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5. APOHIOT1S, Rafinesque. RED EYES. 

 (Telipomis, Raf., Bryttus, Cuv. & Val.) 



1. A. cyanellus, (Raf.) Jordan. BLUE -SPOTTED SUN 

 FISH. Dark clear olive-green, each scale with a blue 

 spot and more or less of gilt edging, the body thus 

 appearing more or less striped along the rows of scales; 

 colors variable, golden olive, green or even almost blue ; 

 cheeks with bright blue horizontal stripes; body more or 

 less sprinkled with irregular dark dots; vertical fins 

 marked with green and blue and more or less edged 

 with pale orange; usually a distinct black dorsal spot; 

 opercular spot small, with brassy edgings; depth 2f in 

 length, head 2; dorsal spines low and stout; lat. 1. 48; 

 L. 4 to 6. Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and W., abundant. 

 (C. longulus and C.formosus, Grd., C. mineopas et mel- 

 anops, Cope.) 



2. A. phenax, Cope & Jordan. Olive-green; body much 

 deeper and more compressed than in A. cyanellus / depth 

 2 in length; spines higher; opercular flap rather long; 

 mouth smaller, the jaws nearly equal; lat. 1. 43, the 

 scales therefore larger. New Jersey. Resembles Lepo- 

 mis rather than Apomotis. 



6. LEPOMIS. Rafinesque. SUN FISHES. 

 (Lepomis, Ichthelis and Pomotis, Raf.) 



* Palatine teeth present ; usually no black blotches on last rays of 

 dorsal and anal. 



1. L. macrochirus, Raf. CHAIN- SIDED SUN FISH. 

 Bright steel blue, with many bronze orange spots, which 

 cover nearly the whole surface, so arranged that the 

 ground color forms a series of vertical chain-like bars, 

 very conspicuous in life; vertical fins mottled with 

 bronze, and usually more or less edged with pale orange ; 



