Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 52.—Abramis chrysoleucas. After Goode. By Storer it is said to be a delicate fish for the table, but it isreally scarcely, if any, better than any other Cyprinid of the samesize. It was more aptly said by him to be the best bait forpickerel in Massachusetts. It is not likely, indeed, that the pickerelexercises choice, but simply that, because of its size, abundance andfacility of obtainment, it is the most used. ^ The largest of thousands the present writer has caught or seen was barelyten inches long. 3o8 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vol.
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 52.—Abramis chrysoleucas. After Goode. By Storer it is said to be a delicate fish for the table, but it isreally scarcely, if any, better than any other Cyprinid of the samesize. It was more aptly said by him to be the best bait forpickerel in Massachusetts. It is not likely, indeed, that the pickerelexercises choice, but simply that, because of its size, abundance andfacility of obtainment, it is the most used. ^ The largest of thousands the present writer has caught or seen was barelyten inches long. 3o8 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vol. 48 Dace is a name given in the United States to many differentCyprinids, but in the vicinity of Washington and many other placesit is applied to the species of Rhinichthys, another genus peculiar toAmerica and not very nearly related to any other. The name is. Fig. S3.—Rhinichthys didcis. After Jordan and Evermann. often extended into black-nosed dace. The few species are distin-guished by a projecting snout, inferior mouth, dark color, andgenerally a darker longitudinal lateral stripe on each side; in thebreeding season, however, the males assume a brilliant dress, becom-ing more or less suffused with crimson. They are active little fishes,preferring clear running streams, and are much used for bait forlarger fishes. They prepare a nest of stones for the reception of theeggs, which is taken charge of by the male. Data respecting the habits of Rhinichthys atronasus are given by C. N. Holder in Harpers Nczv Monthly Magazine for December, 1883 (Vol. 68, pp. 100-103, under the typographical misnomer ^RhyiichichiJiys abroiiasus), and by C. C. Abbott in 1884 in A
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