84. CENTRARCHID.E - CH,ENOBRYTTUS. 467 



rupted black stripes; a black opercular spot ; dark mottliugs oh the 

 soft dorsal, anal, and caudal. Head 2; depth 2-2, D. XI, 10; A. 

 VI, 10 ; scales about 5-39-12. Coeca 7. Vert. 14 + 18. L. 12 inches. 

 Vermont to Great Lake region and Manitoba, south to Louisiana ; very 

 abundant west ot the Alleghanies. 



(Bodianus rnpestris Raf. Atu. Monthly Mag. 1817, 120: Centrarclms ceneus C. & V. iii, 

 84 : CentrarcJms ceneus Giinther, i, 255 ; Jordan, Man. Vert. ed. 2, 237 : Ambloplites cavi- 

 frons Cope, Journ. Acad, Nat. Sci. Phila. 1868, 217, is probably a young specimen of this 

 species.*) 



246. CH^ENOBRYTTUS Gill. 



War-mouths. 

 ( CaUiurus Ag. not of Raf. ) 



(Gill. Amer. Journ. Sci. Arts, 1864, 92: type CalUnrus melanops Gcrd.. = Pomotis gulosus 

 Cuv. & VaU 



This genus has the general form and dentition of Ambloplites with the 

 convex opercle, 10 dorsal and 3 anal spines of Lepomis. Preopercle 

 entire. Branchiostegals 6. Caudal fin emarginate. Scales weakly 

 ctenoid. (;/^co, to yawn; Bryttus, i. e. Lepomis.) 



a. Dorsal beginning above the opercular spot. 

 728. C. aralBSlius McKay. Goggle Eye. 



Body heavy, deep and thick, stouter and less elongate than in the 

 next. Head deep. Mouth large, the maxillary reaching nearly to pos- 

 terior margin of the eye; the supplemental bone strong. Scales on 

 cheeks in 7 or 8 rows. Opercular flap broad. Eye small, 4 in head ; pre- 

 opercle and mandible with large mucous pits. Dorsal beginning directly 

 over the opercular spot, which is above base of pectoral ; spines of dor- 

 sal very stout, the longest as long as from snout to middle of eye. Color 

 in life dark olive-green above ; sides greenish and brassy, with blotches 

 of pale blue and bright coppery red, the red predominating ; belly bright 

 brassy yellow, profusely mottled with bright red ; lower jaw chiefly 

 yellow ; iris bright red ; opercular spot as large as eye, black, bordered 

 with copper color; 3 or 4 wide dark red bands radiating backwards 

 from eye across cheeks and opercles, separated by narrow pale blue inter- 



* A. cavifrons Cope. 



Physiognomy more of Centrarclms. Month large, very oblique, the maxillary 

 reaching beyond the middle of the pupil; chin prominent. Outline of cranium con- 

 cave. Eye large, 3 in head. Scales of cheeks very few, minute. Mucous cavities 

 large. Silvery, dusted with dark points; scales with a narrow vertical dark shade 

 at base; soft fins dusky; a small black opercular spot. Depth 2^. D. X, 12; A. 

 VI, 11 ; scales 7-38-13. Roanoke River, Virginia. (Cope.} 



