290 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
Lips rather fleshy. Teeth pointed, in bands, and an outer en- 
larged series in each jaw. A patch of small vomerine teeth, and 
arrow series or band of smaller ones on palatines. Nostrils in 
a slight depression, separated, posterior near front of eye about 
level with upper rim of pupil, and anterior with a slight cutaneous 
rim. Interorbital space a little convex and rather broad. Supra- 
scapula entire. Opercle with a large flap about equal to orbit and 
somewhat stiffened, so that the osseous portion is distinct from 
the cutaneous rim, which is, however, very narrow, though of 
about equal width. Margin of preopercle entire. Gill-opening 
extending forward till about opposite anterior margin of orbit. 
Rakers 1 3+ 11 U1, pointed, a little curved, and longest about 
five-sixths of longest filaments, which are about four-sevenths of 
orbit. Isthmus rather narrow,compressed, and with beveled edge. 
Pharyngeal cavity already partly dissected and teeth similar to 
those of Lepomis palladus (Mitchill) as figured by Mr. Richard- 
son,' 7. e., conical and pointed, though lower anterior ones more 
or less rounded. Scales moderately small, rather broadly ex- 
posed, in series parallel with lateral line above its course, though 
in horizontal series below. Scales on head, chest and on and 
along bases of fins smaller. Interorbital space, snout, jaws, mar- 
gin of opercle, narrow ocular rim and branchiostegal region 
naked, head otherwise scaly. Scales on cheeks small, in 6 series. 
Opercular scales largest of scales on head. Scales along bases of 
spinous dorsal and anal forming sheaths and those on soft fins 
smaller, also extending well out between rays. Lateral line cof 
simple tubes, nearly concurrent with dorsal profile, extending a 
little high on side of caudal peduncle at first, but not on base of 
caudal. Origin of spinous dorsal a trifle behind that of pectoral, 
margin of fin notched, spines low and graduated to fifth, after 
which they are subequal and longer. Soft dorsal higher, inserted 
about midway between origin of pectoral and base of caudal, and 
graduated to seventh ray, which is longest. Spinous anal a little 
nearer base of caudal than posterior margin of eye, margin 
notched, spines low and graduated to third, which is longest. 
In an able treatise on Illinois Sun Fishes, Bull. Ill. State Lab. Nat. Hist., 
VII, March, 1904, p. 27. 
