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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
V.— THE BOYER RIVER. 
The Boyer River was visited at Arion Station, at which point it is a slow-flowing 
stream with a very muddy bottom. The water is seldom clear. But few fishes were 
found in the stream, but in a small bayou near by a number of species were obtained. 
FISHES OF THE BOYER RIVER. 
1. Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque). Bullhead. Rare. 
2. Catostomus teres (Mitchill). Common sucker. Rare. 
3. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque. Fat-head. Common in the bayou. 
4. Notropis deliciosus (Girard). Abundant in the bayou. 
5. Notropis topeka Gilbert. Common in the bayou. 
6. Notropis gilberti Jordan and Meek. Abundant in the bayou. Scales before dorsal very small in 
some specimens, the number being 16 to 20. 
7. Notropis lutrensis (Girard). Rare. 
8. Notropis megalops (Rafinesque). Shiner. Abundant in the bayou. 
9. Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill). Horned dace. Rare. 
10. Phenacobius mirabilis (Girard). Rare. Scales, 44. 
11. Percopsis guttatus Agassiz. Trout perch. Rare. Scales, 48 ; dorsal, XI-7 or 8. 
12. Lucius lucius (Linnaeus). Pike; Northern pickerel. Rare. 
13. Lepomis cyanellus (Rafinesque). Green sunfish. Abundant in the bayou. The specimens 
obtained were mostly very small. 
14. Lepomis humilis (Girard). Red-spotted sunfish. Less abundant than L. cyanellus. 
15. Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque. Johnny darter. Rare. 
Arkansas Industrial University, 
Fayetteville , Arkansas. 
