McKay's Sunfish 



c. Dorsal spines moderate, the longest equalling snout and |- the 



orbit; depth 2-|-; body with 8 or 9 dusky crossbars; 



pallidus, 351 

 cc. Dorsal spines shorter, the longest equalling snout and less 



than \ of the orbit ; euryorus, 35 1 



bb. Mouth smaller, maxillary scarcely reaching orbit; supplemental 



maxillary absent or reduced to a slight rudiment; gillrakers 



very short and soft. 



d. Pectoral fin slender, nearly as long as head ; . . . holbrooki, 352 



dd. Pectoral fin obtuse, shorter than head; gibbosus, 353 



aa. Pectoral fin long, slender and pointed, longer than head, 



reaching middle of anal. 



e. Gillrakers long, their ends obtuse; 44 scales in lateral line; 



longimanus, 352 



ee. Gillrakers short, as in E. gibbosus, 39 scales in lateral line; 



her os, 354 



Eupomotis pallidus, which has received no distinctive common 

 name, occurs in lowland streams from Georgia to Texas. It 

 appears to be rare and only a few specimens are known. It 

 reaches a length of 7 inches. 



McKay's Sunfish 



Eupomotis euryorus (McKay) 



This sunfish is known only from southern Michigan, northern 

 Ohio and northern Indiana. It is, preferably, an inhabitant of 



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