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Seed." Pond-fish. Pomotis vulgaris Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, 

 p. 12, pi. iii, fig. 1. This species abounds in the fresh water ponds. 



99. Enneacanthus obesus (Baird) Gill. Spotted Sun-fish 

 Enneacanthus obesus Jordan, Man. Vertebrates, N. America, 1877, p 

 245. We notice in the collection of the Essex Institute several speci 

 mens of this little species from Wenham lake, Danvers and Beverly 



100. Micropterus pallidus (i?«/.) Gill & Jordan. Black Bass. 

 Huro nigricans DeKay, Zool. of New York Fishes, p. 15, pi. Ixix 

 The Black Bass has been introduced from northern New York into 

 numerous ponds throughout the thickly settled portions of New Eng- 

 land. The allied species, Micropterus achigan, the Small-mouthed 

 Black Bass, has also been placed in the waters of Massachusetts, and 

 is probably found in Essex County. 



Family SEREANID^. 



101. Centropristris atrarius {Linn.) Bon. Black Sea-bass. 

 Centropristcs varius Putnam, Proc. Essex Inst., 1855, p. U-i; Storer, 

 Hist. Fish. Mass., 18G7, p. 10, pi. ii, fig. 4. Four individuals are re- 

 corded from north of Cape Cod; one from Nahant, July 1, 1846, Sto- 

 rer; one from Salem harbor. May 22, 1855, Putnam; one from Bev- 

 erly bar, June 20, 1860; and one from Salem, 1866, Wheatland; the 

 latter two in the museum of the Essex Institute. 



Family PERCID^. 



102. Perca fluviatilis Zr. Pond Perch. Perca flavescejis Storer, 

 Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 4, pi. ii, fig. 1. Abundant everywhere in 

 ponds and streams. 



Family ETHEOSTOMATID^. 



103. Boloeosoma Olmstedi {Storer) Ag. Stoker's Darter. 

 Etheostoma Olmstedi Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 30, pi. iv, fig. 1. 

 Probably occurs in the small streams of the country. 



104. Boleichthys fusiformis {Girard) Jordan. Red-sided 

 Darter. Boleichthys fusiformis Jordan, Manual Vertebrates, N. A., 

 1876, p. 228. This species was described from Charles river. The 

 Essex Institute has specimens from a small brook of Melrose pond, 

 collected May 12, 1860 ; from Wenham lake and Newhall's crossing. 



Family LABRACID^. 



105. Roccus lineatus {Schn.) Gill. Striped Bass. Labrax lin- 

 eatus Putnam, Proc. Essex Inst., i, 1855, p. 144. Storer, Hist. Fish. 



