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purplish and green reflections. A blackish transverse vertical 
band on caudal peduncle at base of caudal. Peritoneum show- 
ing through on ceelome. Lower surface of head pale translucent 
brown sprinkled with dusky dots. Inside of gill-opening with 
greenish and dusky. <A blackish blotch from eye posteriorly 
along and above opercle. Anal tube on belly coppery. Lips 
dusky. Margin of caudal posteriorly and above narrowly whit- 
ish. Length 2 inches. These notes from an example found with 
Umbra and Esox in the sphagnum of the Wading River, at 
Speedwell, April 30th, 1904. 
Very abundant in tide-water in the lower Delaware. ‘They are 
mostly found concealed in thick vegetation during the day, 
though I have frequently taken them with Enneacanthus, A peltes, 
Fundulus, Erimygon and other of our common tide-water fishes.. 
Many examples from the Egg Harbor River, Batsto River and 
Cedar Swamp Creek. 
Aphredoderus sayanus Baird, 9th An. Rep. Smiths. Inst., 1854, 
p. 326.—Albbott, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1861, p. 95.— 
Abbott, Rep. U. S. F. Com., 1875-76, p. 840.—Bean, Bull. U. S 
F. Com., VII, 1887, p. 145.—Bean, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., IX, 
1897, P. 357: 
Aphrodederus sayanus Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 807.— 
Abbott} Am. Nat; 1V.°1870) pp. LOT, 105,107. 
Aphododerus sayanus Jordan, An. N. Y. Acad. Sci., I, 1 
p: ‘tor.—Cope; Proc: “Acad: Nat: Sct /Phila:; ‘1883; ‘pi sae 
Abbott, Nat. Rambles, 1885, p.. 478.—Cope, Am. Nat., XXX, 
1896, p. 943. 
Family CENTRARCHID. 
The Sun Fishes. 
Body more or less shortened and compressed. Regions above 
and below axis of body nearly equally developed, and correspond- 
ing to each other. Head compressed. Mouth terminal, large 
or small. ‘Teeth in villiform bands, outer slightly enlarged, with- 
out canines. ‘Teeth present on premaxillaries, lower jaw, vomer 
and usually on palatines, also sometimes on tongue, pterygoids 
