. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. OS FISHES OF NOETH CAROLINA. Genus NOTEMIGONUS Rafinesque. Roaches. A strongly marked genus, with body greatly compressed and very deep, the dorsal and ventral outlines being much curved; mouth small; teeth 5—5, hooked, having grinding surface with a fluted edge; scales large; lateral line very markedly curved; dorsal fin small, placed behind ventrals; anal base long, its rays rather numerous; intestine short. One species, with several varieties. {Notemigonus, sharp-backed.) 64. NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUOAS (Mitchill). "Roach"; "Shiner";
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. OS FISHES OF NOETH CAROLINA. Genus NOTEMIGONUS Rafinesque. Roaches. A strongly marked genus, with body greatly compressed and very deep, the dorsal and ventral outlines being much curved; mouth small; teeth 5—5, hooked, having grinding surface with a fluted edge; scales large; lateral line very markedly curved; dorsal fin small, placed behind ventrals; anal base long, its rays rather numerous; intestine short. One species, with several varieties. {Notemigonus, sharp-backed.) 64. NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUOAS (Mitchill). "Roach"; "Shiner"; "Shiner Sun-fish"; "Shad Roach"; Golden Shiner; Bream; Dace; Chub. Cyprinus crysoleucas Mitchill, Report Fishes New York, 23, 1814; New York. Stilbe americana, Cope, 18706, 465; Catawba, Yadkin, and Neuse basins. Notemigonus chrysoleucus, Jordan, 18896, 126, 129, and 133; Tar, Neuse, and Cape Fear rivers. Smith, 1893a, 191, 195, 199; Pasquotank River, Edenton Bay, Roanoke River at Plymouth and Weldon. Notemigonus crysoleucae, Evermann & Cox, 1896, 305; Neuse River near Raleigh, Abramis chryaoleucaa, Smith, 1901,134; Lake Mattamuskeet. Abramia crysoleucas, Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 250, pi. xlv, fig. Ill Diagnosis.—Body somewhat elongate, depth equal to .33 length; head small, compressed, uonic, rather less than .25 length; eye .25 length of head; mouth oblique, small, upper jaw not extending to front of eye; dorsal fin short, high, rays 7 or 8; anal rays 13 to 16 in North Carolina specimens; scales 45 to 60 in lateral series, 10 above and 3 below lateral line. Color: pale green, with uniform golden luster; fins yellowish, lower fins red or orange in breeding males (and sometimes in females), {crysoleucas, golden-white.). Fig. 26. Roach. Notemigonus crysoleucas. This minnow is abundant in all parts of North Carolina east of the moun- tains. It is one of the best known of the family, and may be readily distin- guished by the greatly decurved lateral
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