BED-SIDED SHINER. 865 



Gends 43. TELESTE?. Bonaparte. 



Telestea, Bonaparte, Fauna Italica, Pise. 

 Kgoma, Gikard, Proo. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila , 1856, 305. 

 Siboma, Gibard, Pioc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila , 1856, 209. 

 CUnostomui, Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 211. 

 Gila, sp. CoPB, etc., (notof Baird and Girard). 



Type, Leueiscua muticellus, Bonaparte. (Italy.) 



Etymology, teleates, perfect. 



This genua as here understood includes a very wide range of forms, agreeing in having 

 the mouth normal, large or small, without barbels; teeth 2, 4-5, 2 or 2, 5-5, 2 without 

 grinding surface ; dorsal m >re or less posterior, usually behind the ventrals ; scales 

 moderate or small, the lateral line complete ; caudal fia without a great number of re- 

 current rudimentary rays The species are numerous ia Europe, Asia, and W^estern 

 Amsrica. The single species thu^ far noticed ia Ohio, baloags to the subgenus Clinoa- 

 iomus, distinguised by the enormous month, projecting lower jaw, backward dorsal, and 

 email scales. 



85. Telestes elongatus (Kirtland) Jordan. 

 Red-sided Shiner. 



Luxilua eUngalue, Kirtland, Kept. Zool , Ohio, 1838, 169, 192; Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., 



ii, 389. 

 Lettciaeua elongatna, Guv. et Val., xvii , 404. — Gcnther, Cat. Fishes Brit. Mas., vii, 245. 

 CUnoetomus elongatwa, Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1856, 212. 

 Gila elongata, Jordan, Man. Vert., 2d Ed., 1878. 

 Leamcua produotua, Storer, Synopsis, 1846, 164. 

 Squaliua proriger, Cope, Proo Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1864, 260. 

 Clinoatomva proriger, Cope, Cyp. Penn., 1866, 375. 

 Leuciicus proriger, Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mns , vii, 246. 



Deaoription — Body elongate, compressed; head long, rather pointed; month very 

 large, oblique, the lower jaw notably projecting, with a small knob at the symphysis; 

 npper lip on the level of the pupil ; maxillary extending to the middle of the orbit ; 

 posterior angle of the opercle acute; eye moderate, nearly four in head; scales very 

 small ; fins short and high, the dorsal somewhat behind ventrals ; lateral line decarved ; 

 color dark bluish, the scales mottled with paler; sides with a broad black band; belly 

 more or less silvery ; the front half of the lateral band bright crimson in spring males, 

 the belly and lower fins more or less reddened, a dark vertebral band ; head 4 ; depth 

 5; D 8 ; A. 9 ; scales 10-70-5 ; teeth 2, 4-5, 2. Length 4 inches. 



Habitat, Great Lake Region and Ohio Valley. 



Diagnosis — The great size of the mouth and the small size of the scales 

 distinguish this species from all other minnows found in Ohio. 



Habits. — This is one of the most brilliant of our minnows. It fre- 

 quents clear, cold streams, and is therefore more abundant in the tribu- 

 taries of the lake than in those of the Ohio Riyer. It is unsurpassed as 

 an aquarium fish. 



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