108 THE CYPRINODONTS. 



U. S. F. Com., X, 291 ; Woolm., 1892, B. U. S. F. Com., X, 258, 263, 266, 269 ; Garm., 1891, B. Ess. Inst, 

 XXVI, est. p. 47. 



Zi/gonectes catenatus Jor., 1876, Man. Vert., 252. 



Xenisma ratenala Jor. & C, 1S77, B. Buf. Soc, III, 142 ; Jor., 1S78, Mau. Vert., 263, —B. U. S. G. 

 Surv., IV, 433 ; Jor. & B., 1878, B. 12 U. S. Mus., G2, 77. 



Fundulus (Xeiiismu) cah-mitus Jor. & G., 18S2, B. 16 U. S. Mus., 337. 



Xenisma slelli/era Jor., 1876, Aim. N. Y. Ljc, 322, — 1S78, B. U. S. G. Surv., IV, 411, 433 ; Jor. & C, 

 1877, B. Buf. Soc, III, 142; Jor. & B., 1878, B. 12 U. S. Mus., 48. 



Fundulus {Xenisma) steliifer Jor. & G., 1882, B. 16 U. S. Mus., 337. 



Fundulus stelli/er Jor., 1887, R. U. S. F. Com., 837 ; Gilb., 1891, B. U. S. F. Cora., IX, 155, 158. 



B. G-5 ; D. 15-14; A. 16-15 ; V. 6 ; P. 16-15 ; LI. 45-53 ; Ltr. 13-14 ; 

 Vert. 17 + 20. 



Body moderately elongate and compressed, depressed anteriorly and on 

 the head. Head broad, three and a half times in the length to the caudal, 

 or more than four times in the total ; crown flat. Snout medium, broad, 

 blunt ; chin moderately steep. Teeth conical, in bands, outer series larger ; 

 median pharyngeal teeth enlarged, blunt, others hooked. Eye large, two 

 thirds of either snout or interorbital space, two sevenths of head. Dorsal 

 anal and ventrals somewhat larger, broader and deeper, and ending in a 

 sharper angle on males than on females. Origin of dorsal about midway 

 from base of pectoral to base of caudal. Base of anal opposed to that of 

 dorsal and originating a little farther back. On females the anal appears to 

 extend a little farther back than the dorsal. The oviduct is prolonged a 

 short distance on the first anal ray. Intestine about equal to the total 

 length, not much convolute. Caudal broad, subtruncate or rounded. 



Light olivaceous to greenish olive, light to dark ; with small sjiots of 

 brown forming more or less iri'egular longitudinal streaks on the flanks. On 

 males the brown becomes less distinct in cases giving rise to a more uniform 

 coloration on the upper surfaces, which fades into silvery on the flanks and 

 below. The male most often bears a blackish band near the hind border of 

 the caudal fin, in front of a narrow edging of white or cream color. More 

 rarely the dorsal is dark and has a white border. Scattered spots of orange, 

 present in life, disappear in the alcohol. Reaches a length of six inches. 



Fresh waters of Kentucky and Virginia and southward. 



Fundulus seminolis. 



Plate II. Fig. 12, teeth. 



Fundulus seminolis Grd., 1859, P. PhU. Ac, 59 ; Blkr., 1860, Cypr., 487 ; Glbr., 1866, Cat., VI, 325 ; 

 Jor. & C, 1877, B. Buf. Soc, III, 141; Jor., 1878, B. U. S. G. Surv., IV, 433,-1885, P. U. S. Mus., 

 VII, 322,-1887, R. U. S. F. Com., 837; Goode, 1880, P. U. S. Mus., II, 117; Jor. & G., 1882, B. 16 

 U. S. Mus., 334; Woolm., 1892, B. U. S. F. Com., X, 297, pi. 52, fig. 3. 



