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Texas; not common; like the preceding species, intermediate between 



Lrjiuini.i proper and Enjtouutl'ts. 



(l'.njttn.< nUxtlii* (inl. 1'n.r. Acad. Nat. Sri. Phila. 18.7T: Girard, U. 8. Par. R. R. 

 Snrv. >:, ll>: Bryttus albulua GunthdT, i, v>.~>'.i: Xyatroplites gilli Jordan., Bull. U. S. N:it. 

 Mus. x. _'!. 1-77 ; McKay, Proc. U. S. Nat Mas. 1881, 89.) 



' Lmvrr pharyn.ijrals liroad; pharyn^ral teeth paved, snlispherical in form, truncate 

 aliovc. (Enpomotin Gill & Jordan.*) 



7.35. 1L. Ejoflbn-ooki (Cuv. & VaU McKay. 



IJody robust, elevated, tlie snout rather produced. Eye large, 4 in- 

 head; maxillary reaching front of orbit. Dorsal fin high, the spines 

 about as high as the soft rays; pectoral fins very long. Cheeks with 5 

 rows of seales. Gill-rakers rather long, obtuse, strongly toothed. Oper- 

 cular llap short,broad, with a broad orange margin below and behind. 

 No palatine teeth; pharyngeal teeth paved. Dusky olive, silvery be- 

 low; throat yellow; fins dark, with yellowish rays; no black dorsal spot. 

 Head 3jj; depth L'j. D. X, 12; A. Ill, 11. L. 10 inches. South Caro- 

 lina to Florida; abundant. 



(PomoH* liolbrooki C'uv. &. Val. vii, 405, 1831: Pcmotis apecioxus Holbr. Journ. Aoad. 

 Nat. Sri. 1'liila. 1 .^ .")">. 4'" 1 : 1'omotin micrulophitft (fiinthcr, i, '2li4: 1 Xystroplites longimanua 

 t'opf. 1'ror Anicr. Phil. Soc. Phila. 18r7, GJ: Kupoinutls holbroold Jordan, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus. ii. ]S70, ->M.) 



L,. BiotaSHS (Agass.) McKay. 

 Body robust, elongate, the snout projecting, the profile scarcely gib- 

 bous. Alouth rather wide, oblique, reaching the front of eye. Eye 

 rather large. ( )percular llap wide and rounded, shorter than in L. <jil>- 

 bvNttN, with a rather wide pale 'border all around. Scales very large 1 ; 

 4 rows on cheek. Spines rather high and strong, the longest dorsal 

 Kpinc as long as from niu/.zle past middle of pupil. Soft fins high. 

 (iill-rakers short and not very still'. Pharyngeal teeth paved. Color 

 pale olive, mottled: a faint dorsal spot. Head ."; depth 1'J, ; 1 >. X. 11; 

 A. III. 11; seales .l-:;."j-i:;. L. S inches. Illinois to Alabama. 



(I'miititix imliiliix A. AIIKT. .Iniini. Sri. Arts. I-.". 1, :'.n_> : L'li/iomolis jmlliilnx .Icirdan, 



l. I . 8. Nal. Mil-. \.'JI, 1-77: lint I'oiiititix i/illlitlit* A'^a- 



L. gibbOSUS (L.) McKay. -Common SHii-fidt : l-n-nm: I'liinpkin-m-fil ; Sinnn/. 

 Body short and deep, compressed, the prolile steep, convex; usually 

 an angle abovr the rye. Head rather small. Mouth small, oblique, 

 the maxillary scarcely reaching the front of the eye. Dorsal spines 

 rather high, as long as eye and snout: the soft rays higher. Pectorals 



V Jordan, Field and I'mol, 1-77, ii. I'."': type ,Vyin/.s niirnm \Valliaum= Pcrca 



L. (/r. \\c-Il; Ti&it,. , nprn-lc ; ,-,i---. car.) 



