CATALOGUE OF VERTEBEATES. 675 



ERIMYZON, Jord. 



(Hozostoma, Ag.) 



B. Buoetta, Lac. (M. oUongum.) Creekfish. Chub Sucker. Mullet. 



Lateral line wanting; body short and deep; dusky above, 

 brassy on sides and below ; young with bands and bars ; spring 

 males with six tubercles on head ; variable ; fins rarely reddish. 

 Length, 10 inches or less. 



"This species, in a majority of our streams, is the most 

 abundantly represented of any of the family. Although met 

 with in the rivers in summer, they are never so common as in 

 smaller creeks having quiet waters. It is strictly a mud-loving 

 species, and like C. oommersoni, is worthless as an article of food, 

 except during the winter and early spring." 



MINYTRBMA. Jord. 

 M. melanops, Eaf. Spotted Mullet. Striped Sucker. 



Each scale has a black spot, which forms stripes along sides ; 

 adults only show traces of lateral line ; spring males with many 

 small tubercles on head; dorsal fin high, with twelve rays; 

 dusky above, silvery coppery below. Length, 18 inches. 

 Usually confused with preceding. Should be looked for. 



MOXOSTOMA, Raf. 



(Ptyohostomus, Ag.) 



M. macrolepidotuni, Le S. {robustus, oneida, &c.) Eastern Ked Horse. 

 Lake Mullet. White Sucker. Large-scaled Sucker. 



Lateral line complete, scales large, fontanelle present; air- 

 bladder in three parts ; lower lips not deeply cleft ; body com- 

 pressed; dorsal fin thirteen rays; lips plicate; lower fins red; 

 back smoky ; sides reflect brownish and golden. Length, 2 feet. 

 Vermont to South Carolina (and westward as a distinct variety). 



