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Osmeridae — smelts 
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill). Rainbow smelt. Recently captured from 
the Mississippi River, Carlisle County (SIUC), and now known from 
several localities along the entire Mississippi River from the mouth of the 
Missouri River to Louisiana (Burr and Mayden, in press; Royal D. 
Suttkus, pers. comm.). It was collected only during December and 
January in 1978 and 1979. 
Umbridae — mudminnows 
Umbra limi (Kirtland). Central mudminnow. A,B,C. A rare species 
recently captured from Terrapin Creek, Graves County (SIUC), and 
Clarks River, Marshall County (SIUC). Reported by Sisk (1973) from 
southwestern Fulton County (MSU). 
Esocidae — pikes 
Esox americanus Lesueur. Grass pickerel. A,B,C,D,E,F,G,FI,J,K,L. 
Common throughout the western half of the state and occasional in the 
eastern half. 
Esox lucius Linnaeus. Northern pike. C,J,L. Introduced. Rare and 
infrequently reported from the reservoirs where it has been planted. 
Status uncertain and perhaps should not be considered a part of the state 
ichthyofauna. 
Esox masquinongy Mitchill. Muskellunge. F,J,K,L. Rare and 
sporadic in the Green, Kentucky, and Licking River drainages and 
Tygarts Creek. Most populations probably are presently maintained by 
stocking. 
Esox niger Lesueur. Chain pickerel. A,C. Very fare in oxbow lakes 
along the lower Ohio (INHS) and Mississippi (SIUC) rivers. Reported 
from Clarks River, Calloway County, by Sisk (1969) but specimens ap- 
parently are no longer extant. Recent specimens were discussed by Burr 
and Mayden (1979). 
Cyprinidae — minnows and carps 
Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque). Stoneroller. A,C,D,E,F,G,H, 
J,K,L. Abundant throughout the state, being noticeably absent from 
Bayou du Chien, Obion Creek, and region B. 
Carassius auratus (Linnaeus). Goldfish. A,C,D,E,F,G,J,K. In- 
troduced. Sporadic in large to medium-size rivers and reservoirs 
throughout most of the state. Confirmed records from the Big Sandy 
drainage are unavailable. 
Clinostomus elongatus (Kirtland). Redside dace. K. Reported in a 
manuscript list of the fishes of northeastern Kentucky (Clark 1940) from 
Lick Fork of upper North Fork, Licking River, Rowan County. I have 
been unable to locate the specimen(s) on which this record is based and 
no one has since reported the species in Kentucky. The record could 
