..The fishes of Illinois . arkest at edges of scales; below this a narrow and moreor less indefinite band of much lighter green, extending forward on irisabove pupil and on opercle as yellowish; passing forward through pupiland ending behind in a faint caudal spot, is a more or less indistinct darklateral band; lower part of sides and belly yellowish to pearly gray; sideseverywhere with coppery and greenish reflections; on each side of headbehind eye a spot of pale red about size of pupil, most brilliant in springmales; a curved dusky bar behind opercle; dorsal and caudal fins withmembranes or
..The fishes of Illinois . arkest at edges of scales; below this a narrow and moreor less indefinite band of much lighter green, extending forward on irisabove pupil and on opercle as yellowish; passing forward through pupiland ending behind in a faint caudal spot, is a more or less indistinct darklateral band; lower part of sides and belly yellowish to pearly gray; sideseverywhere with coppery and greenish reflections; on each side of headbehind eye a spot of pale red about size of pupil, most brilliant in springmales; a curved dusky bar behind opercle; dorsal and caudal fins withmembranes orange except at tips, the edges being bluish gray; anal orangein the membranes; other fins plain; breeding colors brighter, red spots onsides of head accentuated in males; very young specimens with a promi-nent black lateral stripe passing around snout forward and ending behindin a pronounced caudal spot. Head 3 .6 to 3 .;8 in length, conical, top ofhead and cheeks quite rounded; width of head 1. 8 to 2 ; interorbital space. Fig. 44 to ; eye very small, 4. 1 to 5 .6 in head; nose sharp, scarcely de-curved, to ; mouth rather large, subterminal, not very oblique,the tip of the upper lip about half way between lower margin of orbit andlower edge of cheek; maxillary 3 to 3 .6 in head, not quite reaching tofront of eye; lower jaw shorter than upper; breadth of isthmus nearlyequal to diameter of orbit; barbel as a rule evident, though usually notprojecting beyond cheek, occasionally discernible only with variable, usually 4-4 in our specimens, though not infrequently 1,4-4, 1 or 0; on pharyngeal, jaws from eight well-preserved specimens,which were all carefully examined for lost or broken teeth, the followingcombinations were found: 1, 4-4, 1;0, 4-4, 1; 1, 4-0, 3;0, 4-1, 3;0, 2-1, 4;0, 2-1, 3; intestine to in length of head and body; peritoneumdusky. Dorsal fin with 8 rays, placed almost exactly over the ventrals,a little nearer base of caudal th
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