CENTRARCHIDA. — LXIL 115 
150. POMOXIS Rafinesque. (apa, opercle ; dévs, sharp.) 
a. Dorsal spines 7 or 8; A. reticulate, like soft D. 
298. P. sparoides (Lacépede). Carico Bass. GRASS-BASS. 
Bar-FISH. STRAWBERRY Bass. Body oblong, compressed, the 
profile comparatively even; fins very high. Silvery olive, much 
mottled with clear green; vertical fins with green reticulations 
around pale spots. Head 3; depth 2. D. VII,15. A. VI, 17. 
Lat. ].41. L.12. N.J.to Minn. and La.; commonest N. 
aa. Dorsal spines 6; A. fin whitish, nearly plain. 
299. P. annularis Rafinesque. CRrAppre. BAcHELOR. NEW 
Ligut. CAMPBELLITE. SAc-A-LAI. Profile more or less distinctly 
S-shaped, the nape gibbous, the head depressed, the snout project- 
ing; mouth very large. Silvery olive, mottled with dark green. 
Head 3; depth 2}. D. VI, 15. A. VI, 18. Lat. 1. about 40. 
L. 12. Variable. Miss. Valley, in quiet waters,common 8. (Lat., 
ringed.) 
151. AMBLOPLITES Rafinesque. (duBrvs, blunt ; 
omAirns, armed.) 
300. A.rupestris (Rafinesque). Rock Bass. Rep Eye. Goc- 
GLE-EYE. Body oblong; eye very large. Olive green, sides brassy, 
much mottled with dark green; young with blackish bars; adult 
with rows of dark spots along sides; iris red. Head 23; depth 2. 
D. XI, 10. A. VI, 10. Scales 5-40-12. L.12. Vt. to Manitoba, 
S. to La. and N. C., common W. (Lat., living among rocks.) 
152. CHZANOBRY'TTUS Gill. (yaiva, to yawn; Lryttus 
i. e. Lepomis.) 
301. C. gulosus (Cuv. & Val). WAr-mMouTH. RED-EYED BREAM. 
Body oblong, robust ; eye moderate. Olive green, sides brassy with 
blotches of bluish, greenish, and copper-red; cheeks with 3 or 4 
dark bands; fins dusky, mottled; a dark spot on last D. rays ; 
young barred ; some specimens with rows of dark spots on sides. 
Head 22; depth 24. D. X, 10; A.TII,9. Scales 6-40-12. L. 
10. L. Michigan to Va. and Texas, abundant S. in sluggish waters. 
Northern specimens are deeply colored, the adult with blue and 
copper-red; the D. is usually a trifle farther forward, over opercular 
spot; this is var. antistius McKay. (Lat. big-mouthed.) 
153. ACANTHARCHUS Gill. (dxav6a, spine; dpxos, anus.) 
302. A. pomotis (Baird). Mup Sun-risu. Form of the Rock 
Bass. Dark-green, with 2 or 3 faint dusky longitudinal stripes ; 
cheeks with dark oblique bands; fins plain. Head 22; depth 2. 
D. XI,10. <A, V,10. Scales 6-43-12. L. 6. Hudson R. to 
N. C. in sluggish streams coastwise. (Pomotis = Lepomis.) 
