McKay's Sunfish 



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c. Dorsal spines moderate, the longest equalling snout and \ the 



orbit; depth 2\\ body with "8 or 9 dusky crossbars; 



pall id lis, 351 

 Dorsal spines shorter, the longest equalling snout and less 



than \ of the orbit ; eiiryoriis, 35 1 



Mouth smaller, maxillary scarcely reaching orbit; supplemental 



maxillary absent or reduced to a slight rudiment; gillrakers 



very short and soft. 



d. Pectoral fin slender, nearly as long as head;. . .Iiolbrooki, 352 



dd. Pectoral fin obtuse, shorter than head; gibbosiis, 353 



aa. Pectoral fin long, slender and pointed," longer than head, 



reaching middle of anal. 



e. Gillrakers long, their ends obtuse; 44 scales in lateral line; 



loiigimamis, 352 

 ee. Gillrakers short, as in E. gibbosus, 39 scales in lateral line; 



her OS, 354 



Etipomoiis palltdus, which has received no distinctive common 

 name, occurs in lowland streams from Georgia to Texas. It 

 appears to be rare and only a few specimens are known. It 

 reaches a length of 7 inches. 



McKay's Sunfish 



Enpomotis euryoriis (McKay) 



This sunfish is known only from southern Michigan, northern 

 Ohio and northern Indiana. It is, preferably, an inhabitant of 



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