132 TKLEOSTEI : ACANTIIOITERI. — XX. 



with snmll roiiiul scarlet spots; two oranpr blotches at base of C; 

 a black limiU'ial spot. Dorsals barred with dusky and oran<;e ; A. 

 similar, more oraii;jje ; C. barred, its margin black. Huad ^ ; 

 depth 4|. D. IX to XII -12 to 14. A. 11. 7. Scales 8-UO to 

 70 -X. Vert. 3ti. L. 2^. Ozark region and 8., abundant. (To 

 Lieut. A. W. Whipple, U. S. A.) 



Xf. Gill meml)raiRs little if at all connected. 



I. Lateral line nearly straight, not arilied above P. (Oligocephalos i 

 Giraril. ) 

 J. Ilumerni region with a small, black, scale-like process. 

 k. Cheeks, opereles, and nape naked, or very nearly so. 



/. Scales small, 03 to 73 in a longitudinal series; mouth large, 

 terminal. 



357. E. sagitta (Jordan & Swain). Body slender, with long 

 tail ; head long, very slender, the snout sharp ; mouth very large, 

 obli(pie; nia.xillary reaching front of pupil, 'd\ in head; jaws sub- 

 equal ; fins high. Green, with faint olive cross-bars ; a dark spot 

 at base of C. ; sides with orange spots ; fins with orange shades. 

 Head 3^; depth 4f D- X-13. A. I, 10. Lat. 1. C« (48 tubes). 

 L. 2^. Cumberland Iv., Ky. (Lat., arrow.) 



3."»8. E. punctulatum (Agassiz). Body slender, the snout sharp, 

 the mouth vertical ; eye large ; fins rather low. Dark slaty green, 

 with faint dark bars ; belly orange red ; body and fins profusely 

 dusted with black specks. 1st D. with black band; other fins with 

 wavy bars of dark specks. Head 3^ , depth .5§. D. X or XI - 14. 

 A. II, 8 or 9. Lat. I. 63 to 73 ; pores 50. L. 2. Ozark region, 

 S. Mo. (Lat., dotted.) 



//. Scales rather large, about 53 in lat. 1. 



359. E. virgatum (Joj-dan). Form and appearance of E. fla- 

 bellnre ; heail long-pointed ; jaws suberpial ; maxillary reaching 

 pupil; preoperele erenulate. Greenish, each scale with a dusky 

 spot, these forming lengthwise stripes ; sides with faint bars. D. 

 and C. barred. Head ^ ; depth 5. D. IX - 10. A. II, 8. L. 2^. 

 Rock Castle R., Ky. (Lat., striped.) 



Iclc. rheeks, opercles, and nape scaly. 



3f;o. E. boreale (Jordan). Body rather elongate, the head 

 heavy, the snout bluntlv (h'curved ; mouth small, horizontal, the 

 lower jaw included ; humeral scale small ; lateral line Aery short ; 

 dorsals short and small. Gray (in spirits) with 11 or 12 very 

 distinct (l)liu'?) cross-bands, each alternate one meetin^i its fellow 

 below; 1st D. with a median <lark band; 2d D. barred ; 9 p!'!'''*. 

 IIea<l 3^ ; depth 5g. 1). VIII-9. A. II. 7. Scales 4-53-10. L. 2^. 

 Montreal. 



jj. Ilunii-ral region witbuut black scale-like process, 

 • oAi'yof, siimll; Cf4>aAi;, lii'.nd. 



