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fins dusky; that of the pectorals tinged with lemon yellow; ven- 

 trals dusky at the tip; anal pale; caudal pale except a narrow 

 dusky portion of the middle rays; eyes pearly with golden iri- 

 descence. The maxilla reaches about to front of eye. The 

 adipose dorsal extends straight backward, and its base is cov- 

 ered with a sheath of small scales fg of an inch wide. The 

 gill rakers are 9 + 17, the longest | of an inch. Very small teeth 

 -are present on the tongue. The eggs are minute. 



In a male example, 17^ inches long, received Nov. 16, 1895, 

 from Upper Saranac lake and nearly spent, no tubercles could 

 be seen on the scales; but several of the males from Canan- 

 daigua lake had them well developed. There is a great differ- 

 ence in the development of the lingual teeth, some of our indi- 

 viduals showing only a trace of them, and it seems as if there 

 may be some relation between their condition and the sexual 

 maturity of the fish. For example, in a male 14 inches long, 

 sent from the fourth lake of the Fulton Chain Nov. 9, 1897, the 

 lingual teeth were present in a large patch; in three males, only 

 -a little smaller but sexually immature, from Saranac lake Nov. 

 11, 1897, the teeth on the tongue could be perceived by the 

 touch only. The following measurements, in inches, and addi- 

 tional notes, were made from the fresh fish. 



MEASUREMENTS 



Canandai- Upper Chazy 



gua lake, Saranac, lake, 



June 17, Nov. 16, Nov. 22, 



1896 1895 1895 



? $ $ 



Length, including caudal 19% 17^4 1^/2 



Length of middle caudal rays (from end 



of scales) 1 TB % 



Length of upper caudal lobe (horizon- 

 tally) 3 3y 2 



Length of longest caudal ray 3*4 



Depth of body at dorsal 4% 3^ .... 



Least depth of caudal peduncle 1% .... 1% 



length of head 3% 2% 2% 



Diameter of eye % % Vz 



Length of maxilla 1 % % 



Distance from snout to dorsal origin 8 .... .... 



Length of dorsal base 2% 



I.ength of longest dorsal ray 2^ 



