84. CENTRARCHID^ — CH^NOBRYTTUS. 467 



rupted black stripes; a black opercular spot ; dark mottlings on tlio 

 soft dorsal, anal, aud caudal. Head 2^; depth 2-2^, D. XI, 10; A. 

 VI, 10 ; scales about 5-39-12. Coeca 7. Vert. 14 + 18. L. 12 inches. 

 Vermont to Great Lake region and Manitoba, south to Louisiana ; very 

 abundant west ot the Alleghanies. 



(Bodianus rnpestns Raf. Am. Monthly Mag. 1817, \^0: Centrarclms ceneus C. & V. ili, 

 84: Centrarchiis ceneus Giiather, i, 258; Jordau, Man. Vert. ed. 2, 237: Ambloplites cavi- 

 froths Cope, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 18G8, 217, is probably a young specimen of this 

 species.*) 



246.— CII.EIVOBBYTTUS Gill. 



War-mouths. 



( CalUurus kg. not of Raf. ) 



(Gill. Amer. Joiun. Sci. Arts, 18G4, 92: typo CalUurus melanopsGvd. = Pomotis gitlos us 

 Cnv. & Val.) 



This genus has the general form and dentition of Amhloplites with the 

 convex opercle, 10 dorsal and 3 anal spines of Lepomis. Preopercle 

 entire. Branchiostegals 6. Caudal fin emarginate. Scales weakly 

 ctenoid, [yav^d)^ to yawn ; Bryttus, i. e. Lepomis.) 



a. Dorsal bcginuiug above the opercular si)ot. 

 'J'2§. C antislius McKay. — Goggle Eije. 



Body heavy, deep and thick, stouter and less elongate than in the 

 next. Head deep. Mouth large, the maxillary reaching nearly to pos-' 

 terior margin of the eye; the supplemental bone strong. Scales on 

 cheeks in 7 or 8 rows. Opercular flap broad. Eye small, 4^ in head ; pre- 

 opercle and mandible with large mucous pits. Dorsal beginning directly 

 over the opercular spot, which is above base of pectoral ; spines of dor- 

 sal very stout, the longest as long as from snout to middle of eye. Color 

 in life dark olive-green above ; sides greenish and brassy, with blotches 

 of pale blue and bright coppery red, the red predominating ; belly bright 

 brassy yellow, profusely mottled with bright red ; lower jaw chiefly 

 yellow ; iris bright red ; opercular spot as large as eye, black, bordered 

 with coj^pcr color; 3 or 4 wide dark red bands radiating backwards 

 from eye across cheeks and opercles, separated by narrow j)ale blue inter- 



* A. cavifrons Cope. 



Physiognomy more of Centrarchus. Mouth large, very oblique, the maxillary 

 reaching beyond the middle of the pupil ; chin prominent. Outline of cranium con- 

 cave. Eye large, 3 in head. Scales of cheeks vei-y few, minute. Mucous cavities 

 large. Silvery, dusted with dark points; scales with a narrow vertical dark shade 

 at base; soft fins dusky; a snuiU black opercular spot. Dei>th 2^. D. X, 12; A. 

 V J, 11 ; scales 7-38-13. Roanoke River, Virginia. {Cope.) 



