FURTHER NOTES ON NEW JERSEY FISHES. 171 
were taken in this stream nearer its headwaters, or in a pool near 
Sumner, in Gloucester county. They were associated with the 
next. 
Enneacanthus obesus (Girard). 
Spagnum Sun Fish. 
Found abundant in the sphagnum at the forks of Cedar Swamp 
Creek in Cape May county, April 15th, 1907. 
Color in life deep dusky-olive, back almost pure olivaceous. 
Iris beautiful deep warm brown, nearly blackish, with a dark 
vertical black band passing through and then down over behind 
eye a deep olive streak to opercle, bounded above and below by 2 
dilute coppery-green lines, which are narrow and more or less 
broken in places. They also encircle jet-black opercular blotch, 
which is but little smaller than eye, but much larger than pupil. 
From tip of snout over preorbital to blackish band below eye, and 
then down along its anterior edge, a narrow, broken line of pale 
greenish-yellow with a coppery tinge. Posterior margin of infra- 
orbital black band with similar tinted edge. Lower part of 
opercle, spot on maxillary and mandible, with same tints. About 
7 indistinct transverse blackish bands, fading out below, and 
several with coppery tints. First band from occiput, second from 
first 3 dorsal spines, third from middle dorsal spines, fourth from 
last dorsal spines and origin of rayed dorsal, fifth from last dorsal 
rays, sixth a saddle on caudal peduncle above, and seventh at base 
of caudal. Fins all pale brownish, a little dusky towards bases. 
Rayed vertical fins all finely spotted with gray-brown, at least on 
median membranes. Anal spines and basal membranes of rayed 
fin with bluish and lavender or lilac tints. Pectoral and ventral 
pale on dilute olive, with slightly dusky shade. Abdomen and 
lower surface of head soiled brownish. Jaws rather deep olive. 
Length about 214 inches. Taken by Mr. H. Walker Hand in 
Fishing Creek outlet at Ross’s mill pond, May 5th, 1907. After 
death it faded to bluish, purplish, ete., on the sides of its head, 
the iris became more gamboge-brown and the vertical bars more 
distinct. 
