4-2 Stover's Synopsis of the Fishes of JVorth America. 



6. Pomotis solis, Val. 



Of a uniform greenish yellow color, more or less gilded, without any trace of spots or 

 rays upon the body or the fins- The auricular membrane longer and narrower than in any 

 other species- 



D- 10-11 P. (?)■ V. (•)• A. 3-10- C. (.'). Length, 4 or 5 inches 



Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. New York, Val 



Le Pomotis poisson du so] s =:>!is, Crv. el Val., yh. p. 46?. 



" " Dekat's Report, p. 33. 



7. Pomotis Catesbei, Val. 



Body elongated. Oblique brown lines upon its cheeks. The body is of a blackish brown, 



lighter beneath, with golden reflections ; blackish dots upon the dorsal and anal fins. 



D 10-10. P. (?)■ V. (?). A. 3-9. C. (?). Length, 44 inches. 



Pennsylvania. Val 



Le Pomolis de Calesby, Pomotis Calesbei, Cur. et Yal., ra. p. 469. 



Dzkay's P.eport, p. 33. 



8. Pomotis appendix, Mitch. 



Body sombre-colored, beneath whitish. Appendix entirely black. Body more robust than 

 that of the vulgaris. The pectorals broader, and more rounded than in that species. 

 D. 10-11. P. 13. V. 5. A- 3-10. C 19- Length, 5 to 6 inches. 

 New York, jIitchill- 



Labrus appendix , Black-eared Pond £=h. Mitchill, Supp. loAmer. Month. Mag., u. p. "247. 

 Pomotis appendix. Dekat's Report, p. 32. 



9. Pomotis macrochira, Raf. The Gilded Sun-fish. 



Body somewhat compressed, especially near the back ; uniformly oval. Back and head 

 iridescent, brown, and purple, blotched with spots of darker brown ; throat, sides, and belly, 

 a brilliant golden yellow. Opercular appendage semicircular, black, and sub-margined with 

 a lighter border. 



D. 10-12- P- 15 V. 1-5. A. 3-10. C 17. Length, 2 to 8 inches- 



Tributaries of the Ohio River, Raf , Kiktlaxd 



Ichlhelis macrochira, Sun-fish, Gold-fish. Rap.. Ichlh. Oh: 



Pomotis macrochira.. Gilded Sun-fish, Kibtlasd. Bost. Joum. Nat. Hist,, m. p. 469, pL 27, fig. 3. 



10. Pomotis nitida, Kirtland. 



Body compressed, oval. Back gibbous between the eyes and dorsal fin. Brilliant, but 

 evanescent. Upper part of the head and back brown, yellowish, and sometimes greenish. 



