THE PIKE FAMILY 



ings on this and the preceding page will show 

 the scale locations more plainly. 



Head of Mascalonge 

 No scales on the lower half of cheeks and gill-covers. 



In recent years the artificial propagation of mas- 

 calonge has been successfully accomplished by the 

 New York Fish Commission. Their hatchery is 

 located at Jamestown on Lake Chautauqua, and 

 many waters of the state have been planted with 

 these fish, care having been taken to place them 

 only in lakes where desirable table-fish do not 

 exist, the predatory habits of the mascalonge 

 making sad havoc among other fish of lesser 

 size. 



The method of spawning of the mascalonge, 

 particularly in some Canadian lakes, is somewhat 

 peculiar and interesting. The female is much 

 larger than the male, and the dorsal fin of the 



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