GENERA OP GAME FISH. 19 



The Common Carp [Cyprinus Carpio). 

 The Golden Carp [Cyprinus Auratus). 

 IV. — Family ClupeidyE. 

 Genus Alosa. 



The Shad* [Alosa Prcestabilis). 

 Genus Clupea. 



The Herring [Clupea Harengas). 

 V. — Family Esocidje. 

 Genus Estor. 



The Mascalonge [Esox Estor). 

 The Northern Pickerel [Esox Lusioides). 

 The Common Pickerel [Esox Reticulatus) . 

 The Long Island Pickerel [Esox Fasciatus). 

 The Gar-pike [Esox Osseus). 



Beside two or three other species, found in the 

 Pennsylvanian and western waters. 



This brings us to the end of our fresh-water, soft-finned fishes ; 

 or of such, at least, as are in anywise worthy to be accounted 

 Game Fishes ; and we come to the second division, Acanthopte- 

 rygii, or spiny -finned fishes, which, though it is Baron Cuvier's 

 first division, I have postponed to the Malacopterygii, or soft- 

 finned fishes, on account of the greater estimation in which they 

 are held, especially the noble Salmon, Pike and Shad families, 

 by both epicure and sportsman. 



Second, however, to these only are several of the families of 



* I somewhat doubt this distinction. I have drawings, made from life, of two 

 varieties of Shad taken in New York Bay, agreeing precisely with A losa Finta and 

 Alosa Communis of Yarrel — the Twaite and Allice Shad of England — to the latter 

 of which I would refer this fish. 



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