1 . T.SOX. 227 



t. 32 ; Bl. Schn. p. 390; Lacep. v. p. 297 ; Reisinger, P)-odr. Ichth. 



Hunt/, p. 47 ; Donov. Brit. Fish. v. pi. 109 ; Flem'. Brit. An. p. 184 ; 



Juriae, Mem. Soc. Phi/s. et Hist. Xat. Geneve, iii. 1825, p. 231, pi. 15 ; 



Ekstrom, Fische Morko, p. 78 ; Fries ^ Ekstr. Scand. Fisk. p. 49, 



t. 10 ; Nilss. Prodr. p. 36, and Scand. Faun. Fisk. p. 348 ; Pall. 



Zoof/r.Ross.-As. iii. p. 336 ; Parnell, Wern. Mem. vii. p. 272 ; Yarr. 



Brit. Fish. 1st edit. i. p. 383, 2nd edit. i. p. 434, 3rd edit. i. p. 343 ; 



Seli/s-Lont/ch. Faune Beige, p. 223; Cuv. 6f Vtd. xviii. p. 279; 



Krdi/er, JJ/ntm. Fisk. iii. p. 236 ; Gronov. Si/st. ed. Gray, p. 146 ; 



Giinfhcr, Fische des Neckars, p. 107 ; Bapp, Fische des Bodensee's, 



p. 11 ; Heckel ^- Kner, Siisswasserjische,^. 287 ; Siebold, Siissivasser- 

 Jische, p. 325. 

 ? Trigle. Forsk. Catal. Pise. Milet, in Faun. Arab. pp. xviii. & xix. 

 Pike, Pennant, Brit. Zool. iii. p. 280, pi. 63, and ed. 1812, iii. p. 424, 



pi. 74 ; Couch, Brit. Fish. iv. p. 150. 



Si/noni/my for American specimens. 



? Esox musquinonp:T, MitchiU, Mirror, 1824, p. 297 ; Kirtland, Zool 

 Ohio, p. 194. — Mitchill has counted seventeen anal rays; and there- 

 fore it is probable that his typical specimens belonged to this speciey, 

 and not to E. e-dor. 



Esox lucius, Richards. Faun. Bor.-Amer. iii. p. 124; Co^k, Pror: 

 Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1865, p. 79. 



Esox boreus, Agass. Lake Super, p. 317. 



Osteology. 



Spix, Cephaloqenesis, pi. 1. f. 9, pi. 2. f. 9, pi. 5. f. 10 ; Bojamis, Isis, 

 1818, pi. 7. f. 6 ; Rosenthal, Ichthyot. Taf. pi. 5 ; Agas.nz, Rech. 

 Poiss. Foss. V. pis. F. & K. 



B. 14. D. 21-23. A. 17-19. P. 15. V. 11. L. lat. 116-130. 



Suboperciilum and lower part of operculum scaleless. The length 

 of the head is contained three times and one-third, or three times 

 and one-fourth in the total (without caudal). The width of the 

 band of vomerine teeth in its middle is more than one-half of that 

 of the palatine band, and equal to that of the maxillary. Body with 

 irregular roundish whitish spots, sometimes confluent into irregular 

 cross bands on the tail ; vertical fins with brown spots. 



Europe, Northern Asia, and northern parts of North America. 



a. Forty-five inches long : stuffed. England. Presented by Messrs. 



J. & C. Grove. 

 h. Half-grown. England., Presented by 6. F. Gray, Esq. 



c. Half-grown : stuffed. England. 



d. Young. Thames. Presented by J. Doubleday, Esq. 



e-Jc. Half-grown and young : stuffed. Loch Maben. From Mr. 



ParneU's Collection. 

 I. Young: skin. Holland. From Gronow's Collection. 

 ■ m. Adult. Gotha River, Sweden. From Mr. Lloyd's Collection. 

 n-o. Young. Munio River, Lapland. From Mr. Wheelwright's 



Collection. 

 p. Adult. Lake of St. Stephanos, Turkey. Purchased of Mr. 



irillingon. 



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