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About the shallows or banks these fish would be found, remain- 

 ing perfectly motionless until disturbed, when they will dart away 

 in a straight line for other quarters. Their course is evident, as 

 they are usually resting about the shallows, and then dart out into 

 deeper water. They struggle awhile when caught, as a rule, and 

 then become quiet, or only move about for a few short intervals 

 before expiring. 



Esox reticulatus Le Sueur. 



Pickerel. 



About Dennisville, in Cape ]\Iay county, it occurs in the large 

 pond according tO' the fishermen. On several occasions examples 

 were reported of large size, some as much as 6 pounds in weight, 

 though such were regarded as very unusual. 



Mr. B. W. Griffiths reports that large pike have been taken in 

 the Pensauken Creek, near Pensauken, occasionally. 



Color in life olivaceous above with dusky. From tip of snout 

 to base of caudal an irregular streak of pale brownish-white with 

 coppery or lavender tints in some lights. This streak broken 

 more or less in places. From tip of snout to origin of dorsal 

 over upper surface of body medianly a pale brownish streak. 

 Lower surface of body white, more or less translucent. Sides of 

 body with beautiful green reflections in soine lights, very bril- 

 liant at times. Back more or less specked with dull dusky. 

 Opercle with brilliant golden reflections. A dusky streak from 

 tip of snout along its sides through eye and back on opercle. 

 Another from lower margin of eye down over cheek. Mandible 

 more or less translucent tO' grayish, becoming dusky towards 

 tip. Iris tinted with greenish above and with a narrow golden 

 ring around pupil. Dorsal and caudal dull brownish with a 

 slightly warm tinge, and also somewhat grayish to dusky mar- 

 ginally. Other fins translucent whitish. Length about 5 inches. 

 Taken in the Rancocas Creek above New Lisbon, Burlington 

 county, on May 12th, 1907. Small pike were abundant about 

 all the still shallows where concealment was afforded by the 

 aquatic vegetation. They probably found an abundant supply 

 of food in such places in the numerous small fishes. No ex- 

 amples over a foot in length were seen. 



