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this

and the foregoing gnus.

liar genus and be called

Red

belly.

saw

it

in

It might probably form a pecuChrosomus erythroganter or Kentucky the Kentucky river. Length fronf four
all this

to six inches.
as well
as

Tail forked as in
fin,

family, and

yellow

the dorsal

and

with twenty rays.

All the

other
iris

fins are whitish.

Head

yellow above, silvery beneath,

golden, the brown stripe goes across the eyes.

Pectora
fins.

fins trapezoidal,

with 12 rays, not reaching the abdominal

fin.

Lateral line reaching no further than the dorsal

Anal

fin

narrow.

It is called

Chub. 2d Subgenus. Luxilus.

belly
flat lips,

Red

Mouth
large.

rather large, with small

jaws equal, scales

chrysocephalus>

40th Specie^.

Goldhead Shiner. Luxilus

fifth

Luxile chrysocephale.

Diameter one
on the
line
sides,

of total length, silvery with golden shades

head

gilt,

back and nape dark olivaceous;

fins

lateral

curved downwards, pectoral

fins

reaching the abdominal.

Dorsal and anal

with nine rays.

Vulgar names. Gold Chub, Shiner, Goldhead, &c. Length It is found in the Kentucky, Ohio, Cumberland six inches.

Green

river, &c.

Iris

golden.

Fins fulvous, the pectoral gol-

den large with 14 rays: tail with 24. It resembles the common Shiner or Butterfish of Pennsylvania, Cyfirinus chrysoleucos Mitchell; but that fish
rays, its
is

a Rutilus^ having nine abdominal

body

is

besides shorter and

the anal

fin

is

falcated

with 15 rays.
41st Species.
sis.

Kentuckian Shiner.

JLuxiliis Kentuckien-'

Luxile du Kentuky.

Diameter one seventh of total length, silvery, back olivaceous, lateral line curved downwards, dorsal and caudal fins
red, the pectoral yellow, not reaching the

abdomen.
Shiner,

Dorsal

8,

and anal 7 rays.

Vulgar names, Indian Chub, Red

about four inches.
It is

tail,

Sec.

Length

reckoned an excellent

bait for anglers,

because

it

will
iris

Eyes small,

swim along Avhile with the hook in its body. brown with a gold ring. Yellowish brown a-