. Contributions to North American Ichthyology [microform] : based primarily on the collections of the United States National Museum. Ichthyology; Fishes, Fresh-water; Fishes; Ichtyologie; Poissons d'eau douce; Poissons. MYXOCYPRINUS A8IATICU8. 217 IcHTHYOBUS STOLLKYi Agassiz.â"Body higher than in Ichthyobuii ranchii, profile steeper, and hence snout bhiuter, opercular bones larger; fins propnrtioually of the gnmo size. From Osage Siver, ; IcHTHYonus ISCHVRU8 Nelsou.â"This is a very stout and heavily built Bpecies* depth '2i in length ; head extremely broad between the e
. Contributions to North American Ichthyology [microform] : based primarily on the collections of the United States National Museum. Ichthyology; Fishes, Fresh-water; Fishes; Ichtyologie; Poissons d'eau douce; Poissons. MYXOCYPRINUS A8IATICU8. 217 IcHTHYOBUS STOLLKYi Agassiz.â"Body higher than in Ichthyobuii ranchii, profile steeper, and hence snout bhiuter, opercular bones larger; fins propnrtioually of the gnmo size. From Osage Siver, ; IcHTHYonus ISCHVRU8 Nelsou.â"This is a very stout and heavily built Bpecies* depth '2i in length ; head extremely broad between the eyes and but slightly convex; its length '^ Limes in length of body ; snout short and rounded, opercular apparatus large; depth of head 1}(iu its length; width of head 1^ ; eye tif in head, 1} in snout, 4 ID interorbital space ; caudal peduncle a little doef r than long ; scales 7-157-7, nearly nniform, a little crowded anteriorly, finely punctate; fins all small; dorsiil 1,27; nnal 1,8,bluish olive above; yellowish below; fins ; Specimens in ChiUed Slateii Xatioiial MuHeiim. Number. Locality. Collector. 20774 Illinois River at Peoria (very large; typical of bnbaliM) 8. A. Forbes. Genu8 MYXOCYPRINUS Gill. Myzocyprinlis , Johnson's , p. l.')74, 1878. Carpiodes et Sclerognathim .sp. , GCnihku. Type, Carpioden aniatU'iin Bleaker. Etymology, /xv^au, to suck ; /ti'Trptrof, a carp. This genus is kiiuwu to me oaiy l"om Dr. Bleekor's tU'»rri|»tiou of its typical species. Whether it differs Iroin its rehitives, Iclifhyohmi, Buba- Ikhthys, etc., iu any other character than the obvious one ol" tlie grejit increase in the number oF its dorsal rays and the smaller scales, 1 do not know. In any event, however, its right to indeiieudent generic rank is unquestlouable. Generic Ckaraclerizalioni. Myxocvpkinus Oill, 187H.â" Myxonipiinus is a name proposed for the Carpiodn OK'aficuM of Hleeker, which is distinguislied by the ninltiiadi
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