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rather deep, somewlaat compressed; caudal peduncle comiiaratively short and 

 deep, the distance from adipose to upper base of caudal 2.38 in head; distance 

 from posterior base of aual to lower base of caudal about 1.93; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle about 1.13 in first distance, 1.39 in the other and about 2.70 in 

 head; pectoral moderate, 1.47 in head; longest dorsal ray much longer than 

 base of fln, reaching when depressed to about the middle of the last rays, their 

 length 1.78 in head; base 1.82; first rays of anal longer than base,' the tip 

 reaching, when depressed, the tips of the last rays; length 1.93 in head; base 

 2.48; ventral rather short, 2 'in head; caudal deeply lunate. 



Top of head and back olive-green, most intense on edge of scales; side of 

 head and body to level of lower fins iridescent silvery; ventral region from tip 

 of lower jaw to base of anal white; scales on side of body below lateral line 

 puuctulated with dusky; large round black spots on side of head; tip of lower 

 jaw black; large Irregularly formed black spots on side of body nearly down to 

 level of pectoral forward, none below lateral line posteriorly ; shape of spots 

 determined much by the scales occupied, being more or less definitely blotch- 

 like, X and XX, crescentic and double crescentic ; largest spot covering 6 

 scales; dorsal olive, 2 rows of dark spots along lower part; adipose dark olive; 

 caudal olive; pectoral white below with dusky margin, first ray dusky olive; 

 ventral white below, somewhat dusky above ; anal soiled white. 



Description from a male specimen 20 inches long caught in June, 1903, in 

 Sebago Lake, Maine. 



The following notes were from 2 specimens in breedinff condition, 

 taken in Grand Lake Stream, Maine, November, 1899 : 



(1) Male, 23.75 inches total length; head in length without caudal 3.56; depth 

 4.44; eye 9.12 in head; snout 2.31; maxillary bone 2.70; dorsal 12; anal 9; 

 scales 24-116-23 ; head long, snout slightly curved ; mouth large ; distance from 

 tip of snout to posterior extremity of maxillary 1.85 in head ; lower jaw hooked, 

 fitting into socket in upper; mandible 1.56 in head; gill-rakers 7+12 on right 

 side and S+12 on left; branchiostegals 10 on right side. 12 on left; body com- 

 paratively deep and somewhat compressed; caudal peduncle short and deep; 

 length of dorsal base 2.24 in head, slightly longer than longest ray, which is 

 2.26 in head ; length of anal base considerably shorter than longest ray, 3.24 in 

 head ; longest ray 2.7 in head ; pectoral moderate, 1.71 in head ; ventral equal 

 in length to base of dorsal, 2.24 in head ; caudal broadly emarginate. 



Top of head and back as far down as lateral line olivaceous; side of head 

 greenish and dusky; variously shaped spots, of greatest intensity on edges of 

 scales, some of them X -shaped, along the sides, dark brown and almost black, 

 bordered by light brown, those on lateral line with red center ; few large brown 

 spots on cheek; indistinct chrome yellow below lateral line; dorsal fin dusky 

 olive, with 2 rows of dark-brown spots along the lower part; pectoral dusky 

 outside, greenish within, with broad dusky marginal band on tip ; ventral the 

 same; caudal dusky olive-green; chin dusky; throat white, isthmus slaty; 

 belly white with dusky blotches. 



(2) Female, 23.33 inches in total length; head 4.95 in length without caudal; 

 depth 5.18 ; eye 6.82 in head ; snout 3.05 ; maxillary bone 2.63 : dorsal 11 ; anal 9 [ 

 scales 23-116-25 ; head, snout, and lower jaw much shorter than in male ; 

 mouth smaller; distance from tip of snout to posterior extremity of maxillary 

 1.96 in head ; lower jaw not hooked, length of mandible 1.70 in head ; gill-rakers 

 7+12 on each side; branchiostelgals 11 on right, 12 on left side; body moder- 

 ately deep and not compressed ; caudal peduncle short and deep ; caudal broadly 

 emarginate; longest dorsal ray much shorter than base, 2.03 in head; base 1.75; 



