ranch of Wakarusa River, Sec. 8, T. 14 S, R. 14 E, July
30. Bottom rubble and gravel; water clear.

39. South Branch of Wakarusa River, Sec. 5, T. 14 S, R. 13 E, July
30. Bottom bedrock; flow slight; rubble riffles; water turbid.

40. South Branch of Wakarusa River, Sec. 36, T. 13 S, R. 12 E, July
30. Bottom mud; rubble riffles; water turbid.

41. Middle Branch of Wakarusa River, Sec. 21, T. 13 S, R. 14 E,
April 4. Bottom mud; gravel riffles; water turbid.

42. Tributary of Middle Branch of Wakarusa River, Sec. 29, T. 13 S,
R. 14 E, April 4. Bottom mud and bedrock; rubble riffles; water
turbid.

_Annotated List of Species_

_Lepisosteus osseus oxyurus_ Rafinesque. DM 2. The longnose gar is
abundant in most large rivers of Kansas. The scarcity in the
Wakarusa is probably attributable to the small size of the stream.

_Lepisosteus platostomus_ Rafinesque. UMMZ 2. The shortnose gar is
common in the Kansas River but seems less inclined than the
longnose gar to ascend small streams.

_Dorosoma cepedianum_ (LeSueur). UMMZ 2; DM 1. Gizzard shad.

_Carpiodes velifer_ (Rafinesque). UMMZ 2. This record for the
highfin carpsucker is based on a single specimen (UMMZ 63182). It
was re-examined by Bernard Nelson who stated (personal
communication) "The dorsal fin is broken and the 'pea-lip' smashed.
A trace of the 'pea' is still discernible. The body is deeply
compressed and other measurements agree with [those of] _C.
velifer_. It was identified as _C. cyprinus_ at first, but later
changed by Hubbs." _C. velifer_ probably was more abundant in
Kansas during and before the early 1900's than at present. Several
early records of the species are available, but the only specimen
obtained in Kansas in recent years was captured in the Neosho River
by Deacon in 1958.

Moore (1957:80) states that _C. velifer_ occurs in the clearer
rivers and lakes of the Mississippi valley, westward to Nebraska
and Oklahoma. The almost complete disappearance of this species
from Kansas probably resulted from an increase in turbidity, of the
rivers, accompanying settlement and cultivation of the land.

_Carpiodes carpio carpio_ (Rafinesque). KU 5, 12, 15; DM 1, 16, 21,
37. The river carpsucker occurred at stations scattered throughout
the drainage, except in the smallest creeks. The largest numbers