Jordan and Ei^ermann. — Fishes of JVorth America. 



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as long as head ; ventrals long, but not reaching tips of pectorals nor front 

 of anal ; dorsal spines high, the longest \\ in head ; soft dorsal very high, 

 \x^ ill head ; anal smaller than soft dorsal; anal spine short, the first ray 

 longer than the spine, simple, but articulate toward the tip ; caudal lunate. 

 Color in spirits: Straw color, many scales on the back darker; 10 dark 

 spots on sides, rather irregular and small ; 1 at base of caudal and 1 on 

 front of opercle; back with 5 or 6 dark cross blotches. Both dorsals with 

 dark spots ; caudal and pectoral somewhat barred ; 3 or 4 dark bars only 

 on caudal; ventrals and anal plain ; a stripe forward from eye, but only 

 a very faint dark shade below eye ; a little black spot on base of pectoral 

 above; sometimes faint dark dashes on lower part of side, alternating 

 with the dark blotches. In life this species is clear green, with markings 

 of darker green or black. Length 2\ inches. Basin of James River, Vir- 

 ginia; recorded from North River at Loch Laird, Virginia ; Buffalo Creek 

 near Lexington, Virginia, and Elk Creek near Natural Bridge, Virginia. 

 An active species living among rocks : locally abundant, (loiujus, long; 

 mantis, hand.) 



Etheostonia Irmghiiana, JORDAN, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1888, 179, tributary of James River, 

 Virginia; (Type, No. 24619, Mus. Comp. Zool., 8 specimens) ; Jobdan, Proc, U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 1888, 361. 



Boleosoma hmgimanus, Bovlenger, Cat., i, 95. 



1445. BOLEOSOM.i PODOSTEMOXE (Jordan & Jenkins). 



Head 4? ; depth 5| ; eye 3f in head, a little longer than snout. D. X-13 ; 

 A. 1,8; scales 4-35-6. Body rather stout, somewhat compressed, the back 

 elevated. Head short, rather bluntly rounded in profile, the rather wide, 

 blunt snout overhanging the small inferior mouth. Upper jaw protrac- 

 tile; maxillary short, freely movable, just reaching front of eye, and 

 scarcely as long as eye; mouth very small, inferior, contracted; teeth 

 small ; gill membranes broadly united. Cheeks, nape, and breast naked ; 

 opercles with a few large scales ; preopercle entire ; middle line of belly 

 naked anteriorly with ordinary scales behind ; lateral line complete. 

 Dorsal fins moderate ; anal fin lower and smaller than soft dorsal ; anal 

 spine short ; first anal ray simple, a little longer than the spine and artic- 

 ulate toward tip ; caudal truncate ; pectorals rather long, I longer than 

 head, reaching beyond ventrals to vent. Color, light yellowish green, 

 with 7 or 8 small dark quadrate spots along side; 5 or (5 larger ones along 

 back ; scales of back mostly with dark centers ; a dark bar below eye ; a 

 little spot behind eye; a dark opercular bar and a dark bar before and 

 behind pectorals; lower side of head with some dark spots; pectorals, 

 both dorsals and caudal, with cross bands of dark olive spots; dorsal in 

 life also 8i)otted with brownish red ; caudal also with a subterminal dark 

 band; ventrals and anal nearly plain. Length 2 inches. Roanoke River 

 Basin ; locally abundant in very clear streams, living almost exclusively 

 in the river weed Podostemon ceratophyllum (Michaux), whence the specific 

 name. 



Etheostoma poilostenione, Jordan & Jenkins, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1888, 3.i9, Roanoke River 

 at Roanoke, Salem, and Alleghany Springs, Virginia. (Type, No. 39863. Coll. Jor- 

 dan, Kvermann, and Jenkins.) 



Boleosoma podostemone, Bouleiiger, Cat., i, 95. 



