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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
6. Green River, one-lialf mile east of Greensburg, August 8; temperature, 85°. 
The character of the stream here is much the same as at the last station, the distance 
between them being probably 8 miles by water. Fewer fishes were taken here, how- 
ever, owing to the less favorable conditions for collecting, the water being swift and 
the ripples covered with large stones. Black bass and “Jack” ( Stizostedion vitreum) 
were reported very common, although but few were taken. Forty-three species were 
collected at this station. 
7. Pitman Creek , 3 miles west of Greensburg and 8 miles from the mouth of the 
stream; August 9; water temperature, 85° F. Pitman Creek rises in the north- 
western part of Taylor County, flows in a southwesterly direction, and is about 25 
miles long. At this station it is about 40 yards wide and has but few ripples. The 
bottom is of stone, covered in places with fine mud ; at the ripples the bottom is of 
coarse gravel and small stones. The water is not deep, being only from 2- to 5 feet in 
the more quiet and deeper places. , The valley is narrow, of alluvial deposits, covered 
with elms, sycamores, cottonwoods, and water birch. There were no TJnios , cray- 
fishes, or water plants in the stream. The station was not a good one for collecting, 
the ripple being short and deep. But few varieties of fishes were taken, the most 
abundant being Ambloplites rnpestris and Etheostoma evides. 
In the following list the different stations on the Upper Green River and its trib- 
utaries are designated as follows: Big Barren River, by B; Drake Creek, by D; 
Beaver Creek, by Bea; Little Barren River, by LB; Green River, 5 miles southwest of 
Greensburg, by G ; Green River, one-half mile east of Greensburg, by GE ; Pitman 
Creek, by P. 
FISHES OF THE UPPER CREEK RIVER. 
1. Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus). Common gar. (B, G, GE.) Not common ; only 4 specimens were 
taken. 
2. Noturus miurus Jordan. Mud cat. (B, LB, P.) Not common; only young specimens were 
taken. 
3. Noturus eleutherus Jordan. (GE.) This species was taken from an offshoot or hayou of the 
Green River at Greensburgh. The largest specimen was 55 mm. long; head, 16; depth, 10; 
eye, 3+; anal rays, 11; upper jaw projecting slightly. The specimens agree in all essential 
particulars with Dr. Jordan’s description of the species. 
4. Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque). Blue cat. (B, D, G, GE.) Common in Big Barren and Green 
rivers, hut most abundant in the former. A much valued and very excellent food-fish, 
especially when taken from clear running water. Unlike most other members of the family, 
it prefers the running to the more sluggish water. 
5. Leptops olivaris (Rafinesque). Mud cat; Yellow cat. (B, G, GE, P.) Rare in the Big Barren, hut 
more common in the Green River. Those taken from the hayou have the colors much 
blended. 
6. Ameiurus natalis (Le Sueur). Yellow cat. (B, GE.) Not very common; specimens dark, almost 
black. 
7. Ameiurus nebulosus (Le Sueur). Bullhead. (B, GE.) Found only in the muddy waters of the 
bayou. Specimens of the Siluridw were generally very scarce, being common only in the 
bayou at Greensburg. This bayou is a small narrow neck of water overhung with willows 
and with a very muddy bottom. Five species were taken there. 
8. Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque). Buffalo sucker. (B.) Only: a few young specimens taken, but 
reported common in the deeper waters of the Big Barren. 
9. Moxostoma duquesnei (Le Sueur). Common or white sucker. Taken at every station, and com- 
mon at nearly all of them. Some very large specimens were obtained in the Big Barren, 
where it was particularly abundant. 
