Slorer's Synopsis of the Fishes of JVorth America. 39 



Abundant in the fresh waters of Carolina, Bosc. River Wabash, Indiana, Lesueur. 



Bayous of Cuyahoga, and the Big Miami River, Kiktland. 



Le Centrarchus sparokle (Cenlrarchus spatoidcs, Cuv., Labrus sparoides, Lacei\), Cuv. et Val., III. p 88 

 Cantharus Digrc-maculatus, Lesueur, Cuv. et Val., hi. p. 83. 



Le Cenlrarchus a six epines, Cenlrarchu9 hexacanlhus, Val, Cuv. eL Val., vii. p. 456, pi. 43. 

 Cichla Storeria, Kirtland's Reporl on Ihe Zool. of Ohio, p 191. 



Cenlrarchus hexacanlhus, Rock fish, Grass Bass, Kirtland, Bosl. Joum. Nat. Hist., III. p. 480, pi. 29, fig. '■!. 

 " " Dekay's Reporl, p. 31. 



6. Centrarchus irideus, Cuv. 



Grayish brown, dotted and spotted with darker brown. A black spot upon the angle of 

 the operculum. Upon the posterior portion of the dorsal fin is a very broad black spot, 

 bounded above and beneath by a yellow line, and some red dots. All the fins are spot- 

 ted with brown. It resembles the C. sparoides in the height of its dorsal fin, but its anal fin 

 is similar to that of the C aeneus. 



D. U-14. P. (?). V. (?) A. 7-16. C. (?). Length, 6 inches. 



South Carolina, Cuv. 



Le Cenlrarchus iris, Cenlrarchus irideus, Cuv. et Val., hi. p. 89. 

 " " Dekay's Reporl, p. 31. 



7. Centrarcluis gulosus, Cuv. 



This species, which was originally supposed by Cuvier to be a Pomoti3, is described as 

 being similar in its color to the Pomotis vulgaris. The body is less orbicular ; the black au- 

 ricle is shorter, and it has fewer soft rays in its dorsal and anal fins. The mouth of this 

 species is exceedingly large. 



D. 10-9 P. 15. V. 1-5. A. 3-8. C. 17. Length, 8 inches. 



Lake Pontchartrain, and the lagoons in the vicinity of New Orleans, Cuv. 



Le Pomotis grande gueule, Pomolis gulosus, Cuv. et Val., hi. p. 49S. 

 Le Centrarchus a Irois epines, Cenlrarchus gulosus, Cuv. el Val., vii. p. 4o9. 

 a " Dekay's Report, p. 31. 



8. Centrarchus viridis, Val. 



It resembles the C. aeneus in its form mote than other species ; but its green color, sprin- 

 kled with black spots, reminds us of the hexacanlhus. 

 D. 11-10. P. (?)• V. (?) A. 3-8. C. (?)■ Length, 8 inches. 

 South Carolina, Val. 



Le Centrarchus vert, Cenlrarchus viridis, Cuv. et Val., vii. p. 460. 

 " " Dekay's Report, p. 31. 



9. Centrarchus tetracanthus, Cuv. 

 Body compressed ; with blackish spots, large towards the head, very small at the posterior 

 part of the body. Four anal spines. 



