FISHES 119 



anal III, 8 to 10; scales 6-43 to 48-15: Maine to Louisiana, east of the 

 Alleghenies; common. 



L. miniatiis Jordan. Length 150 mm.; head 2.75; depth 2.25; 

 sides of male with about 14 rows of red spots; middle of the side with 

 a few scales with black spots; belly orange with red spots; rays of dorsal 

 fin X, 10; anal III, 9; scales 4-40-11: Texas to Indiana River, in 

 lowland streams; common near New Orleans. 



L. megalotis (Raf.). Long-eared sunfish. Length 200 mm.; head 

 (without flap) 3; depth 1.6 to 2.5; color blue above, orange below; sides 

 with orange spots; head with blue stripes and reticulations; opercular 

 flap very long and broad; rays of dorsal fin X, 10 to 12; anal III, 

 8 to 10; scales 5-36 to 45-14: Great Lakes to Texas; westward to 

 Minnesota; eastward to North Carolina; common. 



L. kumilis (Girard). Spotted sunfish. Length 100 mm.; head 

 2.75; depth 2.25; color bluish with greenish specks posteriorly; opercle 



a b 



Fig. 53. — Lower left pharyngeal of Eupomolis gibhosus: a, tipper aspect; b, lateral aspect 



{from Fishes of Illinois). 



with 4 red bands; sides with many rounds orange spots; belly pink; 

 eye red; rays of dorsal fin X, 10 or 11; anal III, 8 or 9; scales 5-34 to 

 42-11: Ohio and Kentucky to Dakota; southward to Texas; locally 

 common. 



L. macrochirus Raf. Length 125 mm.; head 3; depth 2.3; color 

 blue with many orange spots which cover nearly the entire surface, 

 so arranged that the ground color forms a series of vertical bars; no 

 blue stripes on the cheek; rays of dorsal fin X, 12; anal III, 10; scales 

 6-42-15 : Ohio Valley and southwestward to Arkansas; rare. 



L. pallidus (Mitchill) Bluegill. Length 300 mm. ; head 3 ; depth 

 2; color olive green; belly yellow or brown; sides with greenish cross 

 bars; no blue stripes on the cheeks or red on the fins; rays of dorsal 

 fin X, II or 12; anal III, 10 to 12; scales 7-43 to 52-16: Great Lakes 

 and Minnesota to Florida and the Rio Grande; east of the Alleghenies 

 from New Jersey southward; very common in quiet streams and ponds. 



10. Eupomotis Gill & Jordan. Sunfish. Very similar to Lepomis, 

 but with lower pharyngeal bones (Fig. 53) broad and concave and with 

 unt teeth; no supplementary maxillary: 5 species. 



