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66. Gill-rakers moderate or shortish; supplementary maxillary very small orobso- 
4 lete. (Lepomis . ) 
e. Pectorals moderate or short, shorter than head ; usually no distinct black 
spot on last rays of dorsal or anal. 
/. Mucous pores large; opercular spot wholly surrounded by a very broad 
red margin; scales very large, lat. 1., 33 to 35. Body 
oblong, moderately compressed ; head rather large ; 6nout 
moderate, 3£ in head; mouth moderate ; maxillary reach- 
ing nearly to middle of pupil ; eye rather large, 3£ to 4 
in head ; mucous pores large, those on preopercle espe- 
cially so ; opercular spots rather long, as large as or 
larger than eye, the black not confined to the bony part; 
dorsal rather high, longest spine as long as from tip of 
snout to posterior border of eye ; pectorals short, about 
1£ in head ; veutrals reaching anal, spine 1| to 1£ in dis- 
tance between origin of ventrals and anus. Olive, with 
greenish spots posteriorly ; $ides with round orange 
spots; belly and lower fins red. Head,2f; depth, 2| to 
2f ; lat. line, 32 to 35. L., 2£ inches Humilis, 15. 
ff. Mucous pores small ; opercular spot various ; scales moderate or small, 
35 to 43. 
g. Pectoral fin rather long and slender, reaching to first soft rays of anal, 
and as long as head without flap ; dorsal spines high, 
the longest as long as snout and eye ; general form and 
coloration of Lepomis humilis, the scales smaller and the 
fins longer; body oblong, compressed; profile depressed 
above eye, the snout projecting; mouth moderate, the 
lower jaw projecting, the maxillary reaching to below 
front of pupil; opercular flap moderate, with a wide 
red. margin ; ventrals reaching anal ; gill-rakers shortish 
and thick; scales 6-40 to 43-13, 5 or 6 on cheek; eye 
moderate, 3£ in head, a little longer than snout. Color 
light olive; back and sides mottled with olive, these 
markings taking the form of chain-like crossbands; 
adult with round orange spots on sides, as in L. humilis ; 
fins plain Macrochi nus, 16. 
gg. Pectoral fins short, not reaching beyond front of anal, and shorter 
than head without opercular flap; dorsal spines low, 
not longer than from snout to posterior margin of pupil. 
h. Opercular flap in the adult very long, longer than high, and usually 
with a red margin, which is generally narrow, 
i. Palatine teeth none ; gill-rakers very short and weak ; body deep, 
with the back rounded. Color of adult, brilliant orange 
and blue, the former color predominating below, the blue 
in wavy streaks) the orange in spots; head with con- 
spicuous blue stripes; fins mostly with the membranes 
orange, the rays blue. Body short and deep, compressed; 
profile steep; head short; snout short, 4 to 4£ in head ; 
maxillary extending to opposite middle of pupil; eye 
moderate, 3^ to 4 iu head; opercular spot usually or 
than eye, and margined with red, in the •' 1 g 
very long and rather broad : p? : 
dorsal spines rather low 
to posterior Y 
head; ventre 
tance from oi\ Ventre • u» anus -Y. ' . :.Y 
to 2£ ; lat. liu ) . , Y. 
