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22G. SCHILBEODES FUNEBKIS, (Gilbert & Swaiii). 



Head 4. A. 23, its base 31 in body. Body elongate, the head slendi r 

 but not depressed ; mouth moderate, very convex, the lower jaw shorter ; 

 barbels slender, those of maxillary reaching beyond base of pectoral; 

 rvr very small. Spines slender and short; pectoral spine 3 in head, 

 roughened without, and with 3 or 4 small weak teeth on inner margin. 

 Adipose liii well developed, with a conspicuous notch. Anal much longer 

 than in other species. L. 3* inches. Body and fins uniform black. Tribu- 

 tary of Black Warrior River, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (funebria, funereal, from 

 the dark color.) 



XolHrns funebris, GILBERT & SWAIN, Bull. U. S. Fish. Com., 1889, 153, North River. Tusca- 

 loosa, Alabama. (Type, No. 36690.) 



227. SCHILBEODES EXILIS, (Nelson). 



Head 4 in length; depth 5 to 6J. Anal rays 14 to 17. Pectoral spine 

 small, about 3 in head, slightly retrorse serrate without, with about 6 

 small straight teeth within, which are not i the diameter of the spine in 

 length. Head small, not very broad, but thin and depressed ; its width 5 

 to 6 in length of body; jaws nearly equal. Dorsal scarcely higher than 

 long. Distance from snout to dorsal about 3 in length. Pectoral spine 

 3| to 4 in this distance ; dorsal spine low, as near snout as anal. Hum- 

 eral process obscure. Color yellowish brown, mottled, the fins somewhat 

 margined with dusky. L. 4 inches. Wisconsin to Missouri and Kan- 

 sas, common in prairie streams; close to.S. insignis, but slimmer, with 

 weaker armature, (exilis, slim.) 



exilis, NELSON, Bull. 111. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1876, 51, Illinois River ; JORDAN, /. c., 100, 

 1877 ; JORDAN & GILBERT, Synopsis, 100, 1883. 



Xotitrus elassochir, SWAIN & KALB, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, G39, Illinois River, Napierville, 

 Illinois. (Typo, No. 29677.) 



228. SCHILBEODES INSIGNIS, (Richardson). 

 (MAD TOM.) 



Body rather elongate. Pectoral spine moderate, about 2 in head, retrorse 

 serrate without, weakly serrate within. Head broad and flat, upper jaw 

 projecting; head about 4i in length ; depth 6. Dorsal fin i higher than 

 long. Distance from snout to dorsal about 2f in length. Length of 

 pectoral spine 2f in same distance. Dorsal much nearer anal than snout. 

 Anal rays 14 to 16. Humeral process conspicuous, sharp. Color dark 

 brown, somewhat mottled, fins all broadly and conspicuously dark-edged. 

 One of the largest species, reaching the length of nearly a foot. Pennsyl- 

 vania to South Carolina ; very common in streams east of the Alleghanies. 

 (insiynis, remarkable.) 



Pimelodus insigne, RICHARDSON, Fauna Bor. Amer., in, 32, 1830, based on Pinichde lirrce, LK 



SUEUR, Mem. Mus., v, 1819, 155; locality not known. 

 Pimelodus lemniaeatii*, CrviER & VALENCIENNES, xv, 144, 1840, after Le Suonr. 

 A/rfMriw nuirgimtus, (BxiBD), COPE, Jour. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1869, 237, Pennsylvania. (Type, 



No. 1571.) 

 Noturus insignis, JORDAN, I. c., 100, 1877 ; JORDAN & GILBERT, Synopsis, 100, 1883. 



