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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Blackhorse

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Edition of 1920. See also Blue sucker on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

1360698The Encyclopedia Americana — Blackhorse

BLACKHORSE, a fish, one of the suckers of the Mississippi Valley (Cycleptus elongatus); also known as the Missouri or gourdseed sucker. It is about two feet long, with a small head, suggesting, in profile, that of a horse, and becomes almost jet-black in spring. See Sucker.