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went out during a flood, found their way to Eddy pond between 

 which and the site of the dam there are no falls. 



27. Notropis cornutus (Mitchill). Red fin. 

 Abundant throughout the basin. 



28. Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque. Rosy minnow. 



Rare. Meek took one specimen in Sixmile Creek and a few at 

 Montezuma. Two specimens were taken near the mouth of Fall 

 Creek November 23, 1906, and another at the Needham Biological 

 Station April 25, 1908. 



29. Notropis umbratilis lythrurus Jordan. Blood-tailed minnow. 

 Meek records one specimen taken from a small stream near the 



Montezuma dry dock. 



30. Rhinichthys atronasus (Mitchill). Black-nosed dace. 

 Common in the southern portion of the basin and as far north 



as Ludlowville. At present there is no evidence of its occurrence 

 at the north end of the lake. It is found both above and below falls. 



31. Hybopsis kentuckiensis (Rafinesque). Horny head. 



The only record we have of this species is that of Meek : " A 

 few specimens taken from Montezuma only." 



32. Exoglossum maxillingua (Le Sueur). Cut-lip minnow. 

 Common. Found in all streams below falls in clear water. 



33. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus. Carp (introduced). 



Abundant in the lake and in a few of the streams. This species 

 was first noticed in the lake about 1889. Four or five years prior to 

 this date three different persons had constructed ponds and stocked 

 them with carp. One was at Newfield in a tributary to the inlet, a 

 second was in a small tributary to Fall Creek six or seven miles from 

 the lake and a third was at Ludlowville in a tributary of Salmon 

 Creek. In 1888 all three of these ponds gave way during a heavy 

 flood and in the following year carp began to be in evidence in the 

 lake and have increased rapidly to the present time. 



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