BULLETIN FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM


 TABLE 2

 Comparison of pigmentary characters in
 Notropis zonatus and Notropis pilsbryi

Character Notropis zonatus Notropis pilsbryi

Pigment on posterior- Not bordering posterior- Bordering posterior-
dorsal part of opercle dorsal margin dorsal margin
Pigment on cleithral Extending ventrally to Extending ventrally about
area pectoral insertion; be- halfway to pectoral in-
 coming quite dark sertion; not becoming
 particularly dark

Relation of lateral stripe Not extending below Extending below lateral
to lateral line (anterior lateral line line
to caudal peduncle)
Distribution of pigment Unequally distributed; Equally distributed
on caudal peduncle more present above lat- above and below lateral
 eral line than below line

Dorso-lateral stripes Present Absent
on back
Red pigmentation on Usually more Usually less pronounced
body and fins pronounced
Black pigmentation More intense; appearing Less intense; appearing
on body deep black more dusky


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