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Voa. VII, No. 21. lVa§hmg^ton, ». C. Sept. 1, 1884. 



mens sliow faiut blue spots on sides of head, and there are traces of 

 about ten irregular duskj- cross-bands. Oi)ercular spot large, confined 

 to the bone. 

 Body formed much as in L. humilis. 



21. Lepomis miniatus, Jordan . 35214,(2). 



This species much resembles the preceding, in spirits, but reaches a 

 larger size. It has much shorter gill-rakers, smaller scales, a different 

 structure of the maxillary, &c. 



Scales, 5-40-12. 



22. Lepomis pallidus, (Mitcbill.) 35212. 



23. Chaenobryttus gulosus, (Cuv. & Val.). 35203; 35206; 32411; 35231. 



Many specimens. 



24. Pomoxys sparoides, Lac. 3i5228. 



D. VII, 13. Depth 2^ in length, being, like most specimens from the 

 Gulf States, more elongate than is usually the case with Northern ex- 

 amples of the same species. 



25. Haploidomotus grunniens, (Raf.). 35240; 35242. 



Head, 3J; depth, 3. D. IX-I, 30; A. II, 7. Lat. 1. 52. 



26. Gobius -wiirdenianni, Girard. 35202 (23 specimens). 



Closely allied to O. stigma furus, G. boleosoma, and G. encceomus. 



Head,3|to3|; depth,5J. D.VI-12; A.13. Scales, 32 to 35. Length, 

 of large><t specimens about 3^ inches. 



Body moderately elongate, subfusiform. Head large, not very blunt; 

 anterior profile gently decurved ; snout 3^ to 3^ in head ; eye 4 ; mouth 

 large, slightly oblique, tbe maxillary reaching anterior border of pupil 

 2| in head ; teeth small, in moderate bands, slender and curved, the 

 outer above little enlarged, not canine-like ; lower jaw slightly Included. 



Scales moderate, ctenoid rather loosely attached ; those on anterior 

 part of body much reduced in size. Head, breast, and a narrow strip 

 before dorsal naked. 



Dorsal spines slender, none of them filamentous, the longest nearly | 

 head. Soft dorsal and anal low. Caudal pointed, about as long as 

 head. Pectoral, 1§ in head ; ventral, li. 



Color, in spirits, light olive, irregularly shaded with darker and with 

 gray ; the pale markings much less conspicuous than in G. stigmaturus. 

 About five rounded dark blotches along median line of sides, the num- 

 ber irregular, the posterior one most distinct, forming a spot at base of 

 caudal. A dusky blotch on opercle ; two dark streaks below eye; some 

 dusky cross-streaks on top of head. No dark blotch on sides of nape. 



Proc. Nat. Mus. 81 21 



