. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 146 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6b. Form robust; branchiostegals 5; females nearly plain brown; males darker, with pearly spots heteroclitus. aa. Scales smaller, 44 to 48 in lateral series; body slender, depth about .2 length; color oliva- ceous, with numerous dark or light vertical bars diaphanus. a. Dorsal fin inserted over or slightly behind anal; scales in lateral series 38 to 42. c. Olivaceous with brownish spots; a small moimtain species rathbuni. cc. Ohvaoeous above, silvery on sides and belly, with 6 black longitudinal stripes from head to tail an
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. 146 FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6b. Form robust; branchiostegals 5; females nearly plain brown; males darker, with pearly spots heteroclitus. aa. Scales smaller, 44 to 48 in lateral series; body slender, depth about .2 length; color oliva- ceous, with numerous dark or light vertical bars diaphanus. a. Dorsal fin inserted over or slightly behind anal; scales in lateral series 38 to 42. c. Olivaceous with brownish spots; a small moimtain species rathbuni. cc. Ohvaoeous above, silvery on sides and belly, with 6 black longitudinal stripes from head to tail and (in male) 12 black crossbars; a small lowland species nottii. {Fundulus, frorp fundus, bottom.) 123. FUNDULUS MAJALIS (Walbaum). "Minnow"; May-fish; KiUi-fish. Cobitia majalia Walbaum, Artedi Genera Piscium, iii, 12, 1792; Long Island. Hydrargyra majalit, Yarrow, 1877, 214; Beaufort Harbor. Jordan & Gilbert, 1879, 384; Beaufort Harbor. Kendall & Smith, 1894,21; Hatteras Inlet. Fundulus majalis, Jenkins, 1887, 86; Beaufort. Jordan & Evermann, 1896, 639, pi. ci, figs. 271, 271o, 2716. Linton, 1905, 355; Fig. 50. May-fish. Fundvlits majalis. Male. Diagnosis.—^Form oblong, back not elevated, the depth .25 total length; head long, more than .25 length; mouth terminal, obHque, small; teeth in a broad band, the outer teeth enlarged; eye .2 length of head and .66 length of snout; scales large, 35 or 36 in longitudinal series, 13 to 15 in transverse series; dorsal rays 12 to 14; anal fin higher in male, the rays 10 or 11; ventrals longer in male, extending beyond origin of anal. Color: Male (from Beaufort), back olive, sides and belly bright salmon yellow, lower fins clear yellow, pectorals and anal partly dusky, posterior edge of caudal dark, dorsal nearly all black, a large black ocellated spot on last rays; opercles and under parts of head suffused with black; cheeks, top of head, and mouth bronze yellow, about 18 narrow dusky vertical bars. Femal
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