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irom Huntsville, Ala. Wo are uuable to decide, from the descriptiou 

 and a MS. drawing kiudly forwarded by Professor Bliss, whether this 

 species is a Lepiopomus or a Xenotis. 



Genus XENOTIS Jordan. 



24. Xenotis sanguinolentus (Agassiz) Jordan. 



Originally described from the Tennessee River at Huntsville. We 



have seen no specimens from that locality, and are unable to decide 



whether Agassiz's species is the one to which we have applied the name 



.sanguinolentus, or whether it be one of the forms of the Northern X. 



mcfialotis. 



25. Xenotis inscriptus [Agassiz) Jor. 



Originally described from the Tennessee River at Huntsville. Also 

 found by Professor Cope in the upper waters of the same river. 



Genus EUPOMOTIS GUI dc Jordan. 

 26. EuPOMOTis PALLTDUS (Agassiz) G. &J. 

 Originally described from Huntsville, Ala. 



Genus XYSTROPLITES Jordan. 



27. Xystroplites notatus (Agassiz). 



Originally described from Huntsville, and later found by Professor 



Cope in the upper waters of the Tennessee. This species may be 



a Eupomotis instead of a Xystroplites. It much resembles the Texan 



Xystroplites heros B. & C. 



Genus HAPLOIDONOTUS Rafinesque, 



28. HAPLOIDONOTUS GRUNNIENS Baf. 



Abundant in the Tennessee Basin. The form called by Professor 

 Agassiz Amhlodon concinnus needs re-examination before it can be admit- 

 ted as a species. 



ATHERINID^. 

 Genus LABIDESTHES Cope. 



29. LABIDESTHES SICCULUS Gope. 



Found by Professor Cope in Coal Creek, a tributary of the Clinch 

 River. 



