FISHES III 



L. auritus (L.). Red belly. Length 200 mm.; head (^without 

 flap) 3; depth 2 to 2.5; color olive; belly and lower tins orange red; 

 opercular flap very long and narrow; rays of dorsal fm X, 11 or 12; 

 anal III, 8 to 10; scales 6-43 to 48-15; scales on cheek in 7 rows: Maine 

 to Louisana, east of the AUeghenies; common. 



L. solis (Cuvier and Valenciennes). Similar to above; scales on 

 cheek in 4 to 6 rows; last rays of dorsal fin with a large dark spot; head 

 3.6; depth 2; scales 51 in lateral Une: Virginia to Louisiana. 



10. Apomotis Rafinesquc. Like Lepomis, but with a well-devel- 

 oped supplemental maxillary: 3 species. 



Fig. 52. — Lower left pharyngeal of Helioperca incisor; a, upper aspect; h, lateral aspect 



{from Fishes of Illinois). 



A. cyanellus (Raf.). Green sunlish. Length 175 mm.; head 3; 

 depth 2.5; color olivaceous, with a brassy lustre on the sides, yellow 

 below; each scale usually with a sky-blue spot; eye red; rays of dorsal 

 fin X, 11; anal III. 9; scales 7-45 to 55-16: Great Lakes to Mexico, 

 not east of the AUeghenies; very common towards the south. 



A. punctatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Length 150 mm.; head 3; 

 depth 2; color olivaceous, everywhere with numerous minute brown 

 dots; rays of dorsal fin X, 11; anal III, 10; scales 6-40 to 45-13: South 

 Carolina to Florida, in lowland streams. 



11. Lethogrammus Hubbs. Like Lepomis, but with an incom- 

 plete lateral line: i species. 



L. symmetricus (Forbes). Length 75 mm.; head 2.75; depth 2.25; 

 color dark green, each scale with a brown spot at its base; a black 

 opercular spot present; rays of dorsal fin X, 10; anal III, 9; scales 

 6-35-10; mouth moderate, with projecting lower jaw; hinder margin 

 of tail convex: Illinois to Texas; not rare southwards. 



12. Sclerotis Hubbs. Similar to Lepomis, but with the opercular 

 flap truncate and with a stift" margin : i species. 



5. miniatus (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 4-40-1 1 : Texas to Indiana River, Florida; 

 north to southern Illinois; in lowland streams; common near New 

 Orleans. 



