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the cooler fishing months it is more easily kept, and its silvery color makes it a satis- 

 factory lure. 



Head 4.}^ ; depth 3 ; eye about 4; dorsal 8; anal 12 to 14; scales 10-46 to 55-3 ; 

 teeth 5-5. 



Body moderately elongate in the young, deeper in the adult, strongly com- 

 pressed ; head short, sub-conic, and compressed, the profile somewhat concave ; 

 mouth small and oblique, the upper lip on a level with the upper part of the pupil, 

 the maxillary not reaching the eye; fins moderate in size. 



Color, clear greenish above, the sides silvery, with bright golden reflections; 

 under parts white ; fins yellowish, the tips of the lower ones sometimes orange or 

 red in spring males. 



ROACH. 



The Roach may be readily distinguished from all other minnows that occur in 

 this State by the greatly compressed body, small mouth, and the large anal fin, no 

 other minnow in our waters possessing this combination of characters. 



I^QUl)ead JWnnO'W ,— C liola vigUax (Balrd & Girard). 



The Bullhead Minnow attains a length of 3 or ^y^ inches and, in some localities, 

 possesses some value as a bait minnow. It is hardy and lives well in confinement or 

 on the hook. Its color is sufficiently brilliant and its action sufficiently vigorous to 

 make it attractive to game fishes. In the south, where it is most abundant, it is a 

 good bass minnow. Its range extends from Indiana and New York to the Rio 

 Grande on the south and Nebraska on the west. 



Head 434; ; depth 4>4 ; eye 3j^ ; dorsal 8; anal 7; scales 8-42-6; teeth 4-4, with 

 grinding surface and slight hook. 



Body stout, somewhat compressed, broad and flat above, the caudal peduncle 



