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by a dam at Littleworth, three miles trom the point. The bottom is 

 very muddy. But little variety of fresh-water fish is to be Ibund in 

 this stream. Several species of Esox, two Leuciscus, one eel, three 

 Pomotis, one each of Aphredoderus, Labrax, Etheostoma, and Melanura, 

 and several cyprinodonts. The species are nearl}^ all different from 

 those ibund in the interior of Pennsylvania on the same latitude. 



Another Cedar Swamp creek occurs on the opposite side of Egg 

 Harbor river, in Atlantic county. In many respects it differs from that 

 first mentioned in being of more rapid current, and the bottom at some 

 distance from the tide-water dam consisting of sand or small pebbles. 

 The water too in small quantity is clear, though where of considerable 

 depth it appears almost black. Fewer species of fish were found 

 here than in the other ; the only additional one being the Caiastomus 

 tuberculatus. 



Ludley's Run is a small run crossing the road to Cape May, about 

 eight miles from Beesley's point ; fresh at low tide but Hooded at high 

 water. The only fish found in it consisted of two cyprinodonts, and 

 the Gasterosteus qiiadracus. 



Note. — For the sake of avoiding a constant repetition, the initials only 

 of the names of the fins are used. Thus, D. indicates the dorsal fin ; C, 

 the caudal ; A., the anal ; V., the ventral ; and P., the pectoral. 



