FAMILY XI. PCECILIID^E. 159 



Color yellowish olive; a rather faint lateral band extending from 

 snout to upper third of caudal fin, above this a light band ; the scales 

 on upper fourth of body with dark edges, forming stripes along the 

 rows of scales; specimens occasionally With a dark caudal spot, and 

 some have a few dark blotches on the side ; caudal appendage bordered 

 above and below with black; dorsal fin with black spots, the other 

 fins plain. Length about 2^ inches. 



Females taken May 6th with developed eggs. One specimen 1.74 

 inches in length contained 16 eggs. 



