258 PEHCID^. 



than the length of the head. Prajoperciilura entire. Back and 

 vertical fins irregularly spotted with blackish, on the back grouped 

 together in bands. {Gir.) 

 Houston llivcr, Kentucky. 



7. Centrarcnus fasciatus. 



Cichla ftsciata, Lesueur, Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Fhilad. ii. p. 216. 



ohioensis, miuima, Lcsucur, I. c. p. 218. 



Centrarchiis fasciatus, ^eAay, Netc York Fauna, Fishes,^. 28. pi. 3. f. 8; 

 Kirtl. BosL Joitrn. v. p. 28. pi. 9. f. 1. 



U. -. A. ^. 



Body gibbous ; the height is 3i in the total length. Dusky bluish, 

 often with transverse bands. 

 Lakes of the United States. 



^ 8. Centrarchus obscurus. 



Dehay, New York Fauna, Fishes, p. 30. pi. 17. f. 47 (in the text 48). 

 T) 12 A ^ 



Body rather elongate, not gibbous ; the height is one-fourth of 

 the total length. Uniform greenish brown. (Dekay.) 

 Onondaga Creek. 



9. Centrarchus gulosns. 



Pomotis gulosus, Cuv. 4" J'^al. iii. p. 498. 

 Centrarchus gulosus, Cuv. ^ Val. vii. p. 459. 



9 9 



Brown, shining golden ; a black spot above the angle of the oper- 

 culum. {Cuv. Sf Tal.) 



Lake font Chanrain ; Lakes near New Orleans. 



10. Centrarchus tetracanthus. 

 Cuv, 8f Val. vii. p. 4G0. 



D. ^. A. i-. 



10 ^* 9* 



The height of the body is about one-third of the total length. 

 Body and vertical fins spotted with blackish. {Vol.) 

 Fresh waters of Cuba. 



56. BRYTTUS*. 



Brj-ttus, Cuv. ^ Val. vii. p. 461. 

 Six (five) branchiostegals. AH the teeth viUiform, without canines ; 



* 1. Bvyttus reticulatua, Cuv. ^ Val. vii. p. 463.^-North America. 



2. Calliurus diaphanus, Girard, U. 8. Pacif. E. R. Exp. Fishes, p. 13. pi. 4. 



f. 1-4.— Texas. 



3. Bryttua signifet', Girard, I. c. pi. 7. f. 5-8. — Texas. 



4. humilis, Girard, l. c. pi. 7. f. 9-24. — Arkansas and Texas. 



5. Calliurus microps, Girard, I. c. p. 17. pi. 4. f. 5-8. — Texas. 



