The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-21

nose to the contre of the tail marks every
specimen, yet there is much difference in the
character of this line as found upon different
members Of the minnow tribe. In the ma
jority Of specimens before us, perhaps this
line is more imperfect, while the color of the
back is of deep straw with black
markings. But respectable number of our
catch has a very bright line Of rather steel
color. The fishes thus marked are also more
chuffy. They have greater depth of body,
their heads are shorternnd present blunt
appearance, while their cosors in general are
more strongly pronounced. In both, the
position and arrangement Of the fins is very
much the same, the form Of the mouth is very
SIMILAR but yet there arc minor differences
sufficient to render them distinguishable
And By observation upon the generation and
descent we learn that the two kinds ere not
the offspring of the same parents.
1t is customary among Naturalists to de-
scribe members of tho same genus having
such or similar differences, as species. Hence
to our genus there may be referred many
species. Such as the case in the minnow
genus, known as hybopsis.
To this genus belongs many species giving
US the hybopsis BIZ imatus, or our most COM
mon minnow, hybopsis chalabaeus Tor steel
banded minnow) hybopsis proeue or long
tailed minnow; and many others that might
mention.
Now all this Classification is made for con-
venicnce of description, study and teaching
And by it. the work of acquiring knowledge
of those animals constituting the kingdom OF
fishes, is made more easy and agreeable In
fact, without some such arrangement, ii
would be quite impossibleto know much Of
this interesting subject. While upon this
subject Of classification of fishes beg the in
in behalf of the names which Scientists are
in the habit Of giving to the several species,
These namess very much to the disgust of
many readers, are usually Latin; and it is
often asked why it should be so.
Well, there are tho best of reasons, and
prominent among these is the one that by
having an animal "a fish if you please) that is
found only in this country where the English
is spoken, named and described in Latin, and
by having but one Latin name for the one
species, any scholar of any nation IL he knows
Latin no matter il he knows not a word OF
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