288 FISHES. 



2. P. spir//ngu/us,(Val.) Jordan. SILVER-FIX. Leaden 

 silvery; fins satin white in the breeding season; dorsal 

 with a conspicuous black spot, as in the preceding; head 

 4 in length, rather short and deep; mouth rather small, 

 very oblique, yet the lower jaw received within the upper 

 in the closed mouth; body much compressed; depth 3f in 

 length; D. I, 8; A. I, 8; lat. 1. 35 to 40; L. 3J. Cayuga 

 L., N. Y. (S. H. Gage), to N. J., Va., and Ind., abundant. 

 In full breeding dress one of the most exquisite of all 

 our fishes. (Leuciscus spirlingulus, Val. L. kentucki- 

 ensis, Kirt., not of Raf. llutilus plargyrus, Raf. 

 Cyprinella analostana, Grd.) 



. PHOTOGENIS, Cope. WHITE-CHEEKED SHINERS. 

 * Anal I, 10 or I, 9 ; no black caudal spot. 



1. P. /eucops, Cope. WHITE - CHEEKED SHINER. 

 Dorsal fin much nearer caudal than end of snout; mouth 

 very oblique; rfvaceous above, sides silvery; scales 

 large; eye white, 3 in head; head 4 to 4|- in length; 

 depth less; D. I, 8; A. 1,10; lat 1. 35 to 40. Ohio 

 Valley; a handsome fish resembling a Minnilus. 



2. P. arriommus, Cope. BIG-EYED SHINER. General 

 appearance of preceding, but larger, reaching a length 

 of nearly 5 inches; eye very large, 2^- in head, relatively 

 larger than in any other of our Minnows; head large; 

 bluish above, sides bright silvery; D. I, 8; A. I, 9; lat. 

 1. 40. White R., Indiana, abundant, but not yet recog- 

 nized elsewhere. 



3. P. te/escopus, Cope. WHITE SHINER. Dorsal fin 

 equidistant; sea-green, silvery below; D. I, 8; A. I, 10; 

 lat. 1. 38. Holston R. 



** Anal I, 8 ; a black spot at base of caudal. 



