. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. Jordan ami Rvermann.âFishes of Nortfi America. 681 Intestinal caual UH long nH 1)0(ly. Dorsal small, far back; distance from it8 insertion to caudal half tiiat to snout, its first ray a1>ont over middle of anal; anal larger and higher than dorsal. Light olive, each scale cd^ed with darker; a very narrow dark streak along sides; top of head dusky; a more or less distinct
. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. Jordan ami Rvermann.âFishes of Nortfi America. 681 Intestinal caual UH long nH 1)0(ly. Dorsal small, far back; distance from it8 insertion to caudal half tiiat to snout, its first ray a1>ont over middle of anal; anal larger and higher than dorsal. Light olive, each scale cd^ed with darker; a very narrow dark streak along sides; top of head dusky; a more or less distinct triangular bluish-black bar below eye; BidfH and belly anteriorly dusky with dark dots; a black blotch on each Hido of belly, caused by the black internal organs showing through the nkiii; young specimens often uniform yellowish; fins dusky; the caudal uHiiully with cross series of dots. Length 1^ to 2 inches. Males very Kcaire,* and very small, about i to 1 inch long, the anal process as long as lituid. The ordinary form, to which the name j*rt/n«,l BAiun A GiRARi), Troc. Ac. Nat. S<'i. I'liilu., \^h:\ aoo, Rio Medina and Rio Salado, Texas, (('oil. Clark.) IhImiwIrUijMlnielis, & OiitAiin, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. I'liila., 18.^3, :i<l(), Rio Sabinal, Rio Nueces, and Elm Creek, Texas. (Coll. Clark.) Ilrt,nwiliiit holhroiihi, AdAssiz, MS., 18,")1, Charleston, South Carolina, ildiiihiisiiihnllirooki, (JiiiAUi), I'ruc. Ac. Nat. !Sci. I'liila., , (11, Palatka, Florida; (JCnthbr, Cut., VI, 334, 1800. Ciimlmnid Hprriimd, (iiuAnn, Proc. Ac. Nat. Scl. Pliila., 1850, V21, Kio San Diego, New Leon, Mexico ; said to liavo fin rays iu small uiiialior; notcouatod in dodcriptioii. â ⢠I If (i!) examples from tlio lower Potomac examined by Dr. IIuRh M. Smith, 08 wore fumales. Till' sloiiiucli of one spccimon contuinuU ulgiu, diatumx, and fragments of a mosijuito. I" .'Mr. A. A. Duly lias informed me that ho has witncssccl the act >, consisting of 8 to 11
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