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it is one of the most beautiful of minnows. The lower surface 

 of the body and pale area adjoining the black longitudinal band 

 is a rich orange. They usually associate with other small fishes, 

 such as the minnow (Nofropis hifrenatiis) , the roach (Braiua 

 crysoleiicas) , mullet {Brimyzon sucetta oblongns), long eared 

 sun fish (Lepomis aiiritus) , banded sun fish {Mesogonistius 

 chcetodon), spotted sun fish (Bnneacanthns gloriosits), and 

 yellow ned {Perca Havescens). 



Hybopsis chalybcenus Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 825. 



Hybopsis chalybceiis Abbott, Am. Nat., VIII, 1874, p. 331. 



Minntlus chalybceiis Abbott, Nat. Rambles, 1885, p. 478. 



Notropis chalybasus abbotti Fowler. 



Abbott's Minnow. 



Head 3^ ; depth 4% ; D. 11, 7 ; A. 11, 7 ; scales 33 in lateral line 

 to base of caudal; 17 scales before dorsal; 7 scales obliquely back 

 from origin of dorsal to lateral line; 4 scales obliquely forward 

 from origin of anal to lateral line; snout 3^ in head; eye 3; 

 maxillary 3j^ ; interorbital space 2^/7 ; depressed dorsal i; anal 

 i}i ; pectoral i^ ; ventral i>^ ; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 2^ ; caudal 3^ in head and trunk; pharyngeal teeth 2, 4-4, 2. 

 Body robust, elongate. Lower profile a little more convex than 

 upper. Head rather large, robust, somewhat conic in front. 

 Snout broad, convex. Eye circular, anterior. Mouth small, 

 oblique, jaws about even. Lips rather fleshy. Maxillary small, 

 barely reaching beyond posterior nostril or to front rim of orbit. 

 Gill-rakers few, weak and small. Scales large, those in front of 

 dorsal somewhat crowded in appearance. Origin of dorsal nearer 

 base of caudal than tip of snout. Anal inserted well behind last 

 dorsal ray in A^ertical. Caudal rather long and forked, lobes 

 pointed. Pectoral not reaching ventral, or about 54 o^ space. 

 Ventral placed well before dorsal, not reaching anal. Color pale 

 brown, each scale with blackish-dusky edge. A broad black band, 

 as wide as eye on costal region, from snout to base of caudal 

 where it forms a spot. Along base of anal a bar of dusky fading 

 out on lower surface of caudal peduncle. Dorsal, caudal and 



