, like the common shiner, has been taken
recently only in Rock Creek, where darters flourish. Often, ten to
fifteen johnny darters were taken with one sweep of a 6- or 12-foot
seine in shallow pools having mud bottoms. Watershed improvement
may benefit this species.

_Etheostoma spectabile pulchellum_ (Girard). KU 7, 10, 12, 14; UMMZ
4, 5; DM 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26. The
orangethroat darter was most abundant in Deer Creek, Rock Creek and
Washington Creek.

_Micropterus salmoides salmoides_ (Lacepede). DM 16, 17, 21, 30,
32, 34, 37. The largemouth bass occurs throughout the drainage at
present, and should become established without supplemental
stocking in future reservoirs. The absence of this species in early
collections suggests that widespread stocking of bass in various
impoundments in the area in recent years has increased populations
in the streams. An anomalous individual, lacking a right pelvic
fin, was found in Lone Star Lake.

_Chaenobryttus gulosus_ (Cuvier). The warmouth is present in Lone
Star Lake. This species typically inhabits lakes and probably will
establish itself in other reservoirs.

_Lepomis cyanellus_ Rafinesque. Green sunfish. KU 6, 8, 9, 10, 11,
13, 14, 15; UMMZ 2, 4, 5; DM all stations _except_ 11, 12, 13, 14,
27, 30, 31, 39, 40.

_Lepomis macrochirus_ Rafinesque. KU 6; DM 10, 16, 17, 24, 31, 33,
37, 41, 42. Both bluegill and green sunfish are common throughout
the drainage and will contribute to the sport fishery of any
reservoir constructed. The absence of the bluegill in early
collections suggests that its population has increased recently
owing to introductions in many impoundments.

_Lepomis humilis_ (Girard). Orangespotted sunfish. KU 6, 9, 11, 14,
15; UMMZ 1, 2, 4, 5; DM 4, 6, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33,
34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.

_Lepomis megalotis breviceps_ (Rafinesque). Longear sunfish. KU 8
(one individual taken in Rock Creek, 1951).

_Pomoxis annularis_ (Rafinesque). KU 9, 15; UMMZ 2. White crappie
occur in Lone Star Lake and in farm ponds in the basin.

_Pomoxis nigromaculatus_ (LeSueur). Specimens of black crappie were
obtained from Lone Star Lake and in farm ponds in the basin.

_Aplodinotus grunniens_ Rafinesque. Drum. KU 12.

_Discussion_

Our data show that the present fish-fa