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sauken Creek. A few were taken by anglers, though not de- 

 termined. 



Reported to occur in the pond at Grenloch, and- in some num- 

 bers at Blackwood, Gloucester county. 



Acantharchus pomotis (Baird). 

 Mud Sun Fish. 



In a pool near Pensauken, Burlington county, on January 7th, 

 1906, two were found with the cat-fish already mentioned. One 

 was nearly 5 inches long and the other smaller. They were 

 more dull or pale olive-brown than the pine barrens or cedar 

 swamp examples. 



Color in life olive-brown above, becoming brassy on sides, 

 especially on opercle and costal region. On side 5 longitudinal 

 bands of dusky-olive, not very conspicuous. First band along 

 upper profile of back, second just below, third from upper pos- 

 terior margin of eye, fourth from lower posterior margin of eye, 

 and fifth from below eye. Opercle with a black spot size of 

 pupil. Lower surface of head translucent or very dilute olive. 

 Iris deep olivaceous, narrow ring of rich brownish encircling 

 pupil and inner edge of this very light to golden. Dorsal pale 

 translucent olive, and rayed portion with a few obsolete dusky 

 spots along base. Anal similar, but rayed fin more deeply olive 

 basally, marginally broadly pale slaty, and this color separated 

 by a dark longitudinal streak. Caudal pale olivaceous, mar- 

 ginally slaty, and basally sprinkled with obsolete specks of dusky. 

 Lower and upper margin of caudal translucent, inclining to slaty 

 or grayish. Pectoral transparent or dilute olive. Ventral trans- 

 parent to whitish or nearly colorless, its anterior margin and 

 spine translucent grayish, and behind this between first and third 

 rays a rather deep dusky shade becoming olivaceous at base of 

 fin. Length about 5^ inches. Taken in the debris along the 

 banks of the Pensauken Creek, near Pensauken, April 28th, 1907. 

 It is rather tenacious and will live some little time out of water. 



A single adult was taken in the sphagnum beds of the Ran^ 

 cocas Creek above New Lisbon, Burlington county, May 12th. 



