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46. Salvelinus fontinalis (MitchUl). Brouk Trout; Speckled Trout. 

 Geog. Dist. : East of the Mississippi, Savannah to Labrador. 



Season in R. I. : Common in fresh-water streams. In fall, where communi- 

 cation exists, enters salt water, remaining there through the winter. 

 Habitat: Clear, swift, cold, fresh-water streams. 



ARGENTINID^. The Smelts. 



47. Osmerus mordax (Mitchill). Smelt. 



Geog. Dist.: The Atlantic coast, Virginia to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 Season in R. I. : Common from October to May. Caught in large numbers 



in Narrow River, but not as important commercially here as further 



north, especially in Maine and New Brunswick. 

 Reproduction: Spawns in February and March. 

 Food: Shrimp and other small Crustacea. 

 Size: Maximum, 14 inches. 



SYNODONTID^. The Lizard-Fishes. 



48. Synodus foetens (LinnEeus). Lizard-fish. 



Geog. Dist.: Cape Cod to Brazil, common from South Carolina southward. 



LUCIID^. ThePilfes. 



49. Lucius americanus (Gmelin) . Banded Pickerel. 



Geog. Dist. : Massachusetts to Florida, east of the Allegheny Mountains. 

 Habitat: Fresh water, in lowland streams and swamps. 



PCECILIID^. The Killifishes. 



50. Fundulus majalis (Walbaum). May fish; Killifish. 

 Geog. Dist.: Cape Cod to Florida. 



Season in R. I.: Common through the simimer from April and May until 



late in the fall. 

 Habitat: Along shores, especially sandy beaches. 

 Reproduction: Spawns in June and July. 

 Food: Small Crustacea, especially shrimp and copepods; molluscs and 



annelids. 

 Size: Four to 6 inches. 



