31. CYPEINID^ CLIOLA. 
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Till, Toetli 'witliout (listiiict grinding surfacB. 
j. Anal fin short, of 8 or 9 rays. 
k. A coiispicuons dark blotch on upper posterior rays of dorsal. 
1. Adult luales with the vertical fius chiefly 'red; a couspicuous black 
spot at base of caudal. 
251. C. calllistaa. Jordan. 
Body rather stout aud compressed, rather lieavy forward, the dorsal 
outline considerably elevated. Head stout and rather blunt, its upper 
part flattish ; the nuptial tubercles not numerous, arranged in a few dis- 
tinct longitudinal rows, not scattered without order, as in related specie.s. 
Mouth large, nearly horizontal, slightly overlapped by the heavy snout, 
the maxillary reaching nearly to the eye, the premaxillaries anteriorly en- 
tirely below the level of the orbit. Eye large, 3f in head. Scales large, 
not very closely imbricated, 16 in front of dorsal. Fins rather large’ 
the height of the dorsal in males nearly one-fifth of length of body! 
Coloration dark and brilliant. Males with the back very dark steel- 
blue; sides a clear silvery violet; belly and lower fins satin- white. A 
heavy black blotch on posterior part of dorsal, extending downward and 
forming a horizontal bar at the base of the fin ; the rest of the fin ver- 
milion, except the milk-white tip. Caudal fin bright red, yellowish at 
base, milky at tip; a broad golden vertebral band and a reddish lateral 
streak ; a large, distinct, round black spot at base of caudal. Females 
olivaceous, with less black ; the fins dull reddish. Head 4i ; depth 4^. 
D. 8; A. 8 ; scales 5-40-3; teeth 1, 4-4, 1. L. 4 inches. Alabama Basin! 
drnmfTiTM 'f t' Jor- 
dan, null. U. S. Nat. Mus. xii, b2.) 
252. C. tricSaroistia Jor. & Gilb. 
Body rather slender, compressed. Head slender and pointed. Eye 
moderate, 3f in head. Mouth quite large, very oblique, the maxillary 
reaching the anterior margin of the eye, the premaxillaries on the level 
ot the middle of the pupil. Lateral line considerably decurved, usually 
with an abrupt angulation between pectorals and ventrals. ifineteen 
scales before the dorsal. Fins moderate ; dorsal well behind ventrals. 
Nuptial tubercles sparse on the head. Caudal peduncle and sides as 
lar forward as the ventrals tuberculate in spring males. Males bright 
steel-blue above ; sides bright white ; a large black spot at base of cli- 
dal, precisely as in C. caMistia; dorsal fin with abroad, dusky, horizon- 
tal band at base, the membrane of the last rays jet-black, the tip milk- 
w iite, the rest of the fin of a bright, pale vermilion-red ; caudal rosy, 
Its tips white ; anal and ventrals milky. Females duller, but the blacL 
markings distinct. Head 4J; depth 4^; scales 0-42-3 ; teeth 1, 4-4, 1. 
