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fins pale ; a dark shade behind shoulder ; spring males tuberculate, 

 with the belly and lower fins bright rosy. Head 4^; depth 3 to 5. 

 A. 9. Scales 6-41-3. L. 8. In all brooks from Maine to Rocky 

 Mts. except those of the Carolinas and Texas ; excessively abun- 

 dant and variable. (JLuxilus cornutus (Mitchill).) (fieyaXos, big; 

 S>^, eye.) 



Ich. Scales on sides less closely imbricated, i scarcely deeper than long; 

 body not elevated ; small fishes often brilliant in the nuptial 

 season. (Hydrophlox ^ Jordan & Brayton.) 

 m. Teeth with narrow grinding surface ; D. inserted more or less be- 

 hind y. 

 n. Lower jaw distinctly projecting beyond upper. 



114. N. cocoogenis (Cope). Body elongate, compressed; head 

 pointed ; mouth large, very oblique, the maxillary past front of 

 eye ; eye very large, Z\ in head ; 20 scales before D. Olivaceous, 

 silvery below ; males Vfith a scarlet vertical brand on preopercle ; 

 a red axillary spot; snout and belly rosy; a dark scapular band; 

 outer haK of D. and C. dusky. Head 4; depth 4i. A. 9. Scales 

 7-42-3. L. 5. Mountain streams, Ky. to Ga. (kokkos, cherry-red ; 

 yej'eio!', (Sieek.) 



nn. Lower jaw little if at all projecting. 



115. N. zonatus (Agassiz). Body rather elongate ; head long, 

 not acute; jaws equal; maxillary 3 in head, not to eye; snout 

 shortish ; eye very large, 3 in head ; lateral line decurved ; 16 

 scales before D. $ and young olivaceous, with plumbeous lateral 

 baud and no caudal spot. $ in spring with black lateral band, 

 sides and lower parts flame-red. Head 4^-; depth 4|. A. 9. Scales 

 6-39-4. L. 5. Ozark region. 



116. N. lacertosus (Cope). Body stout, with large head; 

 mouth wide, the lower jaw projecting; eye large, 3^ in head, equal 

 to snout or interorbital; maxillary not to eye. Silvery. D. dusky; 

 no red. Head 4 ; scales 5 above lat. 1. L. 4^. Holston R. (Lat., 

 lizard-like.) 



117. N. rubricroceus (Cope). Red Fall-fish. Head rather 

 pointed; mouth oblique, rather large, the jaws equal; eye large, 3 J 

 in head; lateral line decurved; 19 scales before D. $ blue, with 

 black lateral band, the whole body more or less suffused with 

 blood-red; 9 pale. Head 4; depth 41. A. 9. Scales 7-38-8. 

 L. 2-^. Mountain torrents, on both sides of Great Smoky range. 

 (Lat., saffron-red.) 



118. N. chalybgeus(Cope). Body slender, the back elevated; 

 snout pointed ; mouth oblique ; lower jaw projecting ; lateral line 



' This character is not of much value, as iu some of the species the scales become 

 quite closely imbricated in ;idult specimens. 



3 Numerous species of this type, gaily colored little fishes, are found iu the 

 southern streams. 



