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five specimens were originally included in this lot. Jordan and Ever- 

 mann (1900, p. 3237, pi. 29, figs. 69-69b) republished Jordan and 

 Meek's original figures and first indicated that they were from the 

 type, USNM 39932, effectively designating a lectotype. The drawings, 

 on file in the Division of Fishes, United States National Museum, 

 indicate that a specimen 3.6 inches long was illustrated. Two small 

 specimens formerly included in USNM 39932 are now SU 1380. 

 When examined by me, USNM 39932 contained only the three largest 

 specimens. I have selected the largest of these, a specimen 73 mm. 

 in standard length as the lectotype retaining USNM 39932. It is only 

 slightly shorter than the indicated length of the specimen drawn, 

 and although in good condition, it shows some evidence of having been 

 partially dried at one time. 



The lectotype is a male. It has 15 anal rays, 6 soft dorsal rays, 

 23 + 8 + 9 + 18=58 caudal rays, and 35 vertebrae. On each side there 

 are eight soft pectoral rays, nine pelvic rays, two internasal pores, 

 and eleven preoperculomandibular pores. The pectoral spines from 

 left to right have eight and nine posterior recurved serrae, and 33 

 and 34 distinct anterior serrae. The head length is stepped into the 

 standard length 3.3 times; the distance from the adipose fin to the 

 end of the caudal fin stepped into the distance from the dorsal origin 

 to the posterior end of the adipose fin is 1.9. The posterior process 

 of the cleithrum is very long. There are no abdominal chromatophores. 

 The pigmentation is much like that shown in the original figure, the 

 adipose blotch extending to or nearly to the edge of the fin. A bar 

 crosses the caudal peduncle, and the saddle beneath the dorsal fin 

 extends considerably forward of the dorsal spine, but is not broken 

 up ^vith light spots like those of munitus and stigmosus. Measurements 

 are given in table 28. 



Remarks. — One specimen MNHN 89-313 and one BMNH 

 89.10.30.86, both collected by David Starr Jordan from Little River, 

 Goldsboro, North Carolina, are not listed as paratypes. Although 

 they were evidently collected with USNM 40572, which is considered 

 a paratype, the original description indicates that Jordan and Meek 

 knew of only one specimen from Goldsboro. 



Range. — Map 13 shows the known distribution. The records are 

 from the Neuse and Tar River systems of North Carolina. Some 

 recent writers have referred to Noturus stigmosus, the Ohio Valley 

 relative, under the name/wnosiis. 



Variation. — The Neuse and Tar River populations of N. furiosus 

 are relatively similar, showing no important differences. The following 

 summary lists in order, the number of tabulations, range (in paren- 

 theses), and mean for the Neuse and Tar systems and their combined 

 total in sequence. Vertebrae: 27 (34-36) 35.04, 93 (33-36) 34.57, 120 



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