I PISHES OF MINNESOTA 57 



1892-3-5); from the lakes and streams in the vicinity of Mankato 

 and southwest (Cox, 1891-5); Upper Minnesota River and tribu- 

 taries ajid Red Lake River near Grookston (Woolman, 1892, Report 

 U. S. Fish Comm., 1893). ' 



Genus APOfflOTIS Rafinesque. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OF APOMOTIS. 



A. Body 'rather long, its depth 2J to 2 J in the length; supplemental 

 bone on the maxillary well developed ; a black spot at the base 

 of the posterior portion of the dorsal fin ; black spot on the 

 opercle limited to the bony portion; lateral line with' 45 to 



55 scales. cyanellus. 



AA. Body short, its depth contained 2 times in the length; lateral line 



with 40 to 46 scales. iscl^y^us. 



Apomotis cyanellus (Rafinesque). Blae-spotted Sunfish. Green Sunfish. 

 Red- eye. 



Golor variable, occasionally greenish with golden reflections; 

 under parts more yellowish; a blue spot on each scale, these form- 

 ing faint longitudinal stripes; dark cross bars sometimes present; 

 sides sometimes dotted with black; dorsal, caudal and anal often 

 with blue or green markings ; a black spot generally present on the 

 base of the posterior edge of the dorsal and anal fins; small blue 

 lines across the cheeks; iris red; opercular spot small, smaller than 

 the eye, the black confined to the bone, edged with yellow. Body 

 somewhat elongate in the typical form, the adults shorter in pro- 

 portion than the young; moderately compresSfed. Head rather 

 large, snout long; mouth large; maxillary and supplemental bone 

 well developed; lower jaw projecting beyond the upper. Head 

 contained in the length 3 times. Depth 2J. Dorsal spines short, 

 " the longest about equal to the snout, and contained 3 to 4 times in 

 the head, rays X, 11. Anal III, 9. Scales 6 or 7-45 to 55-16, 8 

 rows on the cheek. Gill rakers X-i-15. Length 7 inches. 



Not very common in the sta.te, according to present information. 

 Specimens have been recorded from Lake Wittlesey as Britius 

 mineopas Cope (Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 84, 1865); one specimen 

 from Vadnais Lake, Ramsey County, and one from Pine Lake, Ait- 

 kin County (Nat. Hist. Surv., 1892); one specimen from the Des 

 Moines River at Windom (Cox, 1894). 

 Apomotis iscliyrns (Jordan & Nelson). 



Rather dark in color, mottled with blue and orange ; blue bands 

 on the cheeks, broader than in the preceding species; dorsal and 



