Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 1589 



uairower iiiid fainter band from lower base of pectoral to al)ovo 

 anal, these bands growing fainter with age and sometimes dis- 

 appearing, the lower always wanting in the adult; no axillary 

 spot ; no distinct bauds across cheek ; tins mostly pale, with 

 bright red and blue colors in life, the young and deep-water 

 individuals often showing a black spot at base of caudal and 

 sometimes a dark spot near middle of dorsal with sometimes 

 a larger one at the base of its last ray ; angles of caudal black 

 in adult; lower pharyngeals y-shaped, the anterior limb very 

 short. BIVITTATUS, 2002. 



Caudal fin double concave, the median portion convex, the outer rays more or less 

 produced in adult (the tin rounded in the young) ; scales before dorsal in 6 or 

 7 rows, not crossing the median line; a blue-black spot close behind eye, some- 

 times obsolete in the adult. 

 h. Lateral line with a round blue-black spot below fourth and fifth dorsal spines, 

 the spot larger than eye; no spot behind eye; ventrals with the outer ray 

 little produced, not reaching nearly to tips of pectorals ; body rather stout, 

 the depth about 3| in length; profile steep; snout moUerately pointed ; 

 no axillary spot ; color olive ; blue spots on the scales posteriorly, whitish 

 spots anteriorly; head and caudal largely red in life; young with a dark 

 lateral band, ending in the very young in a black spot. dispilus, 2003. 

 hh. Lateral li-ie without blue-black spot ; ventrals with the outer rays scarcely 

 filamentous, about reaching tips of pectorals. 

 i. Tubes of pores of lateral line distinctly branched, the branches usually 

 3 in number ; body moderately slender, the depth a little less than 

 length of bead and 3J to 4 in body ; head Sf. 

 j. Eye large, Ij in snout; snout not very sharp, the anterior profile of 

 bead steep and slightly convex; snout 1% in head measured 

 along the axis; pectoral shortish, If in head; color in spirits 

 olivaceous, with traces of 3 darker cross bands; dark spot 

 behind eye large, with a distinct golden spot above it in some 

 examples ; a round black spot at base of last ray of dorsal : fins 

 all pale in spirits, the anal edged with bluish; a bluish cross 

 bar on base of pectoral. kieschii, 2004. 



jj. Eye small, 2-1 in snout, brownish above, bright violet red below; 

 many blue spots above ; a crescent on base of pectoral ; caudal 

 edged with violet and with convergent streaks of yellow. 



POEYI, 2005. 

 a. Tubes of pores of lateral line all simple or very nearly so, not trifid; 

 body very slender, the depth much less than length of head, 4J in 

 body; head 3|; snout very sharp, the anterior profile of head 

 straightish and not steep ; snout 2J in head ; eye 2 in snout ; pec- 

 toral moderate, 1§ in head; color, in spirits, pale, unmarked, except 

 for the small black spot behind eye. 

 k. Color in life, olive green, bluish below; back with blue spots; a 

 yellow baud on sides with vague outlines; posterior parts 

 paler, with rows of blue spots ; head with blue bands ; dorsal 

 and anal rosy, with blue spots. caudalis, 2006. 



kk. Color in life, olivaceous ; a broad band-like area of orange mingled 

 with violet spots along sides backward from head to middle 

 of body, the lower edge of this band serrate ; below this a pale 

 violet band, darker behind; still lower a yellow stripe; head 

 olivaceous, marked witli blue; preorbital scarlet, with 3 

 violet stripes ; opercles bright red, with 3 violet stripes, the 

 postocular black spot in the uppermost; dorsal and anal 

 orange and yellow, with blue spots ; caudal with convergent 

 bands of orange forming reticulations around blue spots. 



PICTUS, 2007. 



