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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Pond Creek is a small prairie or meadow creek, flowing through open country. 
The banks are low and mossy, the water clear and shallow, and the bottom of fine 
mud. The stream swarms with small fishes, several species of cyprinodonts being 
especially abundant. The examination was made at Dragem Junction, January 2, 
1891 ; water temperature, 52° F. 
In the following list species taken in the Withlacoochee River are marked W ; 
those from the Little Withlacoochee, L ; and those from Pond Creek, P : 
FISHES OF THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER. 
1. Ameiunis natalis (Le Sueur). (W, L.) Not common. Several young specimens were taken in 
botli streams. 
2. Brimyzon sucetta Lacdpbde. (L.) Common. Jet black above; fins all black. 
3. Notropis roseus Jordan. (W, L.) Not common. Six specimens were obtained. 
4. Notropis metallicus Jordan and Meek. Four specimens were taken, two adult and two young. 
The adults measure as follows : Length, 39, 40; head, 10 — , 10; depth, 9 — , 9; anal rays, 11, 
11; scales in lateral line, 35, 34. For a full description see Proc. U. S. National Museum, 
1884, p. 475. These specimens differ from the description in being somewhat darker in color ; 
in having two very small red spots at the base of the caudal fin, one on the upper and one 
on the lower edge of the termination of the broad lateral band ; in having the pectoral and 
ventral fins very dark ; and in the absence of a distinct black caudal spot. (See Plate 
lii, Fig. 1.) 
5. Opsopceodus bollmani Gilbert. (L.) One very large specimen taken; color very light, about 
the same as specimens of this species obtained in Kentucky. Length, 50 ; head, 104 ; depth, 
11 ; eye, 3 ; lateral line, 34 ; lateral band not distinct ; no markings on fins. 
6. Gambusia patruelis (Baird and Girard). (W, L, P.) Common everywhere. 
7. Zygonectes ohrysotus (Gunther). (W, L, P.) Common. Variable in color; largest specimen 
from Little Withlacoochee River measured, length, 66 ; head, 18 ; depth, 15 ; scales in lateral 
line, 33, without pores. Several specimens from Withlacoochee and Pond Creek measured 
as follows: Length, 62, 58, 56, 54, 49; head, 16, 14, 134, 12, 11; depth, 13, 13, 12, lli, 9; lateral 
line, 33, 31, 31, 33, 32. Color plain, no bars or pearly dots except on cheeks. Pearly mark- 
ings oblong; many scales in lateral line with pores ; cheeks iridescent ; eleven distinct cross- 
bars on body; showing crossbars; color plain; two rows of pearly dots on sides. (See 
Plate liii, Fig. 1.) 
8. Mollienesia latipinna Le Sueur. ( W, L, P. ) Common. Dorsal rays as long as head. 
9. Jordanella floridse Goode and Bean. (W, L, P.) Common. These specimens agree with the 
original description/* especially in regard to the generic characters. Many specimens have 
more than a traee of a lateral line ; in the row of scales along the axis of the body a few 
of the scales are provided with pores ; the first and second row above have a greater number, 
and in some eases almost all the scales in those rows have pores. Length, 50, 49, 49, 46, 43; 
head, 13, 12, 12, 12—, 10; depth, 18i, 19, 19, 19, 17; dorsal, 1-14, 1-15, 1-15, 1-15, 1-15; lateral 
line, 26, 24, 26, 26, 25. (See Plate lii, Fig. 4.) 
10. Lucania goodei Jordan. Very abundant. 
11. Fundulus ocellaris Jordan and Gilbert. Not common. General color dark olive; body crossed 
by 14 dark crossbars, not as wide as the interspaces ; sides above middle line coverecl with 
small spots, below dusted with minute spots. The largest specimen measured, length, 38; 
head, 16; depth, 11; scales, 36, of which many from the dorsal fin to the caudal are pored, t 
(See Plate lii, Fig. 2.) 
12. Cheenobryttus gulosus (Cuv. & Val.). War-mouth. (W, L, P.) Common. 
13. Blassoma evergladei Jordan. Several specimens taken ; very variable. 
14. Lepomis pallidus (Mitchill). Blue sunfish. (W. ) Not common. 
15. Lepomis holbrooki (Cuv. & Val.). (P.) Common. The specimens obtained were all young. 
16. Etheostoma quiescens Jordan. (W, L, P.) Common in the Little Withlacoochee. 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., ii, 1879, p. 117. 
t Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 254. 
