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for sandy, silt-laden pool or eddy habitats. Other records include: CU 

 32531; UMMZ 95286; USNM (RVM-260). 



Pimephales promelas. — This study yielded 14 specimens of the Fathead 

 minnow from upper Williams River (Station 10, AEL 186). They were 

 collected in a standing back water area clogged with filamentous algae, 

 and represent the first records of the species from the system. Williams 

 River is noted for its trout fishing and the occurrence of this minnow is at- 

 tributed to bait bucket introduction. 



Rhimchthys atratulus. — The Blacknose dace was a widely encountered 

 species in this study, found at 23 stations. Addair (1944) collected it from 

 11 localities. It is known from other collections: UMMZ 95297, 108173, 

 108177, 108183, 131827, 165701; USNM 196458. 



Rhinichthys cataractae. — The Longnose dace was not reported from 

 Gauley River by Addair (1944). We found it at 18 localities where it was 

 locally abundant. Other records are from: Williams River [OSU (LM-76- 

 7), collected concurrent with this survey; UMMZ 165708]; Cranberry 

 River (UMMZ 165702); Peters Creek (UMMZ 95296); and Gauley 

 River (CU 32398). 



Semotilus atromaculatus . — The Creek chub is a headwater species which 

 Addair collected at nine localities; we sampled it from 37 stations. Other 

 records are OSU (LM-76-7); UMMZ 95292, 108167, 165703, 165709, 

 165757; USNM (FJS 710). 



Ictaluridae 



Ictalurus natalis. — One specimen of Yellow bullhead (AEL 150) from 

 upper Meadow River is the first record of this species from the Gauley, 

 and also represents the first record of the species above Kanawha Falls 

 (Jenkins et al. 1972). It was collected from a small pool in the 

 headwaters, bordered by pasture. The specimen may be representative of 

 an indigenous population, or introduced to the system. Addair (1944) 

 collected two specimens from a tributary to lower Kanawha River. 



Ictalurus nebulosus. — The collection of a Brown bullhead (AEL 174) from 

 upper Little Clear Creek is the first confirmed record of the species above 

 Kanawha Falls (Jenkins et al. 1972; Hocutt 1974; Stauffer 1975). It was 

 collected with electroshocking gear in a pool averaging 1.4 m in depth, 9.1 

 m wide and 30 m long. Other bullheads were observed swimming at the 

 surface, but not collected. 



Noturus flavus . — Eight specimens (AEL 185) of the Stonecat collected by 

 rotenone from the Gauley River at Swiss, West Virginia (Tables 1 and 2: 

 Fig. 1), represent the first reported record of this species from the entire 

 Kanawha River drainage above or below Kanawha Falls. Station 8 was 

 characterized by a long riffle/run (90 m) habitat that opened into a pool 



