246 FISHES. 



** Dorsal and anal fins greatly elevated, in $ reaching middle of 

 caudal. 



3. E. pinniger, Gill & Jordan. LARGE - FINKED SUN 

 FISH. General color of preceding; body and fins in 

 males with brilliant blue spots; size larger; lateral line 

 complete; D. IX, 10; A. Ill, 10; lat. 1. 33. Neuse 

 River, N. C. 



13. COPELANDIA, Jordan. COPELANDIA. 



1. C. eriarcha, Jordan. A species similar in appear- 

 ance to Enneacanthus margarotis, but with a different 

 number of spines, a rather more elongate body and a 

 more advanced anal, which is reached by the ventral 

 spines; D. X, 9; A. IV, 8. Menomonee River, near 

 Milwaukee, Wis., the only specimens known collected 

 by Dr. P. R. Hoy; a singular and interesting species, 

 connecting Enneacanthus with Centrarchus. 



14. CENTRARCHUS, Cuvier. MANY-SPINED BASS. 



1. C. irideus, (Bosc) C. & V. SHINING BASS. Bright 

 green with dark spots; vertical fins mottled; dorsal with 

 black spot behind, which is sometimes ocellated with 

 orange; body deep, depth half length; fins comparatively 

 low; the ventral spine less than half length of head and 

 not reaching vent; D. XI, 12; A. VII, 14; lat. 1. 44. 

 Illinois to Va. and South, chiefly in lowland streams. 



2. C. macropierus, (Lac.) Jordan. LONG-FINNED SUN 

 FISH. Similar, but more elongate, depth less than half 

 length; ventral spine more than half length of head and 

 reaching to about the fourth ray of anal ; mouth and eye 

 larger than in C. irideus ; fins much higher; D. XII, 12; 

 A. VIII, 14; lat. 1. 43. With the preceding but less 

 abundant. 



