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rates fins from trunk and another also marks lateral line. Fins 
transparent grayish or brownish. Iris slaty. Length 2 inches. 
Several small examples in the Pensauken Creek, near Pensauken, 
April 28th, 1907. 
Family ESOCIDZ. 
Esox americanus (Gmelin). 
Ditch Pike. 
A number were taken in Crosswicks Creek, near Trenton on 
July 15th, 1906. The largest 10 inches long. 
Examples reported about a foot in length from the larger pond 
at Dennisville, in Cape May county, on September 16th, 1906, 
were probably this species. 
Color in life olivaceous above, with beautiful streaks of cop- 
pery, brassy and golden in some lights. Entire upper side of 
trunk and most of head posteriorly finely streaked, speckled or 
spotted with deep dusky-black. These streaks on side of trunk 
all have a tendency obliquely forward. A narrow black band 
from end of snout to eye and continued behind it to opercle above. 
Below, and from eye posteriorly, a black streak passing obliquely 
back behind end of maxillary to lower side of head posteriorly. 
Upper surface of head olive, speckled with dusky. Eye deep 
‘brown over iris, with vertical dusky or blackish band continued 
up through it. Lower surface of body milky-white, more or less 
opaque. Dorsal dilute olivaceous, margin narrowly dusky, rays 
darker and entire fin with a warm tint. Caudal similar and with 
a slight dusky edge, also with more orange tint on lower lobe. 
Lower margin of caudal somewhat milky-white or gray. Anal 
warm orange-red, other fins same, only ventral more vermilion. 
Length 834 inches. Pensauken Creek, near Pensauken, April 
28th, 1907. Another example is darker on back and shows lines 
on sides sloping obliquely forward more continuous, broader and 
larger. Iris with a golden ring around pupil. In other respects 
as usal. ‘These fish vary considerably, and of the number secured 
the first one noted presented a rather remarkable variation in 
color, especially in having the bands broken up into small spots. 
