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BULLETIN OP THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
1. Notums exilis Nelson. St07ie Cat. Two specimens, and 3 inches long, from Indian Creek. 
One 3 inches long, taken hy Prof. Meek from the Spring Branch, and others reported by him 
from the same jilaoe. 
2. Catostomus teres (Mitchill). Common SiicJcer. Two specimens, 4d and 8;^ inches long, from Indian 
Creek; one 10-J- inches long from the Spring Branch, and by Dr. Meek reported common in 
Shoal Creek. 
3. Catostomus nigricans Le Snenr. Hog Sucker ; “HogMollg.” One specimen, 3^ inches long, from 
Indian Creek. Reported scarce in Shoal Creek by Dr. Meek. 
4. Moxostoma duquesnei (Le Snenr). Common Bedhorse; White Sucker. Two specimens, 4^ and oj- 
inches long, from Indian Creek; reported common, by Dr. Meek, in Shoal Creek. 
5. Campostoma aiiomaluni (Ralinesqne). Stone Boiler. Three specimens from Indian Creek and 
two from the Spring Branch, the longest of which was 3| inches, the shortest 2^, and the 
average length about 3 inches. Dr. Meek reported this species common in Shoal Creek. 
6. Clu'osomus erythrogaster Rafinesque. Bed-bellied Minnow. Three specimens from the Spring 
Branch, and five taken by Dr. Meek from the same place. The longest of 8 specimens is 2f 
inches, the shortest 2|, and the average 24 inches long. Reported abundant by Prof. Meek in 
Shoal Creek. 
7. Hybognathus nubila (Forbes). Six examples from Indian Creek, where it is common. The 
smallest is inches long, the largest 2| inches, and the average is inches. Reported by 
Dr. Meek as abundant in Shoal Creek. 
8. Pimepliale.s notatus (Rafinesque). One specimen, ‘2% inches long, from Indian Creek. Abundant 
in Shoal Creek. 
9. Hotropis sliumardi (Girard). Head, 4; depth, 4^; eye, 2| ; snout, 3f; D. 8; A. 8; scales, 6-36-3, 12 
to 14 scales before the dorsal. Dorsal fin rather high, its anterior rays nearly as long as head, 
the last ray in first ray; origin of dorsal somewhat behind base of ventrals, nearer tip of 
snout than base of caudal ; pectorals long, not quite reaching base of ventrals. If in head ; anal 
small, its longest ray If in head; caudal deeply forked. Head rather heavy; snout shorter 
than eye, rather blunt; mouth rather large, oblique, jaws subequal ; maxillary reaching orbit, 
3 in head. Teeth, 1, 4-4, 1, hooked, and with slight grinding surface. Two specimens, each 2| 
inches long, from Indian Creek, which we refer to this species. The mouth is somewhat larger 
and the snout more blunt than in typical shiimardi. 
10. Notropis illecebrosus (Girard). One small specimen of this species from the Siiring Branch 
at Neosho. 
11. Notropis galacturus (Cope). Milkg-tail Minnow. Obtained in Shoal Creek, where it is said not 
to be common. 
12. Notropis megalops (Rafinesque). Common Shiner. Not obtained by us, but found by Dr. Meek 
to be very common in Shoal Creek. 
13. Notropis zonatus (Igassiz). 
Alburnus zonatus Agassiz, in Putnam, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., i, 9, 1863. Type locality: Osage 
River, Missouri. 
Teeth 1, 4-4, 1, hooked and with slight grinding surface. Head, 4 ; depth, 4J ; eye, 3 ; snout, 
3f. D. 8; A. 9; scales, 7 or 8-42-3 or 4, 14 before dorsal. Height of dorsal If in head, its origin 
over base of ventrals equally distant between tip of snout and base of caudal. Head less 
pointed than in A", rubrifrons] mouth smaller, maxillary scarcely reaching eye. Color essen- 
tially as in N. rubrifrons, the black dorsal line rather more distinct; lateral line less decurved 
and the pores less plainly marked. We have examined 31 sjaecimens of this species, 20 from 
Indian Creek and 11 from Spring Branch. The average length of these 31 specimens is nearly 
3 inches; the shortest is 2 inches, the longest inches. It was found by Prof. Meek to be 
abundant in Shoal Creek. 
14. Notropi,s rubrifrons (Cope). Three specimens from Indian Creek; common in Shoal Creek. 
Plead, 4; depth. 4J; eye, 3f; snout, 3f. D. 8; A. 9; scales, 6-37-3. Dorsal moderate, its longest 
ray If in head, origin considerably behind base of ventrals, much nearer base of caudal than 
tip of snout. Mouth large, oblique, maxillary reaching past front of eye; snout pointed; jaws 
subequal, or lower one slightly projecting. Lateral line decurved. A small, straw-colored 
minnow with a narrow black line along middle of back and a broad silvery lateral band edged 
with plumbeous above. 
