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tt Branchiostofjiils T). {Fuuduhis.) 
h. Dorsal lonj;; its rays 10 or 17. 
537. F. soiiiiiiolis Girard. 
Body Hither stout, lleud subpyHiuiidal, the snout taperinj^. Eye 
4.i ill liead. Dorsal fiu hi^li, its orijjiii nearer apex of snout than ori'^in 
of caudal; anal deeper than lon^^. Ventrals not reachiiifr vent. Scales 
deeper than Ion", of moderate size. Dark brown with large round 
black si>ots, the sjiots corresponding to the scales, upon their line of 
intersection. Dorsal and caudal sjiotted. Head 33 ; depth 05 . D. 17; 
A. 13; V. (5. Florida. [Girard.) 
(Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1859, 59; Giiiither, vi, 325.) 
hh. Dorsal moderate, its rays 11-14. 
c. Scales rather small; more than 40 in a longitudinal series. 
d. Cross-bars blackish. 
53 s. F. <li:ti>8i:inilS (Le S.) Ag. — Spring Minnow. 
Body rather slender, not elevated, compressed posteriorly. Head 
moderate; quite Hat above. Fins not large; dorsal and anal rather 
low; ventrals scarcely reaching vent in the females; somewhat longer 
in the males. General color olivaceous; sides silvery; 15-23 narrow, 
irregular blackish cross-bars on the sides; back always more or less 
spotted with blackish; fins nearly jdain. Teeth iiointed, the outer 
not mu(;h enlarged. Head 4 ; depth 4|. Eye large, 3i in head. D. 
13; A. 11; Lat. 1. 40; L. transv. 12. L. 4 inches. Coasts, ascending all 
streams to their fountain heads. Abundant in various tributaries of 
the great lakes. Upper jMississijipi, west to Colorado, and in ponds and 
streams of the Middle and Eastern States. 
{Ilijdrarggra diaphana Le Sueur, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. i, 1817, 130: Hydrarggra 
muUifasciuta Le Sueur 1. c. 131: Funduhts mnltifuficiatns Giinlher, vi, 324, and of most 
Avriters; Jordan, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1877, 07.) 
53i>. F. coeiflgioitttis Goode & Bean. 
Yellowish, with a longitudinal streak along each row of scales and 
about 14 distinct irregular vertical dark bands. Head low, flat. Snout 
not produced. Interorbital space 2 in length of head, eye 4 in head. 
Origin of dorsal midway between tip of caudal and middle of eye. 
First ray of anal under second of dorsal. Anal higher than long. 
Scales crowded. B. probably 5. Head 3.i; depth 3|. D. 10; A. 10 ; 
Lat. 1 . 45. Lake 5Ionroe, Florida. [Goode & Bean.) 
(Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1879, 118.) 
