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the thoracic and pectoral fins, on the throat, the cheek, and 

 larger on the preoperculum and suboperculum ; the teeth also 

 differ little from the preceding species ; the pectoral and thoracic 

 fins are equal and similarly situate ; lateral line near the back, 

 a little undulated, originating from the angle of the opening of 

 the operculum, passing on the middle of the tail ; color in the 

 dried specimens, yellowish brown; the scales did not appear to 

 me to be margined with black as in the preceding species. 

 B. 6; P. 18; T. 5 ; D. 10, 14; A. 3, 11; C. 16f ." (LE SUEUR, 

 Jour. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. II, 218, 1822.) 



CICHLA MINIMA Le Sueur, 1822. " Dorsal long, spinous and 

 soft parts of equal length, the former straight and very low; 

 anal long, equal to the soft part of the dorsal ; eye large. 



''Body very long and subcompressed, more elevated towards 

 the dorsal anteriorly ; head arquated ; eye very large ; pupil 

 and iris very large; dorsal fin long, divided into two equal 

 parts, the anterior part of 9 spinous rays, and much lower than 

 the soft part, which is rounded, with 14 divided rays; anal 

 equal to the posterior part of the dorsal and of 13 rays, of which 

 3 are spinous, caudal of 15 to 18 rays; pectorals large, placed 

 very low near the operculum ; thoracic fin much smaller than 

 the pectoral, and placed exactly beneath them ; anal large ; 

 scales very small ; color deep gray, tinted with bluish on the 

 back, with metallic reflections on the sides and abdomen and 

 back, and a spot upon the neck, lateral line straight, on the 

 middle of the body; caudal fin subtruncated of 17 or 18 rays; 

 teeth very small, in many ranges on the jaws and palate ; mouth 

 deeply divided, 



"Lives in the small lagoons of tranquil water, which dis- 

 charge by narrow channels into Lake Erie. Length is 9 lines." 

 (LE SUEUR, Jour. Ae. Nat. Sci. Phil II, 220, 1822.) 



GRYSTES SALMOIDES Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829. "Tel 

 est le growler de New York, dont nous devons la connaissance a 

 M. Milbert, mais qui n'a point ete decrit par M. Mitchill. 



