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This elegant minnow is very common in Lake Erie. It delights in clear lakes 

 and streams, and frequents the deep water at the foot of milldams and waterfalls. 

 Off the wharves on Lake Erie and elsewhere they are often caught by boys with dip- 

 nets, who sell them to fishermen for bait. 



It is variously known as Slender Silverside, Lake Silverside, Emerald Minnow, 

 Rosy Minnow and Shiner. It is the most slender minnow occurring in the waters 

 of New York, and may be readily known by its slender form, silvery coloration, and 

 the size of the anal fin. It is a long, slender minnow, reaching a length of 4 to 6 

 inches. Its scales rub off very easily and the fish does not live well in the bucket 

 or on the hook ; but it is a vigorous, attractive minnow, and, with careful handling, 

 it makes a very good bait for either species of Black Bass and the Yellow Perch. 



Head 4^ ; depth 5^ ; eye 3^ ; D. 8 ; A. 1 1 ; scales 5-38-3, 15 before the dorsal; 

 teeth 2,4-4,2. 



Body long and slender, compressed, the back not elevated ; head rather long, 

 conic; mouth moderate, very oblique, the upper lip on a level with upper edge of 

 pupil ; maxillary about reaching front of eye ; eye large, longer than snout ; fins 

 low, the dorsal well behind the ventrals ; tips of ventrals reaching beyond middle of 

 dorsal ; lateral line decurved. 



Color, translucent green above, the sides bright silvery ; scales above faintly 

 punctate, but not enough so to render them dark-edged, nor to form blotches along 

 the sides; a faint dark vertebral line; males in spring with snout rosy. 



In southern Michigan and southward through Indiana to Green River, Kentucky, 

 occurs Notropis arge (Cope), a closely related species with much larger eye, longer 

 snout, and more slender body. 



Red-nO^ed l^mXVOX^ ,— Notropis rubrifrons (Cope). 



This elegant little minnow is found from New York and western Pennsylvania 

 westward to southern Michigan, Kansas, and Kentucky. It has been found by the 

 writer in the St. Lawrence, in the Racket River at Norwood, and in Lake Erie. He 

 did not find it in Lake Chautauqua, though it probably occurs there. 



The Red-nosed, or Rosy-faced Minnow is one of the prettiest and most dainty of 

 the genus. It does not exceed 3 inches in length and is therefore too small to make 

 a good bait minnow for most kinds of game fishes. For Yellow Perch, Crappie, 

 Calico Bass, Rock Bass, Warmouth, and for the 2 species of Black Bass up to i^< to 

 2 pounds in weight, there is no better lure than this exquisite little minnow. In 

 general coloration it is a rich glistening silvery ; its scales are firm and the fish 



