FISHES FROM THE SOUTHERN TRIBUTARIES OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. 26 T 
average width of about 75 feet, its bottom mostly of smooth limestone covered with 
loose rocks. The stream is well stocked with fish. Collections are marked “L.” 
2. Canada Creek is in the southeast part of Wayne County, Ky., and tributary 
to Little South Fork. This stream was fished September 4 at a point about 8 miles 
above its mouth. The bottom of the channel is solid rock, having a width of about 
30 feet. There are long stretches of deep and quiet water between the occasional 
shoals. Specimens from this creek are marked U C.” 
3. Big South Fork , near Whitley Station, Ky., September 7. This stream was 
examined on the shoals near the mouth of Rock Creek, about 7 miles west of Whitley 
Station, Ky. At this point the river has a width of about 300 feet, its bed is scat- 
tered over with large rocks, and the current is swift, making it almost impossible to 
seine. Specimens from here are marked “B.” 
4. Rock Creek , near Whitley Station, Ky. This stream is a western tributary of 
Big South Fork. It tyas investigated in its lower course September 7. It has a width 
of not more than 30 feet, the water is clear and cold, and, as the name indicates, the 
channel is very rocky. Fish from Rock Creek are marked “R.” 
5. New River , at New River Station, Tenn., on the Cincinnati Southern Rail- 
road. This stream is formed in the east part of Scott County, Tenn. It flows north, 
and in conjunction with Clear Fork, White Oak Creek, and several other streams, 
forms the head waters of the Big South Fork. New River was investigated at New 
River Station September 9-. The long stretches between the broad shoals are deep. 
T-he stream is well stocked with fish. Collections from this point are marked “N.” 
0. Brimstone Creek , New River Station. This stream has a length of only about 
6 miles. It has a northerly course and is tributary to New River near New River 
Station. September 9 this little creek was seined for a distance of 1 mile. It has 
several gravelly shoals and many deep holes, with very muddy bottom. Fish small 
but very abundant. Specimens from this stream are marked “Br.” 
FISHES OF THE BIG SOUTH FORK OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. 
1. Catostomus nigricans Le Sueur. (L, C, B, R, N, Br.) Common iu all tlie streams. 
2. Moxostoma macrolepidotum duquesnei (Le Sueur). (L, C, B, R.) Equally common. 
3. Lagochila lacera Jordan & Brayton. (L, C.) Scarce. 
4. Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque). (L, C, R, N, Br.) AsinglespecimenfromLittleSout.il 
Fork; very abundant in the other streams. 
5. Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque). (L, C.) Not common. 
6. Notropis heteroaon (Cope). (C.) Two small specimens only. 
“7. Notropis whipplei (Girard). (B, R, N, Br.) Common everywhere. 
8. Notropis galacturus (Cope). (L, B, R, N, R.) Numerous specimens taken from all these streams 
9. Notropis megalops (Rafinesque). (L, C.) Common as usual. 
10. Notropis ariommus (Cope). (R.) Two small specimens only. 
11. Notropis umbratilis cyauocephalns (Copeland). (C, B, N, Br.) From the last point a single 
specimen. 
12. Notropis telescopus (Cope). (C, B, R.) Rather common. 
13. Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque. (L, C, B, R, Br.) Common everywhere except in Canada 
Creek. 
14. Hybopsis amblops (Rafinesque). (L, C, R.) 
15. Hybopsis kentuckiensis (Rafinesque). (L, C, B, N, Br.) Very common in all the streams 
except Brimstone Creek. 
