FISHES OF NEW YORK 521 



This little darter is recorded from Massachusetts to New 

 rersey and will doubtless be found in New York. It grows to 

 he length of 2 inches. 



258 Boleichthys fusiformis eos Jordan & Copeland 



SoleicJithys eos Jokdan & Copeland, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 46, 1877, 

 Rock Rdver, Wisconsin; Wisconsin River, Wisconsin; Fox River, 

 Illinois. 



^oecilichthys eos Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. 16, U. S. Nat. Mus. 520, 1883. 



3oleicM1iys fusiformis eos Jordan and Evermann, Bull. 47, TJ. S. Nat. Mus, 

 1102, 1896. 



Body elongate, slender, somewhat compressed, specially 

 )ehind, rather heavy forward, with very long and slender caudal 

 )eduncle; head long, rounded ih front; mouth small, little 

 >blique, the upper jaw a very little the longer; dorsal fins high, 

 about equal; caudal truncate; cheeks, opercles, and neck closely 

 scaled; breast naked, or with a median series of small scales; 

 ateral line developed on 22 to 26 scales. Head one fourth of 

 otal length without caudal; depth A. D. IX-11; A. II, 7; 

 ateral line 58. 



Color dark olive, with darker markings; 10 or 12 dark dorsal 

 pots or bars, and as many short dark blue bars across the 

 ateral line nearly opposite the dorsal bars, but not continuous 

 vith them; the interspaces between these bars, as well as most 

 f the ventral region, bright crimson in the males, nearly plain 

 n the females; lower parts of the sides, cheeks, etc. with various 

 harply defined but irregular black markings; second dorsal, 

 audal, and pectorals strongly marked with wavy bands; first 

 lorsal bright blue in the males, with a broad median band of 

 rimson, speckled in the females; top of head dark; black streaks 

 lownward and forward from eye. 



The describers of the species recorded its distribution from 

 ndiana to Minnesota; abundant in clear cold streams. It grows 

 o the length of 2-| inches, and is one of the prettiest of the 

 [arters. Specimens were obtained for the U. S. Fish Commission 

 Q Mud creek. Cape Vincent N. Y. June 25, the species being 

 bundant there, at Grenadier island, June 27, and in Guffon 

 reek, Chaumont N. Y. July 7. 



