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in lateral series 53, in transverse series 8 + 9; dorsal rays xiv+13; anal rays ii,8; caudal 

 rounded. Color: light green, sides with a few small crimson spots and about 8 dark green 

 cross bars which arc interrupted above lateral line; first dorsal marked with a median series 

 of red spots, second dorsal with black margin, caudal pale orange, fins otherwise plain, {vulne- 

 ratum, wounded.) 



This darter, 2 inches long, was described from Warm Springs Creek, a tribu- 

 tary of the French Broad in Madison County, North Carohna, and is known from 

 no other locality. Warm Springs is now called Hot Springs, and the creek is 

 referred to as Spring Creek in Jordan's report herein frequently cited. This 

 species is possibly the young of Etkeostoma camurum, but the larger number of 

 dorsal spines suggests that it is distinct. 



233. ETHEOSTOMA RUFILINEATUM (Cope). 



Red-lined Darter. 



Pcecilichlhys rufilineatus Cope, 1870a, 267; Warm Springs Creek, Madison County, N. C. Cope, 18706, 450; 



Warm Springs Creek. 

 Etkeostoma rufilineatum, Jordan, 18896, 153; Spring Creek at Hot Springs and Swannanoa River at Asheville. 



Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 1079. 



Diagnosis. — Body rather stout, the depth contained 4.5 to 5 times in length, the back 

 somewhat elevated, the caudal peduncle deep; head .25 length; snout short, conical; eye 

 rather small, equal to snout, contained 4.5 times in head; lateral line complete; scales rather 

 large, those in lateral series 45 to 48, in transverse series 6 + 7; opercles scaly; cheeks, nape, 

 and breast naked; dorsal fins rather large, the rays x to xii+ 11 to 13; anal rays ii,8 or ii,9; 

 caudal small, truncate behind; pectorals equal to length of head. Color: Male — body above 

 green, with dark lengthwise stripes and clusters of yellow brown scales; belly orange yellow, 

 breast blue; head with blackish stripe from nape to snout, another below, and 2 spots still 

 lower; side of head with 5 black streaks; sides of lips orange; opercles, cheeks, and branchi- 

 ostegals with orange spots; fins brilliant, mostly with scarlet borders; dorsal pale yellow, 

 with black dots and reddish edge; anal and ventrals yellow at base, pale and blackish lines on 

 edge, and scarlet between; caudal yellow and orange; pectorals yellow, with black and scarlet 

 base and scarlet bar near edge. Female — body green, with 8 dark, more or less interrupted 

 cross bars; sides with yellow longitudinal streaks; head marked as in male; fins yellow or 

 orange, with blackish spots or bars, (rufiilneatum, red-lined.) 



A very beautiful species, living in clear brooks in upper waters of Tennessee 

 and Cumberland rivers. Described from Warm Springs Creek by Cope, it was 

 collected in the same locality by Jordan nearly 20 years after and was also found 

 by him in the Swannanoa, being common among river weeds. A specimen in the 

 National Museum from Big Creek, a tributary of the French Broad, was collected 

 by Gilbert & Swain in 1884. Length, 3 inches. 



234. ETHEOSTOMA FLABELLARE Rafinesque. 



Fan-tailed Darter. 



Etheostoma flabellaria Rafinesque, Journal de Phy.iique, 1819, 419; tributaries of Obiio River. 

 Paecilichthys flabellatus, Cope, 18706, 450; Catawba River. 



Etheoitoma flabellare, Jordan, 18896, 139, 153; Bucks Creek and Johns River, tributaries of Catawba, and Swan- 

 nanoa River. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 1097. 



DiAGONsis. — Body rather slender, depth contained 4.5 to 5.5 times in length; head very 

 lung and pointed, contained 3.6 to 4 times in length; mouth oblique, maxillary extending to 



