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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
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EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
The 50 plates which follow give illustrations of 107 of the 230 species of fishes now known to occur 
in the waters of Texas and the Rio Grande basin. The species are arranged substantially in the order 
in which they come in the text. Under each illustration are given: (1) the scientific name; (2) the 
common name, the more generally accepted in italics, those of local use in roman; (3) the locality, 
when known, from which the specimen drawn was obtained; (4) the name of the artist who made the 
original drawing. Many of these drawings were made several years ago by Mr. H. L. Todd. A few 
others were made by Mr. William Haines, Miss M. Smith, and Mr. S. F. Denton. The remaining 17 
species were drawn by Mr. A. II. Baldwin especially for this paper. 
Plate No. 
X. Pristis pectinatus. Sawfish. 
Scaphirhynclius platyrhynchus. Shovel-nosed 
, Sturgeon. 
Lepisosteus platystomus. Short-nosed Gar. 
XI. Noturus nocturnus. 
Leptops olivaris . Tellow Cat; Mud Cat. 
Ameiurus melas. Bullhead. 
XII. Ameiurus nebulosus catulus. 
. Ameiurus natalis. Yellow Oat. 
Ameiurus lupus. 
XIII. Ictdlurus furcatus. (From typo of Pimelodus 
affinis Grd.) Chuckle-head Cat; Blue Cat. 
Ictdlurus punctatus. Channel Cat; Eel Cat. 
Tachysurusfelis. Sea Qatfish. 
XIV. Felichthys marinus. Gaff-topsail. 
Ictiobus cyprinella. Common Buffalo-fish. 
Garpiodes carpio . Carp Sucker. 
XV. Catostomus teres. Common White Sucker. 
Enmyzon succtta. Chub Sucker; Creek Sucker. 
Minytrema mclanops. Striped Sucker. 
XVI. Moxostoma congestum. 
Campostoma anomalum. Stone-roller. 
Notropis cayuga atrocaudalis. Type. 
XVII. Notropis nux. Type. 
Notropis nocomis. Type. 
Notropis swaini. 
XVin. Notropis fumeus. Type. 
Notropis notemigonoides. Type. 
Rliinichthys dulcis. Dace. 
XIX. Hybopsis cestivalis marconis. 
Semotilus atromaculatus. Horned Dace. 
Opsopceodus oscula. Type. 
XX. Notemigonus chrysoleucus. Bream . 
Megalops atlanticus. Tarpon . 
Glupea chrysochloris. Skipjack. 
XXI. Brevoortia ty rannus patronus. Gulf Menhaden. 
Dorosoma cepedianum. Gizzard Shad. 
Sy nodus fattens . Lizard-fish. 
XXII. Salmo mykiss spilurus. Rio Grande Trout. 
Gyprinodon variegatus. Variegated Minnows. 
XXIII. Fundulus pallidus. Type. 
Fundulus zcbrmus. 
Fundulus diaphanus, Spring Minnow. 
XXIV. Zygonectes funduloides. Type. 
Zygonectes pulvereus . Type . 
Zygonectes jenkinsi. Type. 
Zygonectes notatus. Top Minnow. 
XXV. Lucania parva. 
Gambusia affinis. 
Lucius vermiculgtus . Little Pickerel. 
XXVI. Gymnothorax ocellatus nigromarginatus. Type. 
Anguilla clirysypa. Common Eel. 
XXVII. Hemirhamplius unifasciatus.- Half-beak. 
Mugil ccplialus. Common Mullet. 
Polynemus octonemus Threadfin. 
Plate No. 
XXVIII. Tomer setipinnis. Moonfish. 
Helene vomer. Silver Moonfish. 
XXIX. Caranx hippos. Horse Crevalle. 
Ohloroscombrus chrysurus. Bumper. 
XXX. Trachynotus carolinus.- Pompano. 
Aphredoderus say anus. Pirate Perch. 
XXXI. Pomoxis. annularis. Crappie. 
Pomoxis sparoides. Calico Bass. 
XXXII. Ghcenobryttus gulosus. Warmouth. 
Lepomis symmetricus. 
XXXIII. Lepomis meg alotis, Large-eared Sunfish. 
Lepomis pallidus. Blue Sunfish; Blue-gill. 
XXXIV. Micropterussalmoides. Large-mouthed BlackBass. 
Etheostoma pellucidum clarum. Sand Darter. 
Etheostoma chlorosoma. 
XXX V Etheostoma micropterus. 
Etheostoma caprodes. Log Perch. 
Etheostoma lepidogenys. Type. 
XXXVI. Etheostoma shumardi. 
Etheostoma jessice. 
Etheostoma fusiforme. 
Etheostoma fonticola. 
XXXVII. Gentropomus undecimalis. Eobalo. 
Moroneintcrrupta. Yellow Bass. 
Roccus clirysops.. White Bass. 
XXXVIII. Lutjanus caxis. Gray Snapper. 
Lutjanus aya. Red Snapper. 
XXXIX. Rhomboplites aurorubens. Mangrove Snapper. 
Orthopnstis chrysopterus. Hogfish. 
XL. Arehosargus probatocephalus. Sheepsliead. 
XLI. Lagodon rhomboides. Pinfisli. 
Aplodinotus grunniens. Fresh-water Drum. 
XLII. Pogonias chromis. Drum. 
Bairdiclla chrysura. Yellow -tail. 
XLIII. Scicena ocellata. Red Drum; Redfish. 
Micropogon undulatus. Croaker. 
Mcnticirrihus americanus. Whiting. 
XLIV. Leiostomus xanthurus. Spot. 
Gynoscion nothus. 
Gynoscion nebulosus. Spotted Sea Trout. 
XLV. Ghcetodypterus faber. Angel-fish. 
Gobionellus occahicus. Emerald-fish. 
XL VI. Prionotus scitulus. Sea Robin. 
Vpsilonphorus y-grcecum. Star-gazer. 
Astroscopus anoplos. Electric Dogfish. 
XLVII. Isesthes ionthas. Blenny. 
Ophidion marginatum. 
Etropus crossotus. 
XLVIII. Paraliclithys lethostigma. Southern Flounder 
Ancylopsetta quadrocellata. 
XLIX. Ostracion tricorne. Cowfish. 
Alutera schoepffi. Orange I'ilefish. 
Lagocephalus Icevigatus. Smooth Puffer. 
L. Tetrodon nephelus. Swellfish; Puffer. 
Ohilomycterus schoepffi. Swelltoad; Burrfish. 
