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“and roundish spots. The modifications of these colors give the fish a very striking, and 
“indeed elegant appearance ; quite equal to the Spanish mackerel, or indeed superior to it. 
“‘ Branchiostegous membrane, thirteen rays ; pectoral fin, thirteen ; ventral, nine; anal, thir- 
“teen; dorsal, thirteen; caudal, about twenty-one. The fins are reddish, and their color 
‘contrasts admirably with the others to increase the beauty of the fish. I know of no fish 
“of the fresh, or even of the salt water, in the market and region of New-York, that equals 
“it. The flesh is savory and fine. There is something quite peculiar as to the number of 
“‘ yays in the fins of this fish, which has led me to the adoption of its specific name. For the 
‘‘ branchiostegous pectoral and dorsal each contain thirteen rays, or with inconsiderable va- 
“‘ riations in the several individuals, was the most constant number. So it seems to afford 
‘ ground for a term indicative of the original States in the Union, by the characteristic num- 
ser, SOUL 
If there be no inaccuracy in the above description, which exhibits the characteristic quaint- 
ness of the writer, this must be a distinct species. I have received several pike or pickerel 
from this lake, which I referred without hesitation to HE. reticulatus. The “ inconsiderable 
variations” may possibly include the above described species, which, however, demands a far- 
ther examination. 
(EXTRA-LIMITAL.) 
E. lucius? (Ricuarpson, F. B. A.) Tip of each scale with a bright speck like the letter V. Scales 
with four lobes. D. 20; P. 16; A. 18. Length two feet. Northern Regions. 
E. phaleratus. (Say, Ac. Sc. Vol. 1, p. 416.) A dorsal; reddish brown band, and three or four bands 
of the same color on the sides. Not described. East-Florida. 
