The Ohio Naturalist, vol. II, no. 2, December, 1901Ohio State University. Biological Club
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The Ohio Naturalist, vol. II, no. 2, December, 1901
Ohio State University. Biological Club
Natural history -- Ohio -- Periodicals; Natural history -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals
About three-fifths of Columbiana County is drained by Beaver Creek,
one-fifth by the Mahoning River and streams leaving the county to the
west, while the remainder enters the Big Yellow and Little Yellow
Creeks. Beaver Creek is practically confined to Columbiana County,
though it empties into the Ohio River in Pennsylvania at Smith’s Ferry,
just above the state line. The relation of Beaver Creek to the Mahoning
River is interesting, the two being in general, arcs of concentric
circles with the Mahoning outside. A person going directly west from
Salem crosses Middle Fork of Beaver Creek first, then the Mahoning, and
the same is true if he goes directly north or directly east. South-west
of Salem the small streams empting into the Mahoning have not been
seined. From one of these Herman McCane has taken a specimen of
Ichthyomyzon concolor which is preserved in the Salem High School
collection with the other species here recorded. All the other streams
in close proximity to Salem are part of the system of the Middle Fork of
Beaver Creek, with the exception of Cold Run, which flows almost
directly south into the West Fork of Beaver Creek, the stream thus
formed soon being augmented by the waters of the North Fork.
Seining has been done only near Salem in small tributaries and where
Middle Fork has an average width of not more than ten or twelve feet.
Mr. Albert Hayes, Mr. J. S. Johnson and Mr. F. W. Webster have helped me
draw the seine. Mr. Webster has also given me many valuable suggestions
as to suitable localities.
1. Ameiurus melas (Raf.). Rare, only in main stream.
2. Catostomus commersonii (Lac.). Common, main stream and tributaries.
3. Catostomus nigricans Le S. Taken only in a small tributary.
4. Moxostoma aureolum (Le S.). In a small tributary.
5. Cyprinus carpio L. Only in main stream.
6. Campostoma anomalum (Raf.). Everywhere.
7. Chrosomus erythrogaster Raf. In two small tributaries.
8. Pimephales promelas Raf. In main stream only.
9. Pimephales notatus (Raf.). Everywhere.
10. Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitch.). Everywhere.
11. Leuciscus elongatus (Kirt.). In one tributary and in Cold Run. The
iridescent coppery red of the sides anteriorly in the living
fish, taken in October, turned scarlet in alcohol.
12. Abramis chrysoleucas (Mitch.). Taken only in main stream.
13. Notropis cayuga Meek. A single specimen taken in Cold Run.
14. Notropis cornutus (Mitch.). Everywhere.
15. Notropis rubrifrons (Cope). Taken only in main stream.
16. Notropis umbratilis lythrurus (Jordan). Taken only in main stream.
17. Ericymba buccata (Cope). Everywhere.
18. Rhinichthys atronasus (Mitch.). In the smallest tributaries.
19. Hybopsis amblops (Raf.). In Cold Run.
20. Hybopsis kentuckiensis (Raf.). Taken only in Cold Run, a single
specimen.
21. Umbra lima (Kirt.). Taken only in the main stream.
22. Eucalia inconstans (Kirt.). Taken only in the main stream.
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