. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 264 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 229. ETHEOSTOMA SWANNANOA Jordan & Evermann. Swanannoa Darter. Etheoatoma awannanoa Jordan & Evermann, in Jordan, 18S9a, 360, pi. xlv, fig. 13; Holston and Swannanoa rivers. Jordan, ISSOb, 153, pi. xv, fig. 13; south fork of Swannanoa River. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 1071. Diagnosis.—Depth contained 6 times in total length; head rather short and deep, con- tained times in length; superior profile strongly cm'ved; snout short and blunt; mouth small, horizontal; lower jaw included; premaxillaries not protractil
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 264 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 229. ETHEOSTOMA SWANNANOA Jordan & Evermann. Swanannoa Darter. Etheoatoma awannanoa Jordan & Evermann, in Jordan, 18S9a, 360, pi. xlv, fig. 13; Holston and Swannanoa rivers. Jordan, ISSOb, 153, pi. xv, fig. 13; south fork of Swannanoa River. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 1071. Diagnosis.—Depth contained 6 times in total length; head rather short and deep, con- tained times in length; superior profile strongly cm'ved; snout short and blunt; mouth small, horizontal; lower jaw included; premaxillaries not protractile; maxillaries extending as far as anterior margin of eye; eye high on side of head, large, .25 length of head; branchial membranes broadly connected across isthmus; scales in lateral series 48 to 58, in transverse series 6 + 7 or 8; cheeks, opercles, and breast naked, nape scaly or naked; lateral line complete; dorsal rays xi or xii+12 to 14, the two fins contiguous; anal rays ii,9; pectorals extending beyond tips of ventrals, .33 longer than head. Color: Male—dark green on back, light green below; 6 dark green blotches on back, 8 to 10 more or less connected dark green blotches on sides; a dark bar below eye; base and edge of spinous dorsal bright brown; soft dorsal and caudal speckled green; base and lower edge of pectorals saffron; anal and ventrals pale yel- low. Female and young—duller, body more spotted, pectorals and caudal with dark bars. (Named for Swannanoa River?) "•^r***^. Fig. 115. Swannanoa Darter. Etheostoma swannanoa. Known only from the clear cold waters of Holston River in Virginia and the south fork of Swannanoa River in North Carolina. Length, 3 inches. 230. ETHEOSTOMA ZONALE (Oope). Blue-banded Darter. PcBcilichthys sonalia Cope, Journal Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1868 (1869), 212, pi. xxiv, fig. 1; Holston River, Va. Cope, 18706, 450; French Broad River. Nothonotus zonalia, Jordan & Brayton, 1878, 58; French Broad River
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