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scales with a dusky spot. Sometimes, at least on the caudal peduncle,, 

 these brown dots form longitudinal rows. Dorsal fins finely barred with 

 brown. A transverse row of four dark spots at the base of the caudal. 

 In life there is to be seen in the male a yellowish dorsal band ; the throat 

 is blue, while the sides and back are adorned with crimson spots. The 

 soft dorsal is blood red. The female is less gaudily colored. Length 

 about two and one-half inches. 



Tennessee to Western Pennsylvania and Northern Indiana. One spec- 

 imen of this species was taken in Deer Creek and four in the Tippecance 

 River in Carroll County (^, '88, 160) ; others were secured by Dr. Jor- 

 dan in White River at Indianapolis ; in the Kankakee, Maumee and St. 

 Joseph's rivers (2If., '93, 104). 



tlTHEOSTOMA VARIATUM Kirtlancl. 

 Blind Simon. 



Nano&toma tessellatum, Jordan aud Gilbert, 1882, 8, 511 ; Etheostoma 

 variatum, Jordan, 1885, '^3, 163. 



This beautiful species, originally described by Dr. Jared Kirtland, has 

 until recently been confused with other species. It has, however, been 

 rediscovered by Mr. A. W. Butler at Brookville, Franklin County, and 

 redescribed by Dr. Jordan. 



Body moderately elongate, not greatly compressed, the back some- 

 what arched. Head short and thick. Snout short and blunt. The pro- 

 file strongly decurved. Diameter of eyes greater than length of the 

 snout, three and three fourths in the head. Mouth small, the lower jaw 

 included, the maxillary reaching the front of the eye. Gill membranes 

 broadly united. Cheeks naked. Opercles with a very few scales. Lat- 

 eral line complete. Breast with scales. Scales of body 8-51-9. Pec- 

 torals reaching the front of the anal. Dorsal rays XIII, 13 ; anal II, 9. 

 Color dusky greenish above, the center of the scales darker, lower half 

 of the body in front of the anal fin bright yello w- orange ; hinder half of 

 the body w th alternating crossbars of greenish and bright orange; 

 spinous dorsal blue-black, bordered above and below with paler ; soft 

 dorsal blue-black, with orange at the base ; anal like the soft dorsal ; 

 ventrals blue black. Females probably plain. Length three and one- 

 half inches. 



Ohio Valley, scarce. Brookville, Franklin County (23, '85, 163). 



Etheostoma zonale (Cope). 



Nanostoma zonale, Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, 8, 510. 



Form moderately slender and slightly compressed. Depth in the 

 length five. Profile convex, the snout becoming strongly decurved. 

 Head narrow above; the interorbital space in the head five times. 



