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150. POMOZIS Rafinesque. (mapa, opercle ; dévs, sharp.) 
a. Dorsal spines 7 or 8; A. reticulate, like soft D. 
« 298. P. sparoides (Lacépéde). Carico Bass. Grass-Bass. 
Bar-Fiso. STRAWBERRY Bass. Body oblong, compressed, the 
profile comparatively even; fins very high. Silvery olive, much 
mottled with clear green; vertical fins with green reticulations 
around pale spots. Head 3; depth 2. D. VII,15. <A. VI, 17. 
Lat. 1.41. L.12. N. J. to Minn. and La.; commonest N. 
aa. Dorsal spines 6; A. fin whitish, nearly plain. 
299. P. annularis Rafinesque. Craprre. BacureLor. NEw 
Lieut. CamMpBELLITE. Sac-a-Lal. Profile more or less distinctly 
S-shaped, the nape gibbous, the head depressed, the snout project- 
ing; mouth very large. Silvery olive, mottled with dark green. 
Head 3; depth 2}. D. VI, 15. <A. VI, 18. Lat. 1. about 40. 
L.12. Variable. Miss. Valley, in quiet waters, common S. (Lat., 
ringed.) 
151. AMBLOPLITES Rafinesque. (dyBdvs, blunt ; 
émXirns, armed.) 
300. A.rupestris (Rafinesque). Rock Bass. Rep Eye. Goc- 
GLE-EYE. Body oblong; eye very large. Olive green, sides brassy, 
much mottled with dark green; young with blackish bars; adult 
with rows of dark spots along sides; iris red. Head 23; depth 2. 
D. XI, 10. A. VI, 10. Scales 5-40-12. L. 12. Vt. to Manitoba, 
S. to La. and N. C., common W. (Lat., living among rocks.) 
152. CHAINOBRY'TTUS Gill. (xaiva, to yawn; Bryttus 
i. e. Lepomis.) 
301. C. gulosus (Cuv. & Val). War-MouTH. Rep-EYED Bream. 
Body oblong, robust; eye moderate. Olive green, sides brassy with 
blotches of bluish, greenish, and copper-red; cheeks with 3 or 4 
dark bands; fins dusky, mottled; a dark spot on last D. rays; 
young barred ; some specimens with rows of dark spots on sides. 
Head 22; depth 21. D. X,10; A.TII,9. Scales 6-40-12. L. 
10. L. Michigan to Va. and Texas, abundant S. in sluggish waters. 
Northern specimens are deeply colored, the adult with blue and 
copper-red; the D. is usually a trifle farther forward, over opercular 
spot; this is var. antistius McKay. (Lat. big-mouthed.) 
153. ACANTHARCHUS Gill. (dkavéa, spine; dpxés, anus.) 
302. A-pomotis (Baird). Mup Sun-risu. Form of the Rock 
Bass. Dark-green, with 2 or 3 faint dusky longitudinal stripes ; 
cheeks with dark oblique bands; fins plain, Head 2%; depth 2. 
D. XJI,10. A. V,10. Scales 6-43-12. L. 6. Hudson R. to 
N, C. in sluggish streams coastwise. (Pomotis = Lepomis.) 
