STREAMS AND FISHES OF CLINTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. 
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THE FISHES OF CLINTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. 
1. Polyodon spathula (Walbaum). Spoonbill cat. (In, Wf.) 
2. Lepisosteus osseus (L.). ■ Gar-pike . (In, Wl, II.) 
3. Ictalurus punctatus (Raf.). Spotted cat. (In, Wl.) 
4. Ameiurus nebulosus (Le SueuT). Catfish. (In, S, A.) Very abundant on muddy bottom in 
Long’s mill pond at Albany. Color, dark brown, not mottled ; ventral portion light yellow. 
5. Ictiobus cyprinella (Cuv. & Val.). Buffalo fish. (In.) 
6. Catostomus teres (Mitchill). White sucker. (In, Wl, Wf.) 
7. Catostomus nigricans (Le Sueur). Hog sucker. (In, Wl, Sp, A.) Abundant in swift water in all 
the streams. Especially numerous in the lower courses of Indian Creek. 
8. Campostoma anomalum (Raf.). “ Little brown sucker.” (Wl, Sp, S, A.) Rather common ; the 
largest specimen taken 4 inches in length. Fins plain, the dark vertical bar behind opercle 
not conspicuous. 
9. Chrosomus erythrogaster Raf. Bed-bellied minnow. (In, S, A.) Generally common, and very 
abundant in Albany Branch. In far the greater number the upper dark lateral band is 
broken up throughout its whole length into irregular spots. D. 7 ; A. 8. 
10. Fimephales notatus (Raf.). Blunt-nosed minnow. (In, S, A.) Largest, 3^ inches. Thesmaller 
specimens have no black spot on front of dorsal. D. 8; A. 8. 
11. Notropis whipplei (Girard). (In.) Rare. Largest specimen taken, 3 inches long. 
12. Notropis galacturus (Cope). (In, Wl, Sp, S.) Very common in Spring and Smith creeks. D.8; 
A. 8 to 9. 
13. Notropis megalops (Raf.). Common shiner. (In, Wl, Sp, S, A.) Equally common. Eighteen 
scales before the dorsal. 
14. Notropis leuciodus (Cope). (S.) Five specimens taken, 2 to 2% inches in length. 
15. Notropis umbratilis cyanocephalus (Copeland). (In, Wl, Sp, S, A.) Abundant in all the 
streams. Specimens variable in color, from almost white to a deep metallic luster. Others 
with dark crossbars on the sides. 
16. Notropis telescopus (Cope). (In.) The single specimen taken is 2£ inches long. 
17. Rhinichthys atronasus (Mitchill). Black-nosed dace. (In, Wl, S, A.) Common in the upper 
courses of all the streams. Specimens 2 to 3£ inches long. D. 7 to 8; A. 7 to 8. 
18. Hybopsis amblops (Raf.). (In.) Very rare. Only one specimen taken, 2£ inches long. Four- 
teen scales before dorsal. 
19. Hybopsis kentuckiensis (Raf.). Chub. (Sp, S, A.) Not abundant. Dark bar behind opercle 
indistinct. 
20. Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill). Chub. (In, Sp, S, A.) Especially abundant in Albany 
Branch. Largest taken, 11 inches long. D. 8. 
21. Clupea chrysochloris (Raf.). (Wl.) Six small specimens were taken near the mouth of Willis 
Creek. 
22. Pundulus catenatus (Storer). (In, Wl.) Abundant in Willis Creek. Those from Indian Creek 
highly colored. D. 13; A. 15. 
23. Anguilla chrysypa (Raf.). Eel. (II, Wf.) 
24. Ambloplites rupestris (Raf.). Goggle-eye. (In, Sp, S, A.) Common. 
25. Lepomis cyanellus (Raf.). Green s unfish. (In, Wl, Sp, S.) 
26. Lepomis megalotis (Raf.). Long-eared sunfish. (In.) Common in the lower course of Indian 
Creek. D. 10-13 ; A. 10. 
27. Etheostoma blennioides Raf. Hogfish. (In, Sp, S.) Very abundant in swift currents in Spring 
Creek. Specimens 3 to 6 inches long. D. XIII-12. 
28. Etheostoma caprodes (Raf.). (Wl.) One specimen taken. 
29. Etheostoma rufolineatum (Cope). (In.) A single specimen, 1-J- inches long; highly colored. 
30. Etheostoma flabellare Raf. (In, S, A.) Rather common in clear, shallow water. 
31. Etheostoma cceruleum Storer. (In, Wl, Sp, S, A.) Equally common in all the streams. Second 
dorsal, 12 to 13. 
