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mouth, and the divided dorsal fin. The name means different 

 mouths. I divide it into two subgenera. They are all very small 

 fishes, hardly noticed, and only employed for bait; yet they are 

 good to eat, fried, and may often be taken with baskets at the 

 falls and mill races. They feed on worms and spawn. 

 1st Subgenus. Aplesion. 

 Dorsal fin single, split in the middle. Meaning nearly sim- 

 ple 



21st Species. Bass Hogfish. Etheostoma calliura. Etheos- 

 tome calliure. 



Body slightly fusiform and compressed, silvery, olivaceous 

 above, some flexuose transversal brownish lines on the sides: 

 lower jaw longer, preopercule 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 Lejiomis Jlexuolaris, and 

 some other River bass, wherefore it is called Minny-bass, Little 

 bass. Hog-bass, 8cc. common in the Ohio, Salt river, &c. It has 

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

 brown: branchial rays uncovered. Diameter one seventh of 

 the length. Lateral line curved upwards at its base. Fins oli- 

 vaceous. Dorsal with 9 and 14 rays, beginning behind the pec- 

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

 rays, whereof one is spiny. Pectoral fins short trapezoidal 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. Etheostoma Jlabellata. 

 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 near- 

 ly equal, cheeks swelled, preopercule simple, opercule cur\^ed, 

 spine acute: pectoral fins rounded. Tail oboval flabelliform. 



A small fish only two or three inches long, common at the 

 falls of Ohio. Vuli;;ar names Fau-tail> Black bass, Pucker, S<c. 



