..The fishes of Illinois . GREEN-SIDED DARTER, Diplesion blennioides (Rafinesque). FAN-TAILED DARTER, Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque o DIPLESION 293 slightly emarginate; anal II, 8 or 9; pectorals . 8 to .9 in head; ventralspines and first 4 or 5 rays rather fleshy and often somewhat knobbedat extremities; separation of ventrals less than their width at 6-8, 57-61, 7-9 [10 or 11]; lateral line nearly straight and usuallycomplete, 1 or 2 pores occasionally lacking; cheeks naked or with a fewmore or less embedded scales; opercles and nape scaled; breast naked;belly with ordinary sc
..The fishes of Illinois . GREEN-SIDED DARTER, Diplesion blennioides (Rafinesque). FAN-TAILED DARTER, Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque o DIPLESION 293 slightly emarginate; anal II, 8 or 9; pectorals . 8 to .9 in head; ventralspines and first 4 or 5 rays rather fleshy and often somewhat knobbedat extremities; separation of ventrals less than their width at 6-8, 57-61, 7-9 [10 or 11]; lateral line nearly straight and usuallycomplete, 1 or 2 pores occasionally lacking; cheeks naked or with a fewmore or less embedded scales; opercles and nape scaled; breast naked;belly with ordinary scales. This beautiful and peculiar species, distinguishable at a glance byits remarkable head, large prominent eyes, and small inferior mouth,giving it a decidedly frog-like profile, and by the green or markings on the back, is, in its breeding dress, one ofthe most beautiful of all fresh-water fishes. The dorsal fins be-come bright grass-green, with a scarlet band at the base; the broad-anal has a tinge of the deepest emerald; while every spot and lineupon the side
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