FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 



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perceived by the touch only. The following measurements, in inches, and additional 

 notes, were made from the fresh fish : 



Canandaigua 

 Lake. June 



17, 1896 



Upper Sara- 



nac Lake, 



Nov. 16. 1895 



Chazy Lake, 

 Nov, 22, 



■895 



Length, including caudal, 



Length of middle caudal rays (from end of scales) 



Length of upper caudal lobe (horizontally). 



Length of longest caudal ray, 



Depth of body at dorsal, 



Least depth of caudal peduncle, , 



Length of head, .... 



Diameter of eye. 



Length of ma.xilla. 



Distance from snout to dor.sal origin. 



Length of dorsal base. 



Length of longest dorsal ray, 



Length of last dorsal ray. 



Distance from snout to ventral origin, 



Length of ventral, 



Length of ventral appendage, 



Distance from .smut to anal origin. 



Length of anal base. 



Length of longest anal ray, . 



Length of last anal ray. 



Length of pectoral. 



Distance from snout to adipose fin. 



Length of base of adipose fin. 



Length of adipose fin. 



Width of base of adipose fin, 



Length of longest gill-raker, 



9 



195/8 



I 



3 



4^ 



5/R 



2 '8 



9 



n 

 13 

 2 



H 

 3 

 14 

 I 



3/f 



ny 



VA 





I'A 



2^ 



^ 



fV 



Taking the fish in the order above given, the gill-rakers are: 9 plus 17, 10 plus 16 and 9 

 plus 17. The scales are: 10-76-8, 10-87-9 and 11-81-10, The branchiostegals in various 

 specimens examined are 9 to 10; divided dorsal rays, 10 to 11 ; anal rays, :o to 11, 



39. Argyrosomus artedi (/-«• Sueur). Cisco ; Lake Herring. — \ male was 

 received from ;\Ir. Annin November 22, 1895, and a female on November 25 of the 

 same \-ear. The male had spermaries moderately developed. The female agrees 

 very well with the variety ctsco. Both are from Three-mile Bay, Lake Ontario. The 

 following measurements, in inches, and notes, were made upon the fresh examples: 



