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the water, and is black with blue specks. It reaches a length of 
about a foot and a half. Inasmuch as color seems to be an in- 
constant character in catfishes it would seem to be a poor criter- 
ion for species separation. The habit of squealing has been 
ascribed to A. nebulosus. This species is also reported as being 
highly variable in color, in some cases being mottled, and we are 
inclined to believe that A. nebulosus may occur in the swamp. 
At any rate subsequent expeditions would do well to investigate 
the catfish problem. 
Schilbeodes leptacanthus (Jordan). 
Woolman secured three small specimens in New river, a 
large northern tributary of Santa Fe river. 
Schilbeodes gyrinus (Mitchill). 
Tadpole Cat. 
Woolman reports it as rare in the Santa Fe proper and in 
Sampson creek of the Santa Fe. Several specimens were taken 
by us in 1921. 
Brimyson sucetta Lacepede. 
Mullet, Creek Fish, Chub Sucker, ''Sucker.” 
Two specimens were collected by Jackson Lee and F. Harper. 
Previous to the times we secured them, the natives had reported 
a "sucker” in Billy’s Lake which they said' was over a foot long 
and had large scales. Our specimens which were sent out later 
prove their contention. This species evidently is not at all abund- 
ant and does not rank high as a food fish. 
Notropis roseiis Jordan, 
Woolman found this form rare in Santa Fe river and 
remarked that in this place it was becoming less abundant 
than farther south. Gilbert reported it as one of the most 
abundant minnows in the lowland streams of Georgia. It was 
obtained by Bollman in "Ogeechee River, and Satilla River, and 
was everywhere common.” This may account for Jordan and 
Bverniann’s note that it is "the commonest species in the Oke- 
finokee swamps” which may or may not be true. 
Notropis metallicus Jordan and Meek.^® 
This minnow was described from seven adult specimens taken 
"by W. J. Taylor in a tributary of the Altamalia (Suwannee) 
River, at Nashville, Ga.” Jordan and Evermann corrected 
