6 FISHES OF LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO. 



water mark on the whole coast. The beaches are sandy, but a rod 

 or two out there is usually a line of stones that make seining diffi- 

 cult. Pound nets are set in "strings" from, perhaps, Y^ mile from 

 shore to 3 miles, and it is from these that I have obtained most of 

 my lake fishes. 



It is only necessary to mention one other kind of water, the 

 ponds and bayous left by changes in the courses of the larger 

 streams, where water plants flourish, and some species, such as the 

 mud-minnows and pickerel, find congenial surroundings. 



Camden lake yields "pumpkin seeds " {Lepomis gibbosus), and 

 shiners, (Notemigonus chrysoleucus), though "bull-heads" and 

 "pike" are said to occur also. 



Many of the species make desirable aquarium stock, and are 

 more beautiful and interesting than the common gold fish. Among 

 these are young catfish, especially the channel cats, the red-bellied 

 minnows, the young sunfish, perch and the darters. 



In gathering these notes I have had material assistance from Mr. 

 W. H. Warden, of Lorain, who has not only extended every courtesy 

 to me when I have visited his fish wharves, but has kindly saved 

 many valuable specimens from his pounds. Prof. S. E. Meek ex- 

 amined and verified my Cyprinidm, and the officers of the U. S. Fish 

 Commission have assisted by the loan of a seine, and in other ways. 

 Col. McDonald has kindly given permission to copy the plates 

 used in this paper from the publications of the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 



These acknowledgements would be incomplete without a refer- 

 ence to the constant encouragement and advice of Prof. A. A. 

 Wright, which has made the completion of the work possible. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



Jord. Man, =?= Jordan's Manual of the Vertebrates of the Northern United 

 States. Fifth edition, 1888. 



O. St. Surv. = Report on the Fishes of Ohio in Vol. IV. of the Geological 

 Survey of Ohio. 



In the plates, the line below each figure represents an inch in length, on the 

 scale to which the fish is drawn. 



