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BULLETIN OP THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
APPENDIX. 
The following list comprises two small collections of fishes from the Indian Terri- 
tory; one collection was made in the last week of May, 1893, from a small creek trib- 
utary to a southern affluent of the Oanadian Eiver at McAlester; the other from a 
lake and adjoining xmnds near the Poteau Eiver, Poteau. 
The creek at McxAlester is very small, has a rocky to muddy bottom, and becomes 
nearly dry in the summer. 
The lake near Poteau is from a few rods to one-fourth of a mile in width, and about 
2 miles in length, with a depth of over 39 feet. It is connected with the river, 
which is about one-fourth of a mile distant, in times of high water. The lake is also 
connected during the year with some ponds near by made by the Prisco Eailroad 
when grading their roadbed. The collection was made from the east end of the lake 
and from these ponds. 
This lake seems to be quite a favorite resort for anglers in the neighboring coun- 
try. The large-mouthed black bass, the crappie, and the common sunfishes are the 
more important fishes found; large catfishes, buffalo, and gars are reported as quite 
common. 
The water in the Poteau Eiver was too deep and too full of snags to permit collect- 
ing in it. 
Ameiurus melas (Ralincsque). Bullhead. Abundant in both places. 
Campostoma anomalum (Ralinesque). Potean, scarce. 
Minytrema melanops (Ralinesque.) McAlester, 1 specimen. 
Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz. Potean, scarce. 
Pimepliales notatus (Rafinesque). Scarce in both localities. 
Notropis lutrensis (Baird & Girard). McAlester, scarce. 
Notropis umbratilis (Girard). McAlester, common. Specimens very variable in color and form. 
Notropis dilectns (Girard). Potean, scarce. 
Hybopsis amblops (Rafinesqne). MCxtlester, scarce. 
Opsopoeodus emiliae Hay. McAlester, common. Color of males plain olivaceous, a faint dark 
lateral band. Anterior and posterior rays of dorsal fin with a conspicnons black blotch. 
The females are lighter in color and have a more conspicuous lateral band. Sides with a 
few dark spots forming irregular lateral stripes. Blotches on dorsal fin very faint or none. 
These specimens were taken the last week in May, which is about their breeding season. 
Notemigonu.s chrysoleiicus (Mitchill). McAlester, scarce. 
Gambiisia aflinis (Baird & Girard). Potean, scarce. 
Zygonectes notatus (Rafinesque). McAlester, scarce. 
Zygonectes escambias Bollman. Poteau, scarce. Scales 32, 9 in transverse row; dorsal rays, 8; 
anal, 8; head, 3f in length of body ; depth, 4J. Teeth weak, outer series the larger; eye large, 
its diameter 2^ in length of head, interorbital area flat or slightly concave. Color similar 
to Fundulus caicnatus, irregnlarly spotted except on lower and posterior portion of the 
body, where the spots form irregular lateral bands. 
Labidesthes sicculus Co^je. McAlester, scarce; Poteau, abundant. 
Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque. Potean, abundant. 
Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque. Poteau, common. 
Lepomis humilis (Girard). Common in both localities. 
Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque). Common in both localities. 
Micropterus salmoides (Laeepede). Large-mouihed Blade Bass. McAlester, common; several speci-^ 
mens 18 inches in length taken one afternoon on a trot line, 
Etheostoina nigrum (Ralinesriue). McAlester, scarce. 
Etheostoma whipplei (Girard). McAlester, scarce. 
Arkansas Industrial University, 
Fayetteville^ A/7t,, February, 189-1. 
