240 PISHES. 



no black dorsal spot; no distinct blue cheek stripes, but 

 sides of head shaded with purplish; body rather elon- 

 gate; head somewhat acute; opercular spot small; depth 

 3^ in length; head nearly 3; lat. 1. 42; L. 3 to 4. Ohio 

 Valley. A small species and one , of the handsomest; 

 extremely hardy in aquaria, and perhaps the most vora- 

 cious of the Sun Fishes. (X. nephelus. Cope.) 



3. L bombifrons, (Ag.) Jor. Round-Faced Stjn Fish. 

 Light brown; fins pale, unspotted; belly and sides dotted 

 with golden orange; head much broader, deeper and 

 shorter than in any other species; the profile being ex- 

 ceedingly prominent, the forehead strongly arched, and 

 the greatest depth immediately over the opercle; fl,ap 

 very short and small; soft rays of dorsal much higher 

 than spines; depth 3^ in length, head nearly 3. Ten- 

 nessee R.; rare. (May be a ^enotis.) 



3. L. anagallinus. Cope. Red -Spotted Suisr Fish. 

 Dusky bluish, vrith greenish mottlings; sides with many 

 distinct, rather large, salmon- red spots; belly bright 

 salmon-red; opercular flap rather large, with a very wide 

 red margin, which entirely surrounds the black; some- 

 times a black dorsal spot; spines rather high; depth %\ 

 in length; scales large; lat. 1. 33 to 36. Arkansas to 

 Tenn. and Kas.; a small, highly colored species. 



4. L. oculatus. Cope. Coloration reddish, unspotted; 

 body short and deep; head short; caudal peduncle and 

 fin one-third length (more than one-third in L. anagal- 

 limts,) opercular flap large, with a round black spot as 

 large as eye, surrounded by a broad white margin. Min- 

 nesota. 



5. L auritus, (L.) Raf. Long-Eaeed Pond Fish. 

 Red-Tailed Bream. Sun Peeoh. Dusky olive ; belly 

 and vertical fins largely red; sides of body largely blue, 



