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Examples of unspotted mascalonge were received at the New 

 Tork aquarium from Chautauqua lalce, N. Y. which belongs to 

 the Ohio river drainage system. It appears that the typical 

 spotted form also inhabits the Ohio basin, but occurs rarely. Mr 

 Annin sent one individual Dec. 4, 1895, and two on May 4, 1896; 

 from these three were obtained the following notes and measure- 

 ments in inches. 



MEASUREMENTS 



Length, including, caudal fin 



Length to end of scales 



LfCngth of caudal lobe (horizontally). 



Length of middle caudal rays 



Depth of body 



Least depth of caudal peduncle. . . 



Length of head 



Length of snout 



Length of maxilla 



Length of mandible 



Diameter of eye 



Distance from snout to dorsal 



Length of dorsal base 



Length of longest dorsal ray 



Distance from snout to ventral. . . . 



Length of ventral 



Length of anal base 



Length of longest anal ray 



Length of pectoral 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal rays (developed) 



Anal rays (developed) 



Eows of scales 



Gill rakers 



In all the specimens the maxilla extends to below the front 

 -edge of the pupil. The gill rakers are mere clumps of spiny 

 tubercles. In the two males the diameter of the eye is con- 

 tained from four and one third to five times in the length of the 

 snout, and from 10 to 11 times in the length of the head. 



In the individual of Dec. 4, 1895, the lateral line tubes are 

 distributed over various parts of the sides without much regu- 

 larity except in the median line. There are no black spots. 

 About 20 entire, blotchlike, irregular cross bands and several 

 parts of bands and blotches intervening. The lower third of 



