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dorsiil and anal elevated in the males. Teeth in a broa.d band, the 
outer series considerably enlarged and canine like. Coloration brown- 
ish olive, with a broad, dark purplish-black lateral band running from 
tip of snout through eye to base of caudal; darker in males than in 
females; young specimens have the edges of the band serrated; a few 
series of small black dots along the sides of the back; dorsal, caudal, 
and anal fins dotted with black; top of head with a conspicuous trails- j 
lucent spot in life; concentric strite on scales, strong. Head 1; depth | 
4i. 1). !); A. 11 ; scales 34-11. L. 2-3.V inches. Michigan to Alabama j 
and Texas, generally abundant in ponds and canals. i 
{Semotilusl notatus Raf. Ich. Oh. 18J0, 8G; Fcccilia olivacca Storer, Synopsis, 178: 
Funduhoi tencUus B. A G. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1853, 389: Zijyonectes pulchellua 
Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 18.59, GO : Fuytdulus aureus Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. 
Sci. Phila. 18;>5, 78: Ilaplochilus pulchcllus Giiuther, vi, 314: EaplocUilus aureus Giin- 
ther, vi, 315; Jordan, Man. Vert. 2G4.) 
** Body .short and deep. (Micristius Gill.) 
551. H. aJj’iSatais Jordan & Brayton. 
Bod}" short and stout, compressed, especially posteriorly. Head 
moderate, broad and flattened above. Dorsal flu well back, moderatel}' 
high ; anal flu rather larger ; paired fins small. Coloration dull olive ; 
no stripes or bars; scales slightly dark-edged ; a large jet-black blotch 
on each side just above and somewhat in front of the vent, due to the 
black peritoneum showing through the translucent sides; dorsal and 
anal fins speckled. Teeth small, the outer little enlarged. Head 4; 
depth 4. D. 8; A. 8; scales 30. L. inches. Xeuse River, North 
Carolina. 
(Jordan & Brayton, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mns. xii, 1878, 84.) 
55U. E. i:icla:i»o>|>s (Cope) Jor. 
Body rather short and deep. Head broad ; eye as long as snout, 
3i ill head, 2 in interorbital width; teeth in a band, the outer series 
scarcity enlarged. Fins short. Yellowish brown; scales darker edged; 
body without distinct longitudinal stripes or bars; belly golden; a very 
conspicuous jet-black spot just below the eye, and confluent with it in 
the adult; dorsal and caudal fins with series of black dots; caudal very 
large. Head 3|; depth 34. D. 7; A. 9; scales 28-7. L. 24 inches. 
Neuse liiver {Cope) to Southern Illinois (Forbes) and Mississippi (Hoy), 
locally abundant. 
(Ilaplochilus mclanops Copo, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1870, 457 ; Jordan, Bull. 111. Lab. 
Nat. Hist, ii, 52, 1878; Hay, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1880, 501.) 
