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its black spot higher than long, shorter than eye with a narrow pale 

 border. Spinous dorsal rather low, two-thirds height of soft, the long- 

 est spine as long as from snout to middle of eye; caudal peduncle short 

 and deep ; caudal slightly einarginate ; pectorals and ventrals reaching 

 vent. Head _:-] ; depth 1^. Eye a little longer than snout, or- in head. 

 D. X, Id; A. Ill, 9; scales G-34-U. L. 2J inches (adult). Types 15 

 (pecimens, in Illinois Laboratory of Natural nistory from Illinois liiver. 

 (.Forces MSS.) 



738. L,. pheiiax (Cope & Jordan) McKay. 



Appearance of Lepomis pallidus. Body rather short and deep ; snout 

 short, projecting, forming an angle over the eye. Mouth looderate, the 

 lower ja\v slightly the longer, the maxillary reaching middle of eye, the 

 supplemental bone strong. Eye moderate, 4J in head. Opercular spot 

 larger than eye. Scales on cheek in 7 rows. Gill-rakers very long. 

 Dorsal spines short and strong, as long as from snout to middle of eye ; 

 pectorals long; soft dorsal high, anal higher. Color in spirits nearly 

 plain olive-green ; no black spot on dorsal or anal. Head 2 J ; depth 2]-. 

 D. X, 10 ; A. Ill, 9 ; scales C-43-14. L. 6 inches. Beaseley's Point, 

 New Jersey. 



(Apomotis phcnax Cope & Jordan, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mas. x, 26, 1877 ; McKay, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mas. 1881.) 



bb. Supplemental maxillary reduced to a slight rudiment. 



c. Gill-rakers still', not very short; palatine teeth usually present. (Lepomls.') 

 d. Gill-rakers comparatively long and slender; ear-Hap short. 



739. Li. ischyriis Jor. & Nelson. 



Aspect of L. pallidus. Body elongated, robust, much elevated. 

 Mouth wide, the maxillaries reaching middle of orbit. Palatine teeth 

 present. Occiput prominent; top of head flat and short, forming an 

 angle with the descending profile. Scales on cheeks in 6 rows. Fins 

 high, the dorsal spines rather low and very strong, the longest a.s long 

 as from tip of snout to middle of orbit. Opercular (lap large, with a 

 broad pair edge, entirely surrounding the black. Eye large, smaller 

 than opercular spot, -U in head. Color dusky, mottled with orange and 

 blue; cheeks with wide obscure, blue bands; a dusky spot on dorsal 

 and anal behind; belly and lower tins coppery yellow; lower jaw and 

 lower parts of head leaden blue. Ilead 2jj ; depth, -}. 1). X, 12; A. 

 111,10; scales 5 1<-14. L. 7 inches. Illinois KM ver. 



(IcJilliclin ai/uilriiHiH Nrlsmi, Bull. Ills. Mus. Nat. Hist, i, 37 (not Pomotis aqullcnsia 

 B. & G.); Jordan & N.-lson, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. x, 25, 1877.) 



