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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
30. Chsenobryttus gulosus (Cuvier and Valenciennes). “Warmouth.” 
This is a common and rather important food fish, occurring in nearly all ponds 
in the vicinity, where it is taken by negroes, who use worms for bait. Allowances 
for wide variations within the species appear to have been made by authors. The 
specimens at hand, with a single exception, are quite uniform. One specimen 
differs from all the others taken in the somewhat deeper body, in having black on 
the interradial membranes of the anal, and in the absence of the usual dark bars on 
the side of the head. 
31. Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus). “Redbelly,” “Red-bellied Perch.” 
This fish is common in some of the larger ponds in the vicinity of Augusta, but 
it is rare in the brickyard ponds. It commonly inhabits the streams just below the 
dams of impounded waters and is taken with angleworm bait. 
32. Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque). “Redeye,” “Goggle-eye,” Large- 
eared Sunfish. 
This species is common in the old and densely overgrown brickyard ponds, and 
it was also taken in borrow pits on the levee. It is a beautiful fish, the specimens 
taken from among vegetation being especially brilliantly colored. The iris is at 
least in part red, a character from which it derives the common name, “redeye.” 
The fish is of very little importance as a food fish, because of its small size; the 
largest individuals seen did not exceed a length of 4 inches. The adults guard 
their eggs and wage a very game fight against other fish coming near, even though 
they are twice or more their own size. 
33. Lepomis incisor (Cuvier and Valenciennes). “Bream,” “Blue Perch,” 
Bluegill. 
The “ bream’ ’ is the most common and most important food fish occurring in 
the ponds of the vicinity. It is caught daily throughout the summer, principally 
by negroes. Worms and top minnows are used for bait. The young of this species 
may readily be distinguished from the young “redeye” {Lepomis megalotis), the 
other common species in the old brickyard ponds, by the lighter coloration, the 
presence of dark vertical bars on the side, the colorless fins (except a trace of a 
dark spot on the last rays of the dorsal, occasionally present in specimens less than 
2 inches in length), and the absence of a dark bar through and under the eye. The 
eggs of this species were found in “beds,” in 1918, as late as July 22. 
34. Enneacanthus gloriosus (Holbrook). Blue-Spotted Sunfish. 
This pretty little sunfish is common only in those brickyard ponds that have 
become largely overgrown with vegetation. No individuals exceeding 2£ inches in 
length were seen. It was not recognized as a distinct species but mistaken for the 
young of other species of “perch” by all anglers consulted. This fish is doubtless 
of considerable value in checking mosquito production in those ponds in which it 
is common. 
