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1820 near Lexington. It has no vulgar name. 

 Length hardly two inches. Head large brown, con- 

 vex above with several small knobs on the forehead, 

 flat beneath. Eyes as in the Catfishes with oblong 

 eyes, iris gilt brown. Spine of the gill cover 

 concealed under the skin. Teeth small and acute. 

 Pectoral fins large lanceolate. Belly white and flat. 

 Fins hyalin with some brown spots. Five transversal 

 bands. The specific name means Catseye. 



9th Genus. Etheostoma. 



106th Species. Springs Hogfish. Etheostoma 

 fontinalis. Etheostome des fontaines. 



Body oblong cylindrical, breadth one sixth of the 

 length, olivaceous, sides with transversal brown 

 lines somewhat curved: a small round black spot 

 behind the gill cover; lateral line obsolete. Jaws 

 obtuse, the upper one shorter. Tail oboval entire 

 gilt tesselated with black. First dorsal with 8 rays, 

 the second and anal with 12. 



A little species, from one to two inches long, found 

 in the springs and caves near Lexington in the sum- 

 mer. It belongs to the subgenus Diplesion. Body 

 cylindrical somewhat compressed. Head small flat 

 above : gill cover attenuated behind [86] obtuse and 

 with a spine. Eyes small, iris gilt. Dorsal fins 

 joining, the first with spiny rays appendiculated, 

 second with soft rays, anal fin opposed to it and with 

 two spiny rays. Pectoral lanceolate with 12 rays, 

 thoracic lanceolate with 6. Vent anterior. 



• ABDOMINAL FISHES. 

 17th Genus. Semotilus. 

 107th Species. Silverspotted Chubby. Semoti- 

 lus? notatus. Semotile tache. 



