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10. Zygonectes escambiae, sp. nov. (No. 37994, U. S. N. M.) 



Body elongate, moderatelj stout, compressed posteriorly; back 

 slightly elevated ; caudal peduncle moderate. 



Head moderate, flat above, broad between the eyes; eyes large, 3 

 in head ; mouth moderate ; jaws armed with an outer series of rather 

 long and slender teeth, behind which is a band of smaller teeth. Scales 

 moderate. 



Dorsal fin short and small, its height 2 in head, its insertion opposite 

 that of the anal in the female, but a little more posterior in the male; 

 anal short, rather high, 1^ in head, ventrals just reaching vent, nearly 

 2 in head; pectorals 1^ in head. 



General color in life orange-brown, each scale with a black edge, these 

 forming distinct longitudinal stripes. Upper surface of head dark; 

 jaws, opercles, and area in front of eyes bright orange ; suborbital region 

 jet black ; area above opercle extending across back orange, suffused 

 with dusky. Under parts orange. All the fins dusky. In the females 

 the spots on the scales are more suffused. 



Head 3f in length ; depth nearly 5. 



D. 6 or 7 ; A. 8 or 9. Lat. 1. 36 ; L. transv. 12. 



Length of the largest specimen 45 °^°'. 



This species was found to be very common in the gutter flowing 

 through the town of Flomaton. 



11. Zygonectes cingulatus Cnv.' & Val. (No. ^^7995, U. S. N. M. ) 



Body rather short and deep , compressed posteriorly ; back elevated 

 caudal peduncle deep. 



Head not large, flat, broad between the eyes ; eyes moderate, 3J in 

 head ; mouth moderate ; outer row of teeth long and slender, behind 

 which is a band of smaller teeth ; large teeth nearly equal in each jaw. 

 Scales large. Dorsal fin short, rays moderate, 2^ in head ; anal larger 

 than the dorsal, rays long, 2 in head ; ventrals short, 2^ in head ; i)ec- 

 torals li^ in head. 



General color olivaceous, scales edged with dusky, forming a few 

 faint longitudinal stripes ; about 15 faint dark vertical bars, interspaced 

 with light orange, which is more plain posteriorly ; almost everywhere 

 numerous, small', black points. Belly orange. Fins all blood red, fad- 

 ing to dusky in alcohol. 



Head 3^ in length ; depth 3f. D. 7;A. 8. Lat. 1. 34. L. transv. 10. 



Described from seven specimens taken at the same locality and in 

 the same ditch as the preceding. Specimens were also obtained in the 

 gutters of Pensacola. 



These appear to be identical with the types of Fundulus cingulatus, ex- 

 amined by Dr. Jordan in the museum at Paris. 



12. Esox reticulatus Lo Sueur. 



Numerous young specimens obtained at Flomaton in ; he gutter. Two 

 large ones were obtained from the fishermen, who caught tbem near 

 the mouth of tiie river; called "jack" by the fishermen. 



