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ORDER XI. PERCESOOES. 

 FAMILY 17, ATHERINID/K (THE SILVERSIDES). 



61. -t Lnbidesthes sicculus {Cope). Brook silverside. Not common.' 



ORDER XII. ACANTeOPTERII. 

 FAMILY 18, CENTRARCHID^ (THE SUNFISIIES). 



62. \\ Ponwxi/s sparoides (Lacepede). Calico bass. Strawberry bass. Common. 



63. II Pomoxys annularis (Rafinesque). Crappie. Less common than the 

 preceding. 



64. \AmhlopUtes rupestris {Kdi?ine^(\nQ). Rock bass. Redeye. Goggle eye. 

 Common. 



65. II Chcenohryttuf! gulosus (Cuv. & Val.) War mouth. Common in grassy 

 ponds. 



66. \ Lepomis cyanellus (Ri^rxQsquQ). Green sun-fish. Very common. The 

 small boy's game fish. 



67. Lepomis machrocMrus (Rafinesque). Waverly & Dumont. Scarce. 



68. Lepomis humilis (Girard). Scarce in eastern Iowa. Abundant in the 

 western part of the State. 



69. \\ Lepomis pallidus (MiichiU). Blue sun-fish. Very common. 



70. I Lepomis megaloiis (Rafinesque). Long eared sun-fish. Scarce. 



71. Lepomis holUrooki (Cuv. & Val.) Scarce. 



72. II Lepomis gihhosus (Linnseus). Pumpkin-seed. Common in slough, 

 scarce in the rivers. 



73. * Macropterus dolomieii (Lacepede). Small mouthed black base. 



74. * Macropterus saJmoides (Lacepede). Large mouthed black bass. Common. 



FAMILY 19, PEUCID.E (THE PERCHES). 



75. Etheostoma clarum (Jordan & Meek). Sand darter. Scarce. 



76. Etheostoma nigrum (Rafinesque). Johnny darter. • The most abundant 

 of Iowa darters. 



77. Etheostoma caprodes (Rafinesque). Log- perch. Scarce. 



7S. i'^/jeostoma ffs/>ro (Cope and Jordan). Black-sided darter. Common. 



79. Etheostoma phoxocephalum [^ehoxi). Scarce. 

 79a Etheostoma erides (Jordon & Copeland). Scarce. 



80. Etheostoma zonaJe (Cope). Common. 



81. Etheostoma fiahellare (R?i^ne?,qnQ). Not common. 



82. Etheostoma cveruleutn (Storer). Rainbow darter. Soldier-fish. Common. 



83. Etheostoma jessice {Jordon ii Brayton). Scarce. 



84. Etheostoma loivce (Jordan & Meek). Very common. 



85. Etheostoma microperca (Jordan & Gilbert). Least darter. Sc.irce. 



86. WPerca lutea (Rafinesque). Yellow perch. Not common in rivers, abund- 

 ant in lakes. 



87.. *Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill). Wall-eyed Pike. Jack salmon. Not 

 common in rivers. Very common in the lakes where it is erroneously called pike. 



88. * Stizostedion canadense {CYi.'imiih). Sanger. Sand pike. Not alwayi 

 distinguished from the preceding by fiahermen. 



Enneacanthus eriarchus (Jordan). A very rare species. At present not recorded 

 from Iowa 



Etheostoma blennoides CRu&aesque). Green sided darter. A doubtful resident. 

 Etheostoma shumardi (Girard). Mississippi river, at Muscatine. Scarce. 



