438 AMERICAN FISHES. 
M. aureolus, and is common in the markets. Philadelphia receives a 
large supply from the Susquehanna and the Delaware. It is sometimes 
called the ‘‘ Lake Shad.’’ There are four species of good size in the 
Catawba and other streams of the Southern Alleghanies. The Mullets 
and the Red Horses sometimes grow to the weight of four pounds. 
THE WESTERN RED HORSE. 
The ‘‘ Buffalo-fish,” Budalicthyine,; so called from the bull-like hump 
on the nape, are found mainly in the river channels of the Mississippi 
and its tributaries. They are the largest of the Suckers, reaching a weight 
of fifteen pounds or more. In the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys they form 
a large percentage of the food-fish consumed. They usually bring a better 
price than the smaller Suckers, excepting the Black Horse.. The Buffalo- 
fishes are found by Prof. Forbes to feed on small crustaceans more than 
do the other Suckers, and less on mollusks. 
THE BUFFALO FISH. 
Icthyobus bubalus, is abundant in the larger streams of the Mississippi 
