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not appropriate at this time, and hope that this report will stimulate spe- 

 leologists and ichthyologists to search for additional albino Cottus in the 

 caves of this area. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. — We wish to express our gratitude to the 

 following individuals for their assistance with the preparation of this 

 paper. John E. Cooper, North Carolina State Museum of Natural His- 

 tory, and C. Richard Robins, University of Miami, reviewed and made 

 comments on the manuscript. J. A. Stellmack, Pennsylvania State Uni- 

 versity, collected and donated the specimen to John Cooper and provided 

 information relative to its capture. James F. McKinney photographed the 

 specimen. Field work was supported by a Samford University Faculty 

 research grant to W. M. Howell. 



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