31 CYPRINID^ MINNILUS. 
191 
eral lines ; top of head and upper portion of cheelis metallic green ; 
males with the belly dark crimson, the whole body more or less flushed ; 
suont and autedorsal region tnbercnlate ; flns plain. Head 4 ; depth 
5. H. 8; A. 8; scales C-39-3 ; teeth 2, 4-4, 2 (1, 4-4, 1, according to 
Cope, blit we liud 2, 4-4, 2 in numerous specimens). L. 24 inches. Santee 
Basin, in Korth and South Carolina. 
{Ilijhoimti chlorocephalus Coi'e, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. Pliihi. 1870, 4G1.) 
268. ITI. chilataeus (Cope) J. & G. 
Aspect more cluixaoid. Head broad behind. Occiput convex. Muz- 
zle acuminate, greater than interorbital width. Eye large, 3 in head, 
longer than muzzle, maxillary extending beyond anterior rim of orbit, 
premaxillaries opposite middle of pupil. Lateral line strongly decurved. 
Dorsal flu small. Olivaceous ; dorsal scales brown-edged ; sides and 
below i)ure white ; males with the lips vermilion ; a vermilion band 
through dorsal and one through anal flu. Head 4 ; depth 54. D. 8 ; 
A. 8 ; scales 7-30-2 5 teeth 2, 4-4, 2. L. 2 inches. Yadkin River, Xorth 
Carolina. {Cope.) 
{Ilyhopsis chiliticus Cope, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. Phila. 1870, 462.) 
269. M. cSialybBBMS (Cope) J. & G. 
Body moderately elongate, with rather abruptly elevated back and 
slender caudal iieduncle. Head flat above, rather narrow, muzzle 
rather pointed. Mouth oblique, the lower jaiv rather the longer. Lat- 
eral line decurved. Eye large, 3 in. head. Eighteen scales in front of 
dorsal. Brownish above 5 a broad, black, shining lateral band from 
muzzle to base of caudal 5 a light band above it on the muzzle ; belly 
straw-colored, bright orange in spring males 5 fins plain. Head 34. 
D. 8 5 A. 8 5 scales G-35-3 ; teeth 2, 4-4, 2. L. 2 inches. Delaware 
River, probably the smallest of the genus. {Cop^) 
(Ilybopsis chalybceus Cope, Cypr. Penu. 1866, 383.) 
276. RI. clirosomiis Jordan. 
Form chubby, little comiiressed, the back somewhat elevated, cau- 
dal peduncle not much contracted. Head rather large, rounded above, 
the snout somewhat pointed. Mouth moderate, oblique, the upper jaw 
the longer. Eye 3^ in head, as long as muzzle. Scales everywhere large, 
IG before the dorsal fin. Lateral line little decurved. Clear hyaline 
green in life, with blue reflections ; belly, etc., clear silvery 5 a scarlet 
bar across dorsal, anal, and base of caudal ; a narrow scarlet band from 
upper edge of ojiercles straight to caudal ; below this a silvery band 5 a 
row of black dots along the lateral line, forming a small, distinct spot at 
