108 THE CYPRINODONTS. 
U. S. F. Com., X, 291; Woolm., 1892, B. U.S. F. Com., X, 258, 263, 266, 269; Garm., 1894, B. Ess. Inst., 
XXVI, ext. p. 47. 
Zygonectes catenatus Jor., 1876, Man. Vert., 252. 
Xenisma catenata Jor. & C., 1877, B. Buf. Soc., ITI, 142 5; Jor. 1878, Man. Vert., 263, —B. U.S. G. 
Surv., IV, 433; Jor. & B., 1878, B. 12 U. S. Mus., 62, 77. 
Fundulus (Xenisma) catenatus Jor. & G., 1882, B. 16 U. 8. Mus., 337. 
Xenisma stellifera Jor., 1876, Aun. N. Y. Lye., 322, —1878, B. U.S. G. Surv., IV, 411, 483; Jor. &C., 
1877, B. Buf. Soc., III, 142; Jor. & B., 1878, B. 12 U. S. Mus., 48. 
Fundulus (Xenisma) stellifer Jor. & G., 1882, B. 16 U. S. Mus., 337. 
Fundulus stellifer Jor., 1887, R. U.S. F. Com., 837; Gilb., 1891, B. U. 8. F. Com., IX, 155, 158. 
B. 6-5; D. 15-14; A. 16-15; V.6; P. 16-15; Ll. 45-53; Ltr. 13-14; 
Vert. 17+ 20. 
Body moderately elongate and compressed, depressed anteriorly and on 
the head. Head broad, three and a half times in the length to the caudal, 
or more than four times in the total; crown flat. Snout medium, broad, 
blunt ; chin moderately steep. Teeth conical, in bands, outer series larger ; 
median pharyngeal teeth enlarged, blunt, others hooked. Eye large, two 
thirds of either snout or interorbital space, two sevenths of head. Dorsal 
anal and ventrals somewhat larger, broader and deeper, and ending in a 
sharper angle on males than on females. Origin of dorsal about midway 
from base of pectoral to base of caudal. Base of anal opposed to that of 
dorsal and originating a little farther back. On females the anal appears to 
extend a little farther back than the dorsal. The oviduct is prolonged a 
short distance on the first anal ray. Intestine about equal to the total 
length, not much convolute. Caudal broad, subtruncate or rounded. 
Light olivaceous to greenish olive, light to dark; with small spots of 
brown forming more or less irregular longitudinal streaks on the flanks. On 
males the brown becomes less distinct in cases giving rise to a more uniform 
coloration on the upper surfaces, which fades into silvery on the flanks and 
below. The male most often bears a blackish band near the hind border of 
the caudal fin, in front of a narrow edging of white or cream color. More 
rarely the dorsal is dark and has a white border. Scattered spots of orange, 
present in life, disappear in the alcohol. Reaches a length of six inches. 
Fresh waters of Kentucky and Virginia and southward. 
Fundulus seminolis. 
Plate II. Fig. 12, teeth. 
Fundulus seminolis Grd., 1859, P. Phil. Ac., 59; Blkr., 1860, Cypr., 487; Gthr., 1866, Cat., VI, 325; 
Jor. & C., 1877, B. Buf. Soc., III, 141; Jor., 1878, B. U. S. G. Surv., IV, 433, —1885, P. U. S. Mus., 
VII, 322, —1887, R. U. S. F. Com., 837; Goode, 1880, P. U. S. Mus., II, 117; Jor. & G., 1882, B. 16 
U.S. Mus., 334; Woolm., 1892, B. U. 8. F. Com., X, 297, pl. 52, fig. 3. 
