FISHES OF MINNESOTA 57 



1892-3-5); from the lakes and streams in the vicinity of Mankato 

 and southwest (Cox, 1891-5); Upper Minnesota River and tribu- 

 taries and Red Lake River near Crookston (Woohnan, 1892, Report 

 U. S. Fish Comm., 1893). 



Genus APOMOTIS Rafinesque. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OF APOMOTIS. 



A. Body rather long, its depth 2A to 2^ in the length; supplemental 

 bone on the maxillary well developed; a black spot at the base 

 of the posterior portion of the dorsal fin; black spot on the 

 opercle limited to the bony portion; lateral line with 45 to 



55 scales. oyauellus. 



A A. Body short, its depth contained 2 times in the length; lateral line 



with 40 to 46 scales. ischyrus. 



Apomotis cyauelliis (Rafinesque). Blue-spotted Sunfish. Green Sunfish, 

 Red- eye. 



Color variable, occasionally greenish, with golden reflections; 

 under parts more yellowish; a blue spot on each scale, these form- 

 ing faint longitudinal stripes; dark cross bars sometimes present; 

 sides sometimes dotted with black; dorsal, caudal and anal often 

 with blue or green markings; a black spot generally present on the 

 base of the posterior edge of the dorsal and anal fins; small blue 

 lines across the cheeks; iris red; opercular spot small, smaller than 

 the eye, the black confined to the bone, edged with yellow. Body 

 somewhat elongate in the typical form, the adults shorter in pro- 

 portion than the young; moderately compressed. Head rather 

 large, snout long; mouth large; maxillary and supplemental bone 

 well developed; lower jaw projecting beyond the upper. Head 

 contained in the length 3 times. Depth 24. Dorsal spines short, 

 the longest about equal to the snout, and contained 3 to 4 times in 

 the head, rays X, 11. Anal III, 9. Scales 6 or 7-45 to 55-16, 8 

 rows on the cheek. Gill rakers X-fl5. Length 7 inches. 



Not very common in the state, according to present information. 

 Specimens have been recorded from Lake Wittlesey as Brittus 

 mineopas Cope (Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 84, 1865); one specimen 

 from Vadnais Lake, Ramsey County, and one from Pine Lake, Ait- 

 kin County (Nat. Hist. Surv., 1892); one specimen from the Des 

 Moines River at Windom (Cox, 1894), 

 Apomotis iscliyrus (Jordan & Nelson). 



Rather dark in color, mottled with blue and orange; blue band« 

 ■on the cheeks, broader than in the preceding species; dorsal and 



