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olivaceous above, some flexuose transversal brown- 

 ish lines on the sides: lower jaw longer, preoper- 

 cule double, opercule with an angular appendage and 

 an obtuse spine behind it: scales smooth, lateral line 

 flexuose: tail forked, tri-coloured, and with a brown 

 spot at the base. 



The largest species of the genus from three to 

 nine inches long. It has some similarity with the 

 Lepomis flexuolaris, and some other River bass, where- 

 fore it is called Minny-bass, Little bass. Hog-bass, 

 &c. common in the Ohio, Salt river, &c. It has 

 sharp teeth. The head is large, rugose above: iris 

 large gilt brown : branchial rays uncovered. Diame- 

 ter one seventh of the length. Lateral line curved 

 upwards at its base. Fins olivaceous. Dorsal with 

 9 and 14 rays, beginning behind the pectorals and 

 ending far from the tail, like the anal, which has 12 

 rays, whereof one is spiny. Pectoral fins short trape- 

 zoidal 16 rays. Tail 24, fine, base with a yellow 

 curved ring, followed by a forked band of a pale 

 violaceous colour, tip hyalin. Mouth straight. 



22d Species. Fantail HOGFISH. EtJicostovia fiabel- 

 lata. Etheostome eventail. 



Body olivaceous brown, with transverse unequal 

 brown streaks, a black spot at the lower base of the 

 lateral line which is straight ; scales ciliated : mouth 

 puckered obliqual, jaws nearly equal, cheeks swelled, 

 preopercule simple, opercule curved, spine acute: 

 pectoral fins rounded. Tail oboval flabelliform. 



A small fish only two or three inches long, common 

 at the falls of Ohio. Vulgar names Fan-tail, Black- 

 bass, Pucker, &c. [II. 57] [j/] Head small, with 

 swelled and dotted cheeks : iris brown with an inter- 

 nal gold ring ; branchial rays concealed. Scales small 



