THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 430 
Introduced from the Great Lakes and Mississippi valley. ‘This 
is a much larger fish than the preceding, attaining 18 inches in 
length. It is abundant in lakes or sluggish waters, and is also 
less active and less esteemed than the preceding. 
Micropterus salmoides Abbott, Rep. U. S. F. Com., 1875-76, 
p. 836.—J. Nelson, Rep. Geol. Surv. N. J., II, Zool., 1890, p. 
727.—E.. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. Y., IX, 1897, p. 44.—Ever- 
mann, Recreation, April, 1902, p. 292. 
Family PERCIDZ. 
The Perches. 
Genus STIZOSTEDION Rafinesque. 
The Wall Eyed Pikes. 
Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill). 
PLATE 103. 
Wall Eyed Pike. Pike Perch. 
This fish may be distinguished from its nearest relative, the 
yellow perch, chiefly by the presence of the canine teeth, and 
from the other members of the family by the well developed 
pseudobranchiz. 
Originally an inhabitant of the Great Lake and Mississippi 
valley regions this species has been introduced into the Delaware. 
It is a valuable food-fish reaching a length of 3 feet and a weight 
of 20 pounds. 
Stizostedium vitreum J. Nelson, Rep. Geol. Surv., N. J., I, 
ZG, 1800; ‘Pp: 735: 
Lucioperca vitrea FE. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. Y., IX, 1897, 
p. 46. 
