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Stolephorus hroioni Gmelin. Abundant at Key West wliere 

 it is used for bait under the name of »sardine» or »anchovy». 



Stolephorus mitchilli (^CuviER & Valenciennes). St. 

 Petersburg, Hillsborough Co. 



Synodus foetens Linné. »Lizardtish». It is common at 

 Key West and often caught an hook and line there ^but not 

 used. 



Jordanella floridce GooDE & Bean. This beautiful little 

 minnow is common in St. Johns river and its tributaries. Lake 

 Jessup etc, in Lake Tohopekaliga and other waters round 

 Kissimmee, Osceola Co. 



At Arcadia, De Soto Co- 



I do not know, if it can be proper to talk about mimicry 

 in this case, but Jordanella is certainly in coloration very much 

 indeed similar to a small Chsenobryttus gulosus. Even the black 

 *spot on the opercleflap of the latter corresponds very well to 

 the black spöt on the side of Jordanella and as the head of the 

 »warmouth» is so much larger it is situated not much further 

 back on Jordanella. It is possible that through this likeness 

 some fishes that feed on minnows can be cheated to believe that 

 they have a »warmouth;^ that is less delicious and may be can 

 defend itself with niouth and spines before their eyes instead of 

 a harmless minnow. 



Cyprinodon carpio GÜNTHER. Key West, very abundant. 



Punta Gorda, abundant. 



Cyprinodon variegatus LacÉpéde. At Key West I saw 

 millions of this fish in the shallow bayous and in the old salt- 

 ponds where they died in immense quantities, "when the water 

 dried up. I observed it further in similar localities at Punta 

 Gorda, De Soto Co.; Hog Island, Ozona, Hillsborough Co.; New 

 Smyrna, Volusia Co. 



Fundulus similis Baird & Girard. Key West, in shallow 

 bayous, abundant as well as at ditferent localities at the coast 

 of Hillsborough Co., Clear Water Harbor and Hog Island etc. 



