234 FISHES. 



maxillary reaching to beyond eye; head = depth, 2| in 

 length; eye large, 3 in head; D. X, 10; A. Ill, 9; lat. 1. 

 45. Va. and S. ; chiefly E. of the Alleganies. (Perhaps 

 a Chcenobryttus.) 



10. CH/ENOBRYTTUS, Gill. RED EYES. 



Telipomis, Raf. (Perhaps the name to be adopted.) 



= Calliurus, Ag. (but not of Raf.) 

 * Dorsal spines low; scales small, with blue spots. 



1. C. cyanellus, (Raf.) Jordan. BLUE -SPOTTED SUN 

 FISH. Dark clear olive-green, each scale with a blue 

 spot and more or less of gilt edging, the body thus 

 appearing more or less striped along the rows of scales; 

 colors variable, golden olive, green or even almost blue; 

 cheeks with bright blue horizontal stripes; body more or 

 less sprinkled with irregular dark dots; vertical fins 

 marked with green and blue and more or less edged 

 with pale orange; usually no distinct black dorsal spot; 

 opercular spot small, with brassy edgings; depth 2f in 

 length, head xJ^; dorsal spines low and stout; pectoral 

 fins short, 4^ to 5 in total length (with caudal); lat. 1. 48; 

 L. 4 to 6. Ohio Valley and W. abundant. (C. longulus 

 and C. formosus^ Grd.) 



Var. melanops, (Raf.) Jor. BIG - MOUTHED SUN FISH. 

 Very near the preceding, but perhaps a distinct species; 

 nape less elevated, body deeper, spines slenderer, 

 mouth rather smaller; pectorals long, 3 to 4 in total 

 length; color varying from pale olive to almost black; 

 sides usually showing vertical bars; a black blotch on 

 back of last rays of dorsal, and usually of anal also, as 

 in Ichthelis incisor. Ohio Valley and N. W., abundant. 

 (C. mineopas. Cope). 



** Dorsal spiues rather long ; scales larger, without distinct blue 

 spots. 



