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Table 1. Frequency distribution of numbers of fin rays and lateral line pore 

 counts for Cottus bairdi and C. carolinae from the New River drainage 

 (Robins 1954); a recent collection of C. carolinae from Buckeye Creek 

 Cave (New River drainage); and an albino C. carolinae from Buckeye 

 Creek Cave. 











Dorsal 



spines 











6 



7 







8 





N 





X 



Cottus bairdi 



New River drainage 



Cottus carolinae 



New River drainage 

 Buckeye Creek Cave 

 Albino 



1 



70 



27 

 28 







64 



69 



2 





134 



96 



30 



1 





7.48 



7.72 

 7.07 

 6.00 











Dorsal 



rays 











15 



16 





17 





18 





N 



X 



Cottus bairdi 



New River drainage 



Cottus carolinae 



New River drainage 

 Buckeye Creek Cave 

 Albino 



11 

 3 



68 



46 



25 

 1 





55 



50 



2 





2 

 1 





136 



97 



30 



1 



16.35 



16.54 

 15.97 

 16.00 







Dorsal spines 



; plus rays 









22 



23 



24 





25 



26 





N 



X 



Cottus bairdi 



New River drainage 



Cottus carolinae 



New River drainage 

 Buckeye Creek Cave 

 Albino 



7 



3 

 1 



32 



12 

 23 



65 



36 



4 





27 

 42 



1 





131 



91 



39 



1 



23.86 



24.35 

 23.03 

 22.00 



Anal rays 





11 



12 





13 





14 





N 



X 



Cottus bairdi 



New River drainage 



Cottus carolinae 



New River drainage 

 Buckeye Creek Cave 

 Albino 



6 



1 



2 



75 



36 



13 



1 





52 



59 

 14 





2 

 1 





135 



97 



29 



1 



12.37 



12.62 

 12.41 

 12.00 



