Gzr.). 



Silver Fin. 



Body sub-elliptical, compressed in the adult ; head short, not 

 very blunt. Mouth small, oblique. Bluish silvery, scales 

 dusky edged, a dark vertebral line, large dorsal blotch which 

 is wanting in the young. A. 8. Scales 5-38-3. Length 4 

 inches. 



Western New York to Virginia, west and south. Abbott 

 mentions it from central New Jersey. 



Notropis cornutus {Mitch.). 

 Shiner ; Dace ; Red Fin. 

 N. megalops Raf. 



Body short, compressed, elongate in young ; head heavy, 

 snout blunt, mouth little oblique, lower jaw included ; eyes 

 moderate ; lateral line decurved ; scales deeper than long. 



