'SO THE FISHES OF OHTO. 



Ge?ius : Apomotis. 



Apomotis cyanellus (Rafinesque). Green Sunfish ; 

 Creek Sunfish ; Little Red-eye. 



Head 3; depth 2}4. D. X, 11; A. Ill, 9; scales about 7-48-17, 8 rows 

 on cheek. Bod}' oblong, rather elongate in young, becoming short and deep 

 in adults. Mouth large, larger than in Lepomis or Eupomotis, maxillary 

 reaching nearly to middle of eye, lower jaw projecting. Gill rakers long 

 and stiff. Lower pharyngeal teeth acute; a patch of teeth on basibranchial 

 between second and third hypobranchials. Color generally greenish, some- 

 times nearly black; vertical fins marked with blue or green, in adults in 

 spring the lower fins are very dark and all the fins are edged with silvery; 

 dorsal and anal generally with a black spot on the posterior rays. Quite 

 variable. Length 7 inches. 



The Green Sunfish is an abundant resident of the streams of 

 Ohio, but is rarely found in the lakes. It ascends the streams 

 farther than any other species of this family, being found even 

 in small brooks and spring runs. Hamilton County, " abundant 

 in Ross lake and Little Miami river," Henshall, 1888; L,orain 

 County, "abundant in the upper part of small streams and in 

 small ponds," McCormick, 1892; Maumee river basin, " taken at 

 nearly every point in all the streams that were examined," Kirsch, 

 1893; Franklin Count}', abundant in nearly every stream, Wil- 

 liamson and Osburn, 1897; Big Jelloway creek, Knox County, 

 not common, Parker, Williamson and Osburn, 1898; Ohio river 

 at Iron ton, Huron river at Milan, Ashtabula creek, Wabash river 

 at Celina, Stillwater and Wolf creeks near Dayton, North Fork 

 of Licking river at Newark, R. C. Osburn, 1S99; Mahoning river, 

 E. B. Williamson, 1900; Breakneck creek near Kent, outlet of 

 Licking reservoir, R. C. Osburn, 1900. 



