..The fishes of Illinois . y thin and compressed, the back much elevated in adults, depth 2\ to 2f in length; snout very blunt, squarish at tip; eye large, 3J to 4| in head; anterior rays of dorsal much lengthened, sometimes equaling length of base of fin; small species, not over 12 inches in length difformis. aa. Snout longer, 3 to 3\ in head; nostrils situated well back, the distance from anterior nostril to end of snout usually greater than diameter of eye; tip of lower jaw far in advance of nostrils. c. Body robust, subfusiform, depth 2f to 3£ in lepgth; anterior rays of dorsal scarcely el
..The fishes of Illinois . y thin and compressed, the back much elevated in adults, depth 2\ to 2f in length; snout very blunt, squarish at tip; eye large, 3J to 4| in head; anterior rays of dorsal much lengthened, sometimes equaling length of base of fin; small species, not over 12 inches in length difformis. aa. Snout longer, 3 to 3\ in head; nostrils situated well back, the distance from anterior nostril to end of snout usually greater than diameter of eye; tip of lower jaw far in advance of nostrils. c. Body robust, subfusiform, depth 2f to 3£ in lepgth; anterior rays of dorsal scarcely elevated, about \ length of base of fin; halves of lower tip meeting at a wide angle; large species, reaching a weight of 5 lb thompsoni. cc. Body compressed, the back more or less arched, depth 2\ to 3 in length;anterior rays of dorsal much elevated, nearly or more than equalinglength of base of fin; halves of lower lip meeting at a sharp angle; speciesof small size, not exceeding 12 inches , velifer. 76 FISHES OF ILLINOIS. Fig. 17 CARPIODES CARPIO (Rafinesque) (COMMON RIVER CARP) Rafinesque, 1820, Ichth. Oh,, ?6 (Catostomus). J. & G., 118; , 45 (Ictiobus); J. & E., I, 166; N., 49 (Ichthyobus carpioand(?)bison); J., 65 (carpio and (?) bison); F., 81 (Ictiobus cyprinus, part); L., 11. Bodv elongate, subelliptical, somewhat compressed, but more fusi-form than in the next species, the back not greatly arched and theventral line nearly straight; depth to in length. Size large,frequently taken weighing 3 or 4 lb and said sometimes to reach aweight of 7 or 8 lb. Color smoky to olivaceous over silvery, lighterbelow. Head short, deep and heavy, its length 4 to , depth , width 6 to in length of body; snout short, somewhat pointed, to in head; the nostrils well forward, but not quite so much soas in the next species, the distance from the anterior nostril to end ofsnout | to £ of diameter of eye; mouth wide and short, wholly inferior,the tip of lower l
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