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inches long had fins tinted with deep red in life, pectoral and 
ventral more or less of an orange shade. A pale golden stripe 
from orbit to base of caudal, dark lines reticulating above and 
below, and in between with dusky markings. Upper surface and 
back dusky-olivaceous, dorsal, anal and caudal with same ground- 
color. Side of body translucent greenish or olivaceous. Belly 
and ventral surface white with just a tint of translucent greenish. 
Inside of gill-opening with golden and red reflections. Opercle 
with brassy reflections and tinted with golden. Iris brown, green- 
ish below. A black line below orbit across cheek. Found with 
Umbra, The young were abundant in the sphagnum. Though 
a little active they were much less so than the adults. The latter 
were frequently found in small ditches without any advantageous 

Chain Pickerel. Esox reticulatus Le Sueur. 
opportunity for escape except hiding in the vegetation, about 
which they would quickly dart when pursued, though invariably 
resting a short time after each effort. Their colors were also seen 
to harmonize with their surroundings. All from Wading River 
at Speedwell, April 30th, 1904. This species is reported to occur 
in the Great Egg Harbor River. 
This is our largest species, reaching a length of 2 feet. 
Esox reticulatus Le Sueur, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1818. 
p. 414.—Baird, gth An. Rep. Smiths. Inst., 1854, p. 346.—Ab- 
bott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 822.—Abbott, Am. Nat., IV, 1870, p. 
104.—Abbott, Rep. U. S. F. Com., 1875-76, p. 845.—Jordan, 
An. N. Y. Acad. Sci., T, 1879, p. 104.—Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. 
Sci. Phila., 1883, p. 132.—Abbott, Nat Rambles, 1885, p. 478.— 
Bean, bull OS. By Conr,’ V1; 1887. p. 147, Plt fig. 77 
