GOLDEN SHINER. 867 



moderate; lateral line mnch deonrved, coDtinnoas; doraal fin much behind ventrala; 

 anal basis moderately elongate; the rays 10 to 18; species of large size, all American, 

 closely related to the Enropean genns Abramis, from which they differ in the shorter 

 anal, Abramit having from 25 to 45 rays in that tin. 



87. NoTEMiGCNUs-CHRYsoLEDcus (Mitchill) Jordan. 

 Oelden Shiner. 



Cyprinus chryaoleHcus, Mitchill, Rept. Fishes N. Y., 1814, 23; Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc., 



i, 1815, 459. 

 Rutilus chrysoUuotti, ExFiNESQUK, loh. Oh,, 1820, 48. 



Cyprirma (Leudsaia) ohrysoleucut, Bichardson, Fanna Bor.-Am., iii, 1837, 122. 

 Leuci6eu8 chryaoleueus, Storbr Rept. Fishes Mass., 1839, 88, — Thqmpson, Hist Vermont, 



1842, 13B.— KiRTLAND, Best. Journ. Nat. Hist., iv, 1843, 305. 

 N«iemigonus ckrytolmoue, Jordan, Ball. U. S Mus., i, 1877, 65; Man. Vert., 2d Ed., 1878, 



301. 

 Notemigonm auratuB, Rafinesque, Ich: Oh., 1820, 40. 

 Abramis vtreicalor, DeKay, Fishes N. Y., 1842, 191. 

 Leuciscue versicolor, Storbr, Syn., 1846, 415,. 

 Slilbe versicolor, AGAbsiz, Am. Jonm. 8ci. Aria, 1854, 359. 

 LeuciicKS obeeus, Storbr, P^oo. Bost. Soo. Nat. Hiat., July, 1865, p. — ; Synopsis, 1846, 



418. 

 Siilbe ebesa, Agassiz, Am. Jonm. Sci. Arts, 1854, 359. 

 Luxilns obetus, Gikard, Pioc. Phil. Acad. Sci., 1856, 203. 

 Leuoiscus amerUsanus, Storbr, 1846, 408. (Not of Lincseus.) 

 Leueosomus americanus, Girard, Storer's Fishes Mass., 1853, 283, 

 ImxHhs americanus, Girard, Proo. Phil. Acad. Soi., 1856, 203. 

 Plargyrut americanus, Putnam, Bull. M. C. Z., 1863, 7. 



Stilbius americanus. Gill, Can. Nat., Aug , 1865, 18.— Jordan, Ind. Geol. Snrv., 1674, 224. 

 Siilbe americana, Copb, Gyp. Penn., 1866, 389.— Abbott, Am. Nat., lS70, 14.— Goodb, 



Bull. U. S. Museum, ti, 1876, 64, — Uhlbr and LXJggkr, Fishes of Maryland, 1876, 



145. 

 Abramis americanus, Gunther, Cat. Fishes, vii, 1863, 305. 



Xotemigonus americanus, Jordan and Copeland, Check List, 1876, 155.— J^ordan, Ann. 

 N. Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., 1877, 344, Bull. Butf. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1876, 93 ; Man. Vert., 

 1876, 291.— Nblson, Bnll. Ills. Mus., 1876, 48. 

 Luxilus seco, Girard, Proo. Phil. Acad. Soi., 1856, 203 ; Pac. R. E. Snrv., 1858, 281. 

 Notemigonua seco, Jordan and Copkland, Check List, 1876, 155. — Jordan, Ann. N. T. 



Ljo, 1817, 3C5. 

 Description,. — Body moderately elongate, strongly compressed; head short, suhconic, 

 comprebsed, the top of the head convex, the profile of the head continuous with that of 

 the back ; mouth small, oblique, the upper lip on the level with the upper part of the 

 pupil, the maxillary not reaching the front of the eye ; eye moderate, abont fonr in 

 head ; fins medium ; color clear greenish above ; sides silvery with bright golden reflec- 

 tions ; fins yellowish, the tips of the lower fins sometimes orange in spring males ; head 

 4i ; depth 3 ; D. 8 ; A. 12-14 ; scales 12-51-3 ; teeth 5-5. Length 12 inches. 



