6 Aquatic Lite 
without opercle-ear; cyanellus, blue or 
bluish. ) 
Apomotis 1scHyrus. Life colors un- 
known. Peculiar to Illinois, and but 
three specimens have been collected. 5 
to 7 inches. [Illinois aquarians should 
study the description of this species in 
Forbes and Richardson’s Fishes of Ilh- 
Mesogonistius chaetodon 
nois, and compare carefully with all un- 
familiar specimens collected. If secured, 
Professor S. A. Forbes, State Labora- 
tory, Urbana, Illinois, should be in- 
formed at once, if possible sending a 
specimen preserved in alcohol or forma- 
lin. (ischyrus, stout or robust. ) 
APOMOTIS PHENAX. Deceptive Sun- 
fish. Olive green; body deeper and more 
compressed than A. cyanellus; scales 
lagen) 6 imehess ) Beesley toimt, Neo: 
Little known; locality in doubt. (phena., 
deceptive. ) 
ApoMOTIS PUNCTATUS. Spotted Sun- 
fish. Olivaceous, with numerous tiny 
deep brown spots, smaller than pin-heads, 
sometimes covering entire body. 6 
inches. Lowland streams. South Caro- 
lina to Florida. A handsome and dis- 
tinctive species. (punctatus, spotted. ) 
APOMOTIS SYMMETRICUS. Symmetrical 
Sunfish. Green with darker bars; body 
and fins with numerous brown specks. 
2.5 inches. Rivers, ponds and lakes. []- 
linois to Louisiana and Texas. (symmet- 
ricus, symmetrical. ) 
LEPOMIS AURITUS. Long-eared Sun- 
fish; Yellow-belly. Light olive above; 
belly orange; scales of sides pale blue 
with reddish centers; fins yellow or 
orange; opercular flap long and narrow. 
8 inches. Streams. Maine to Louisiana ; 
abundant east of the Alleghenies. An at- 
tractive species with a fair disposition. 
(Lepomis, scaly opercle; auritus, eared. 
LEPOMIS AURITUS SOLIS. Distinguished 
from the preceding by larger scales on 
cheeks and breast, and a dusky spot on 
rear dorsal. (solis, of the sun.) 
LEPOMIS HAPLOGNATHUS.° Mexico. 
Olivaceous; yellow below; cheeks with — 
blue bands. 4.5 inches. Little known. 
(haplognathus, simple jaw.) 
LEPOMIS HUMILIS. Red-spotted swun- 
fish. Laight olive with small dots of gold 
or emerald, and spots of orange; belly 
deep orange. 3.5 inches. Small rivers, 
lakes and ponds. Middle U. S. and the 
Dakotas to Texas. Probably the most 
brilliant of the sunfishes. (humilis, hum- 
ble. ) 
LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS. Chain-sided 
Sunfish. Steelish-blue, with many orange 
Apomotis cyanellus 
spots so arranged that the ground color 
forms a series of vertical chain-like bars. 
5 inches. Ohio Valley south and south- 
west to Kentucky and Missouri. Hand- 
some and hardy in aquaria. Very vora- 
cious. (macrochirus, large hand.) 
LEPOMIS MEGALOTIS.  Large-eared 
Sunfish. Brilliant blue above; orange 
below ; sides with orange spots and blue 
