394 REED-WRIGHT— THE VERTEBRATES OF [October i, 



VI. Order PLECTOSPONDYLI. 



6. Family Catostomid^. The Suckers. 



11. Catostomus commersonii (Lacepede). Common white sucker. 

 Abundant throughout the basin both above and below falls. 



12. Catostomus nigricans Le Sueur. Hog sucker. 



There is a specimen in the U. S. National Museum from Cayuga 

 lake. Mr. Richard Rathbun writes : " The specimen is among the 

 Museum's earliest collections and is not accompanied by complete 

 data." 



13. Erimyzon sucetta oblongus (Mitchill). Chub sucker. 



This species occurs throughout the lake although much more 

 abundant at the north end. 



14. Moxostoma aureolum (Le Sueur). Red horse. 



Common at the north end of the lake and taken occasionally at 

 the south end. Meek recorded this species as M. macrolepidotum. 

 Specimens recently taken and the specimen in the collection of Cor- 

 nell University are all clearly aureolum. 



7. Family Cyprinid^. The Minnows. 



15. Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque). Red-bellied dace. 

 One specimen taken July 13, 1901, by T. L. Hankinson near 



Ithaca in a cold brook which is tributary to Fall Creek. 



16. Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque). Blunt-nosed minnow. 

 Abundant at both ends of the lake and in the sluggish portions 



of the streams below the falls. 



17. Semotilus buUaris (Rafinesque). Fall fish. 



Two specimens have been recorded. One taken from the lake, 

 January 24, 1891, and another from Beaver Brook near McLean 

 May 21, 1902. 



18. Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill). Creek chub. 



Found throughout the basin as the most common minnow. In 

 the streams above falls it is the most common fish. 



19. Abramis crysoleucas (Mitchill). Roach. 



Common in all sluggish waters over a muddy bottom. It has 

 not been found above falls. 



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