FISHES OF LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO. 27 



66. Lepomis pallidus (Mitchill). Blue Sunfish. 



[Jord. Man. 313. O. St. Surv. 121.] 



A plain-colored small-mouthed fish, young silvery, adults dusky 

 ■with a dark' spot on last rays of anal and dorsal, dorsal spines 

 high, no blue on cheeks nor red on fins. Length about ib inches. 



Not common. I have two large specimens taken in Mr. War- 

 den's pound, and a few smaller ones seined iii Black River. 



67. Lepomis megalotis (Rafiijesque). Long-eared 

 Sunfish. 



[Jord. Man; 315. O. St. Surv. 118.] . 



A bright colored fish with neat, squarish looking scales, mouth 

 small, the ear flap long with pale margins in adult. The young 

 need to be carefully studied for identification. Attains a length of 

 6 inches. That it is extremely variable is shown by its list of 36 

 synonyms. 



Rare. I took two specimens near the mouth of Black River, 

 September 10, 1890, the only records. 



68. Lepomis euryorvis McKay. 



[Joi-d. Man. 317.] 



Body oblong, mouth large, dorsal spines medium, scales on 

 cheeks in 6 or y rows, greenish, with some of the scales darker, 

 giving a mottled appearance to the fish, opercular flap large (in 

 adult) with a broad margin, tail and lower fins with orange margins. 



I took seven specimens near Huron, July 6, 1891, and two 

 near Lorain in September. At Huron they were associated with 

 L. cyanellus, L. gibbosus^ Fundttlus diaphanus, and several 

 species of Notropis. 



The type specimen from Port Gratiot, Lake Huron, was unique 

 for several years, but in a recent letter Dr. Bean (U. S. F. C.)says: 

 "We now have a fine, large example of euryorus from Minnesota 

 in addition to the type." So far as I know this makes the third 

 record. 



69. Lepomis gitobosus (Linnsus). Common Sunfish. 

 "Pumpkin-seed." 



[Jord. Man. 319. O. St. Surv. 116.] 



Olive-green or bluish, the sides thickly spotted with orange, 

 lower fins and chest of same color, spines high, ear flap black, tip- 

 ped -with bright scarlet. Length 8 inches. (See plate 9.) 



Very abundant below the riffles in the larger streams and in 



