. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 85. PEECIDiE—PERCINA. 499 thick. Eye large, 3 J in head. Mouth large and broad, the lower jaw wide, a little shorter than ihfi upper; maxillary reaching to the eye. Cheeks, opercles, and neck scaly; chest naked; belly naked anteriorly, scaly for a distance in front of the vent; scales rather large. Dorsal fins large, the first larger than the second, which is smaller than the anal, though longer; the two dorsal fins well separated; anal fin large, very deep, in some specimens (males?) reaching to the caudal; anal spines s
. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 85. PEECIDiE—PERCINA. 499 thick. Eye large, 3 J in head. Mouth large and broad, the lower jaw wide, a little shorter than ihfi upper; maxillary reaching to the eye. Cheeks, opercles, and neck scaly; chest naked; belly naked anteriorly, scaly for a distance in front of the vent; scales rather large. Dorsal fins large, the first larger than the second, which is smaller than the anal, though longer; the two dorsal fins well separated; anal fin large, very deep, in some specimens (males?) reaching to the caudal; anal spines strong, the tirst the larger. Color dark, densely but vaguely blotched with darker; sides with 8-10 obscure blotches, the anterior ones bar-like; a large black spot on base of spinous dorsal behind, and a small one in fiont; second dorsal, caudal, and pectorals barred; a very strong black suborbital bar, and a faint dark line along muzzle. Head 3|; depth 5. D. X-15;, 11; scales 6-56-11. L. 3 inches* Wabash, Illinois, and Arkansas Rivers. (Hadropterm ahnmardi Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1659, 100; Jordau, Proo. Acad. Nat Sci. Philn. 1877, 49; Jordau, Mau. Vert. 222.) , ' 360.—PERCINA Haldeman. ' ' ,vrvV' Log Perches. {Pileoma DeKay.) (Haldeman, Joum. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila. viii, 330, 184*: type Perca nelulosa Hald. = Scicena caprodes Raf.) Body elongate, slightly compressed, covered with small ctenoid scales. Lateral line continuous; ventral line with enlarged plates, which fall off, leaving a nake,i strip. Head depressed, rather pointed, the mouth being small and inferior, overlapped by a tapering, sub- tnucate, pig-liko snout; upper jaw not protractile. Teeth on vomer and palatines. Giil-membranes scarcely connected. Dorsal fins well separated, the first the larger, of 13-15 spines; the second dorsal rather longer than the anal, which has two spines, the first of which is usually the shorter. Air-bladder and pseudobranchiro present, rudimentary. VertebroB (P.
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