REPORT UPON THE FISHES OF IOWA. 
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PISHES OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 
1. Petromyzon concolor (Kirtland), Brook lamprey . Common; parasitic on buffalo-fishes. 
2. Polyodon spathula (Walbaum). Paddle-fisli; Spoon-hill; Duck-hilled cat. Rare ; taken more fre- 
quently in the autumn and from the bayous. 
3. Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus (Raflnesque). Shovel-nosed sturgeon. Rare; seldom found in the 
market. 
4. Acipenser rubicundus Le Sueur. Lake sturgeon. Not common ; more abundant in the spring. 
5. Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus). Common gar-pike ; Long-nosed gar ; Bill-fish. Common at both 
Muscatine and Davenport. 
6. Lepisosteus platystomus Raflnesque. Short-nosed gar. Coalmen. 
7. Amia calva Linnaeus. Dogfish ; Bow-fin ; Mudfish. Common; but seldom taken from the river. 
8. Ictalurus furcatus (Cuv. and Val. ). Fork-tailed cat. Rare; not observed by the writer. 
9. Ictalurus punctatus (Raflnesque). Channel cat; White cat ; Silver cat. Common at both Muscatine 
and Davenport, and many seen in the markets at the former place. 
10. Ameiurus nigricans (Le Sueur). Mississippi catfish. Rare; specimens weighing 50 pounds are 
occasionally captured. 
11. Ameiurus melas (Raflnesque). Bullhead. Abundant at Muscatine; common at Davenport. 
12. Ameiurus nebulosus (Le Sueur). Common catfish. Abundant. 
13. Leptops olivaris (Raflnesque). Mud cat; Flathead cat. Common. 
14. Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill). Stone cat. Rare. 
15. Ictiobus cyprinella (Cuv. and Val.). Bed-mouthed buffalo. Common; usually taken from the 
bayous. 
16. Ictiobus urus (Agassiz). Big-mouthed buffalo. Common. 
17. Ictiobus bubalus (Raflnesque). Small-mouthed buffalo. Common. 
18. Carpiodes velifer (Raflnesque). Quillback; Carp sucker. Very abundant at Muscatine; common 
at Davenport. 
19. Cycleptus elongatus (Le Sueur). Blackhorse. Not common. 
20. Catostomus teres (Mitchill). Common sucker. Abundant. 
21. Minytrema melanops (Raflnesque). Striped sucker. Rare; taken from the bayous. 
22. Moxostoma duquesnei (Le Sueur). Common redhorse. Common. 
23. Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz. Silvery minnow. Common alongshore and at Davenport; 
abundant at mouth of Mad Creek. 
24. Pimephales notatus (Raflnesque). Blunt-nosed minnow. Common. 
25. Cliola vigilax (Baird and Girard). Silver-fin. Rare at the mouth of Mad Creek; common at 
Davenport. 
26. Notropis deliciosus (Girard). Rare; taken at mouth of Mad Creek. 
27. Notropis gilberti Jordan and Meek. Common at mouth of Mad Creek. 
28. Notropis whipplei (Girard). Rare. 
29. Notropis jejunus (Forbes). Common at Davenport. 
30. Notropis dilectus (Girard). Emerald minnow. Common at mouth of Mad Creek ; not common at 
Davenport. 
31. Hybopsis storerianus (Kirtland). Spawn-eater. Common at mouth of Mad Creek; rare at Daven- 
port. 
32. Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill). Horned dace. Rare. 
33. Notemigonus chrysoleucus (Mitchill). Roach; Golden shiner ; Bream. Rare; taken in bayous 
and at Davenport. 
34. Clupea chrysochloris Raflnesque. Golden shad; Skipjack. Common at Muscatine and Davenport. 
35. Dorosoma cepedianum (Le Sueur). Gizzard shad ; Hickory shad ; Mud shad. Common, especially 
in the muddy bayous and at Davenport. 
36. Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill). Brook trout. On May 14, 1889, a specimen was taken from 
Mad Creek, at Muscatine, Iowa; it is preserved in the Muscatine Academy of Sciences; it 
was no doubt a straggler from some of the spring brooks farther north. 
37. Lucius vermiculatus (Le Sueur). Little pickerel. Common in grassy bayous, 
