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more than one-third its length ; caudal well forked ; dorsal rather large, its posterior 

 border oblique ; anal small ; pectoral rather long ; scales large, i6 to i8 in front of 

 dorsal ; lateral line nearly straight. 



Color, olivaceous ; back irregularly mottled ; sides silvery, with a bluish lateral 

 band which widens into several dusky spots formed by dark punctulations, and 

 most distinct posteriorly ; a dusky band on head through eye and snout ; fins plain. 



3ilVCr Cl)^t>> — Hybopsis amblops (Rafinesque). 



This species is found from western New York to Iowa and south to Alabama, 

 and is very common in the Ohio, Wabash and Tennessee valleys. It frequents 

 clear sandy or gravelly streams, and seeks the river channels rather than the small 

 brooks. It reaches a length of 3 or 4 inches and is of considerable value as a bait 

 minnow. It is fairly active, swimming freely and high in the water, lives well on 

 the hook, and is, withal, an attractive bait for bass and the smaller game fishes. 



Head 4; depth 5; eye 3; D. 8 ; A. 7 ; scales 5-38-4, 16 before the dorsal; teeth 

 1,4-4,1. 



Body rather slender, somewhat heavy anteriorly and not much compressed ; 

 head large, flattened and broad above ; eye very large, longer than the snout and 

 longer than the interorbital width ; mouth horizontal, subinferior, and rather small ; 

 snout bluntly decurved ; upper lip below level of orbit, maxillary not reaching front 

 of orbit ; fins moderate ; barbel evident ; lateral line somewhat decurved. 



Color, translucent greenish ; scales somewhat dark-edged ; side with a bright 

 silvery band which overlies dark pigment, so that sometimes a plumbeous or even 

 blackish band appears; a dark band through eye around snout; males without 

 tubercles or red coloration in spring. 



^torerS Cl)^I>, — Hybopsis storerianus (Kirtland). 



This interesting minnow reaches 5 to 10 inches in length and is found from 

 Lake Erie to the Dakotas and Wyoming, and south to Arkansas and Tennessee. 

 It most delights in waters of lakes and is frequent in river channels, but is not 

 often seen in the smaller streams. It is a minnow of considerable size and is often 

 taken with hook and line. It is abundant in Lake Erie, where it is frequently 

 taken in seines. It is a brilliantly silvery, active fish, easily captured, living well in 

 captivity, active and attractive on the hook, and in many places is regarded with 

 much favor as a bait minnow. Most anglers who have used it prefer to use it in 

 trolling for Muskallunge, Large-mouth Black Bass, Wall-eyed Pike, and the like. 



