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were taken in this stream nearer its headwaters, or in a pool near 

 Sumner, in Gloucester county. They were associated with the 

 next. 



Enneacanthus obesus (Girard). 

 Spagnum Sun Fish. 



Found abundant in the sphagnum at the forks of Cedar Swamp 

 Creek in Cape May county, April 15th, 1907. 



Color in life deep dusky-olive, back almost pure olivaceous. 

 Iris beautiful deep warm brown, nearly blackish, with a dark 

 vertical black band passing through and then down over behind 

 eye a deep olive streak to opercle, bounded above and below by 2 

 dilute coppery-green lines, which are narrow and more or less 

 broken in places. They also encircle jet-black opercular blotch, 

 which is but little smaller than eye, but much larger than pupil. 

 From tip of snout over preorbital to blackish band below eye, and 

 then down along its anterior edge, a narrow, broken line of pale 

 greenish-yellow with a coppery tinge. Posterior margin of infra- 

 orbital black band with similar tinted edge. Lower part of 

 opercle, spot on maxillary and mandible, with same tints. About 

 7 indistinct transverse blackish bands, fading out below, and 

 several with coppery tints. First band from occiput, second from 

 first 3 dorsal spines, third from middle dorsal spines, fourth from 

 last dorsal spines and origin of rayed dorsal, fifth from last dorsal 

 rays, sixth a saddle on caudal peduncle above, and seventh at base 

 of caudal. Fins all pale brownish, a little dusky towards bases. 

 Rayed vertical fins all finely spotted with gray-brown, at least on 

 median membranes. Anal spines and basal membranes of rayed 

 fin with bluish and lavender or lilac tints. Pectoral and ventral 

 pale or! dilute olive, with slightly dusky shade. Abdomen and 

 lower surface of head soiled brownish. Jaws rather deep olive. 

 Length about 23^ inches. Taken by Mr. H. Walker Hand in 

 Fishing Creek outlet at Ross's mill pond. May 5th, 1907. After 

 death it faded to bluish, purplish, etc., on the sides of its head, 

 the iris became more gamboge-brown and the vertical bars more 

 distinct. 



