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1 first thought this species was F.fonticoh Valenciennes. 2 It is 

 described with twelve anal rays, apparently deeper body, and possibly 

 smaller rounded dorsal and caudal. Valenciennes says: ' La couleur 

 parait avoir etc un vert uniforme sur tout le corps, et je ne voia 

 aucune tache sur les nageoires." He also gives the following remark, 

 which may in part refer to F. antillarum: "Une note, ajoutie a la 

 fin de cet article, fait penser que M. Plee croyait aussi qui ce poisson 

 habite la Martinique, car il dit: 'ce sont les poissons qu'on appelle 

 dormeurs dans nos isle-." Les a-t-il confondus avec de jeunes 

 Eleotris, qui sont ainsi denommes? " This is interesting as showing 

 the possible occurrence of Fundulus in the Lesser Antilles, now fully 

 corroborated by the present species. Another species, likely closely 

 related is F. bermudce Gunther. 3 It appears to differ in the smaller 

 head, dorsal rays fourteen and anal rays twelve. Later this was 

 redescribed as F. rhizophorcc Goode, 4 with its color given as light 

 tawny-brown, with about fifteen regular transverse bands of greenish- 

 brown, each two scales in width and most distinct on trunk posteri- 

 orly. No mention is made of the color of the fins. The only 

 remaining West Indian species is F. cubensis Eigenmann, 6 which 

 differs entirely in its large scales (24), advanced dorsal and anal 

 and coloration. 



(Named for the Lesser Antilles.) 



Fundulus hispanicus (Valenciennes). 



One from Spain in poor state of preservation. Possibly it differs 

 largely in the more posterior position of the dorsal and anal fins, 

 which are exactly opposite, from the American species. It approaches 

 Zygonectes in the large scales (29 to 32) and small dorsal (9 to 11). 



Subgenus FONTINUS Jordan and Evermann. 



Type Fundulus seminolis Girard. 



Form long, slender. Snout short or moderate. Jaws not pro- 

 duced. Sexes unlike in coloration during spawning season, otherwise 

 of similar barred appearance. Females with anal sheath, but no 

 anal tube extending beyond. Males brilliant, sometimes with 

 denticles or tubercles on body and fins during the spawning season. 



Fundulus diaphanus (Le Sueur). 



A very large series from the Middle Atlantic States, already 



2 Hid. Nat Poiss., XVIII, 1846, p. (198) 148. Porto Rico. 



Ann. Man. Nat. Hist. London (4), XIV, 1874, p. 370. Bermudas. 

 * Amer. Jour. Sc. Art. C-Si. XIV. 1877, p. 298. Balden Pond, Bermuda. 

 5 Bull. C S. F. Com.. 1902 (1904), p. 222, fig. 1. Rio del Pillar, Cuba. 



