REPORT UPON THE RIVERS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. 
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SANTA FE RIVER. 
The Santa Fe Eiver is an eastern, and one of the largest, tributaries of the Suwanee 
River. Collections were made at three places on this river and its tributaries, in Brad- 
ford County. 
The Santa Fe River is the outlet of a lake having the same name, situated in the 
southeastern part of Bradford County. This lake is about 11 miles long, 5 miles wide, 
and very deep. Three miles southwest of Hampton, a station at the crossing of the 
Georgia and Southern Florida and the Florida Central and Peninsula Railroad, the 
river is only about 20 feet wide, with an average depth of about 4 feet. Here the river 
flows through woodland, and is full of cypress trees, coarse grass, and algae. A red 
alga, Batrachospermum , was found in such abundance at this place as to hinder the 
use of the seine. The examination was made J anuary 3, 1891 ; water temperature, 51° F. 
Sampson Greek is a small northern tributary of the Santa Fe, and is very shallow. 
It afforded very few fishes. It was examined at Sampson, January 5, 1891; water 
temperature, 49° F. 
New River is a large northern tributary of the Santa F<§, and at the place where 
it was visited, Hew River Station, was of about the same size and character as the 
Santa Fe, but the water was more shallow. The bottom is sandy and black, the banks 
are low, and vegetation extends down to and into the water. Fishes were not abun- 
dant. Examined January 5, 1891; water temperature, 50° F. 
In the following list, the Santa Fe River is designated 11 SF,” Sampson Creek, 
by the letter S, and Hew River by the letter H. 
FISHES OF THE SANTA FE RIVER. 
1 . Ameiurus natalis (Le Sueur). (SF, S.) Not common. Largest specimen only 31 inches long. 
2. Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill). Stone cat. (SF, S.) Rare. 
3. Noturus leptacanthus Jordan. (N.) Three small specimens were taken, the largest measuring 
length, 62 ; head, 13 ; width of head, 10; depth, 10; upper jaw, projecting; color, a uniform 
dark hrown above, lighter on belly. 
4. Erimyzon sucetta Lacepcde. (SF, S, N.) Young specimens quite common in the Santa Fd. 
5. Notropis roseus Jordan. (SF.) Rare, and becoming less abundant farther north. 
6. G-ambusia patruelis (Baird and Girard). (SF, S, N.) Common. Most of the specimens have a 
spot below the eye. 
7. Zygonectes chrysotus (Gunther). (SF, S, N.) Common. Specimens large, with body barred; 
young with pearly dots. 
8. Zygonectes notti Agassiz. (SF, S, N.) Common. Not found farther south. Males with twelve, 
vertical bars ; longitudinal rope-like stripes very bright. Length, 55 ; head, 12 ; depth, 7 ; 
scales in lateral line, 35. 
