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Schilbeodes miurus (Jordan). Brindled Stone Cat. 



Head 3.5 to 3.9; depth 4.6 to 5.6; D. 1-6; A. 13 to 15. 



Body elongate, broad anteriorly, slender and compressed posteri- 

 orly; head wide, depressed anteriorly; upper jaw slightly longer 

 than the lower; maxillary barbels scarcely reaching gill openings; 

 diameter of eye 4.3 to 5.0 in head; dorsal fin to tip of snout 2.6 to 2.8 

 in the length ; dorsal spine more than half the length of the fin ; pec- 

 toral spine 1.5 to 1.8 in head, curved, the basal ^ of anterior edge 

 finely serrate, the posterior margin with 6 to 8 strong hook-like teeth; 

 caudal fin rounded. 



Fig. 22. Brindled Stone Cat. 



Schilbeodes miurus (Jordan). (From Forbes and Richardson.) 



Color grayish with small black spots, the back crossed by saddle- 

 like blotches, one before dorsal, one behind it, one on adipose fin and 

 one at base of caudal; tip of dorsal, caudal, and anal blackish. 



Length 3X inches. 



This species inhabits small clear streams and ponds from Lake 

 Michigan to Louisiana. 



Order Evenfognafhi. 



The Carp-like Fishes. 



Skeleton osseous, the anterior vertebrae modified and with Weberian 

 apparatus; opercular bones present; jaws without teeth; ventral fins 

 abdominal; air bladder with open duct; body usually covered with 

 ordinary scales. 



a. Pharyngeal teeth numerous, comb-like; dorsal fin of more than 

 10 rays; lips thick, covered with plicate or papillose skin. 



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