260 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



Jordan (4, '88, 163). Of the habits of this interesting lish I krow 

 nothing. 



Lepomis notatus (Agassiz). 



Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, S, 482 ; Lepomis heros, BoDraan, 1888, 11. 

 bib. 



Form deep and compressed, the profile moderately steep ; concave over 

 the eyes, so that the snout projects somewhat. Depth in the length two 

 to two and one-half. Head in the length three. Mouth oblique, of 

 moderate size, the maxillary reaching back to front of orbit or a little 

 more. Teeth paved Opercular flap not so large as the eye, margined 

 with pale. Cheeks with four rows of scales. Pectoral fins longer than 

 the head. Scales 4-34 to 40-13. Dorsal rays X, 12. Anal rays III, 

 11. Color olive, pale or dusky; lower surface silvery. Fins plain. 

 Length eight inches. 



This species is southern in its range, from southern Illinois to Alabama, 

 but has been taken in Indiana. Dr. Jordan reports (4, '88, 163) having 

 captured it at Mackey's Ferry in Posey County. I have in my posses- 

 sion two specimens which I took some years ago in the East Fork of 

 White River at Rockford, Jackson County. Prof. Kirsch has lately 

 secured specimens in Round Lake, Whitley County (4, '94, 39). 



There is doubt whether the form here described is specifically distinct 

 from L. holhroohi of the Southern States east of the Alleghany Moun- 

 tains It is probably, but not certainly, identical with Baird and Gir- 

 ard's L. heros. In case this identity exists there is the further uncer- 

 tainty which of the two names, notatus or hei'os has the priority. 



Forbes (14, ^o. 3, 54) says that the food of this fish consists of mol- 

 lusks and insects, 



Lepomis gibbosus (Linn.). 

 Pumpkin-seed ; Sunny. 



Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, 8, 482; Jordan, 1884, 12, 405, pi. 153; 

 Bollman, 1888, 11, 576, pi. 72, Fig. 1. 



Body deep and compressed. The slope from the dorsal fin toward the 

 snout steep and somewhat convex to between the eyes, where it becomes 

 a little concave. Base of the dorsal quite convex. Head in the length 

 three to three and one-half. Depth in length two to two and one-eighth. 

 Mouth small and oblique ; the maxillary equal to distance from snout to 

 front of the eye ; not reaching a perpendicular from the front of eye. 

 Eye moderate, four to five in the head. Scales 6-38 to 48-13. Cheeks 

 with four rows of scales. Opercles with about six rows. Pectoral fins 

 long, passing behind the front of the anal fin and longer than the head. 

 Colors brilliant. Orange and blue predominate, the former above, the 

 latter below. The cheeks are covered with blue streaks. The sides are 

 bluish, spotted with orange, as is also the dorsal fin. The lower fins are 



