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28. Notropis dilectus (Girard). Emerald minnow. Amana, very rare. Base of first dorsal ray mid- 
way between eye and base of caudal fin ; the diameter of the eye equals that of the snout, 
3-J- in head; about 20 scales before dorsal fin. 
29. Notropis atherinoides (Rafinesque). Rosy minnow. Iowa City, common. The specimens from 
Iowa City are much larger than the preceding ; length, 3£ inches. Color, light olivaceous, 
with a bright, silvery luster ; head, 44 to 4f in length of body ; depth, 51- ; diameter of eye 
greater than the length of the snout, 3 in the head ; snout, 3f in head ; anal rays, 10 ; scales 
in the lateral line, 40 ; dorsal fin behind ventrals ; base of its first ray midway between nos- 
trils or front of orbit and base of caudal fin. These specimens agree very well with N. 
atherinoides from Ohio and Indiana, and are also very similar to the preceding. 
30. Phenacobius mirabilis (Girard). Amana and Iowa City, rare. 
31. Hybopsis storerianus (Kirtland). Spawn-eater. Amana and Iowa City, common. 
32. Hybopsis kentuckiensis (Rafinesque). Hornyhead. Belmond and Iowa City, common; scales, 43. 
33. Couesius dissimilis (Girard). Belmond, two specimens, 2£ inches in length. Body elongate, 
not much compressed ; snout pointed ; mouth terminal, oblique ; maxillary, reaching nearly 
to front of pupil ; diameter of eye equals length of snout, 34 in head ; base of first dorsal ray 
midway between base of caudal fin and nostril ; scales, small before dorsal, about 60 in the 
lateral line; breast scaly; teeth, 1, 5-5, 1, hooked and without grinding surface. Color, dark 
olivaceous, a dark lateral band bounded below by the decurved lateral line ; a lighter and 
narrower band above it from upper part of orbit to the caudal fin ; fins all dusky. This 
species seems very rare in Iowa. It was taken among weeds. 
34. Fundulus zebrinus Jordan and Gilbert. Belmond, rare. 
35. Zygonectes notatus (Rafinesque). Top-minnow. Iowa City, rare. 
36. Umbra limi (Kirtland). Mud-minnow; Dogfish. Garner. A few specimens were taken from one 
of the isolated holes in the Iowa River. 
37. Lucius lucius (Linnaeus). Pike; Northern pickerel. Belmond and Amana, common. 
38. Anguilla chrysypa (Rafinesque). Common eel. One specimen in the Iowa State University 
Museum was obtained from the Iowa River. The species is very rare in Iowa. 
39. Pomoxis sparoides (Lacepede). Calico bass; Crass bass; Strawberry bass. Amana, common; 
Iowa City, rare. 
40. Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque. Crappie; Bachelor. Amana; more common than the preceding 
species. 
41. Chaenobryttus gulosus (Cuv. and Val.). War-mouth; Red-eyed bream. Amana, rare. 
42. Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque. Green sunfish. Belmond, common; Iowa City, not common. 
43. Lepomis pallidus Mitchill. Blue sunfish. Amana and Iowa City, common. 
44. Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque). Long -eared sunfish. Belmond, common. 
45. Lepomis holbrooki (Cuv. and Val.). Amana, not common. Opercular flap with a red spot, but 
without a red margin. 
46. Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede). Large-mouthed black bass. Iowa City, not common ; most 
of the specimens were taken from the creek near its mouth. 
47. Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque. Johnny darter. Belmond, abundant; Iowa City, common in 
the creek; Amana, rare. 
48. Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque. Belmond and Iowa City, rare; stripes on both sides very 
prominent. 
49. Etheostoma aspro (Cope and Jordan). Black-sided darter. Belmond and Iowa City, rare. 
50. Etheostoma iowse Jordan and Meek. Not common. 
51. Perea flavescens Mitchill. Yell oie perch. Belmond, common. 
52. Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill). Wall-eyed pike; Jack salmon. Iowa State University Museum. 
