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qq. Scales above the lateral liue arranged in series 

 which ai'e more or less distinctly 

 parallel throiighout with the lateral 

 line; no black lateral blotch; scales 

 rather large; 5 or 6 between first 

 dorsal spine and lateral 1 iiie ; lateral 

 line with 47 pores; vomerine teetli 

 in a /\-shaped patch ; liugnal teeth 

 Avcll developed ; maxillary reaching 

 front of pupil, 2| in head; color 

 red, dnsky above ; a l)lue streak on 

 suborbital; anal and ventral fins 

 dusky. Head, 2|; depth, 3. D. x, 

 14; A. iir, 7. Scales, 5 47-11. 



COLOUADO, 15. 

 lih. Soft dorsal witli 12 rays fr.irely 13); body oblong, the back not 



greatly elevated; upper canines 

 moderate, lower small or obsolete; 

 scales above lateral line in very 

 oblique series; anal fin low, its out- 

 line rounded. 

 /. Mouth moderate; maxillary 2* to 2| in 

 head. 

 n. Caudal not deejdy forked; gill-rakers 

 rather few (8 or 9 besides rudi- 

 ments). 

 r, Pectoral short, IJ in head; teeth on 

 vomer in an auclior-shapod ])atch ; 

 color oliva,ceou8, no black lateral 

 jjlotch; lower jaw included. Head, 

 2|; depth, 3. 1). x, 12; A. in, 8. 

 Scales 8-51-x. (Hybrid grisens- 



sijnagria?) Braciiyptert's, 16. 



vr. Pectoral long, more than two-thirds 

 length of head ; color chiefiy red ; 

 a large black lateral blotch; lowev 

 jaw ^lightly projecting. 

 W- Vomerine teeth in au anchor-shaped 

 patch, with a distinct backward 

 prolongation on median Hue ; color 

 fed ; back and sides with rows of 

 dark bluish-gray spots following 

 the series of pcales; similar spots 

 onsidesofhead; finsreddish, Head, 

 2J; depth, 2%., IX x, 12; A. iii, 8, 



Scales, 7-53-15 Guttatus, 17, 



WW. Vomerine teeth ju g, A or A 

 shaped patch, the prolongation QU 

 niedian line very short pr wanting; 

 color rosy greenish above, sides of 

 head find body with numerous lon^ 

 gjtudinal stripes of golden ycHow; 

 soft dorsal and paudal ipd ; lowei' 

 fins yelloWr Head, 2,3; depth, 2.^, 

 J), X, 12; A, III, 8, Mcales, 8-60-15, 



SvNAaiii8, 18, 



