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ice in winter. Every October a northward movement of large black eels from 100 to 

 130 cm. long and excessively fat is observed on the gulf shore of Cape Breton. They 

 are highly prized, taken in large quantities with the spear, but cannot be found in 

 the ordinary winter " beds ". 



Clupea liarengus Linn. Herring. 



About July 20, some large herring were caught at Cheticamp, but in a few days 

 they disappeared. 



June 4, three specimens 14 cm. long were collected at Cheticamp, but at no other 

 point were young fish met with. 



Pomolohus pseudoharengus (Wilson) Gill. Gaspereau. Ale-Wife. 



A single specimen 12 cm. long was taken in Deadman's pond, St. Lawrence bay, 

 July 26, Gaspereau run up the Margaree river every spring to spawn. 



Salmo solar, Linn. Atlantic Salmon. 



Taken all along the gulf shore of Cape Breton. Spawns in the Cheticamp and 



Margaree rivers. 



Speciments from 13 to 16 cm. long seined in salt and brackish water in June, 

 with lateral dark bars very distinct. 



Salvelinus fontinalis, MitcLill. Spotted Trout. 



Some were collected in seines about the mouths of streams. Said to be abundant 

 in the rivers and lakes. 



Osmerus mordax (Mitchell) Jordan and Gilbert. Smelt. 



Seined in numbers at many points along the coast. Rare at the Magdalens. Large 

 seine hauls at Cheticamp, the fish running from 5 to 9 cm. in length. In other hauls 

 they varied from 14 to 24 cm. 



Mallotus villosus (Miiller) Glinther. Capelin. 



One specimen collected at Cheticamp, June 4. Reported rare at the Magdalens. 



Fundulus heieroclitus (Linn.) Giinther. Killifish. 



Ln tidal pools and all estuaries. In similar places around the Magdalen islands. 



Fundulus diaphanus (Lesuear) Jordan. Spring Minnow. 



Mclsaac's pond, Margaree; fresh-water pond on Cheticamp island, and at mouth 

 of a small river. Pleasant bay. 



Scomhresox saurv^ ("Walbaum) Fleming. Bill-fish. Skip-Jack. 

 One from the stomach of a cod at Cheticamp. 



Pygosteus pungitius (Linn) Eigenmann. Nine-Spined Stickleback. 



In lagoons and estoiaries — not aboundant. The spines of the dorsal are usually 

 ten or eleven. 



Gasterosteus hispinosus, Walbaum. Wwo-Spined Stickleback. 



Very abundant in all sheltered waters, bays, tidal pools, and marsh ponds. Exceed- 

 ingly abundant at the Magdalens. The Common Eel, A. chrysypa, fed on it largely 

 in Aspy bay. 



Gasterosteus gladiunculus, Kendall. Stickleback. 

 Cheticamp, Aspy Bay, and Magdalens. Rare. 



