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Goggle-eyed Perch. Pomoxys sparoides. 



Only occasional specimens met with in the river. 

 Pirate. Aphododerus Say anus. 



Mud-Blower, or Ling. Lota maculosa. 

 Discovered in the Delaware River in 1883. 



Stickleback. Apeltes quadracus. 

 Rare in the inland streams. 



Kiver Minnow, Blunt Heads. Fundulus diaphanua. 

 Peacock Minnow. Fundulus ornatus. 



River Minnow. Fundulus nigrofasciatus. 



There are two other species, which, I believe, occasionally ascend 

 the river as far as Mercer County. Those mentioned are exceeding- 

 ly abundant, particularly the former. 



Mud Minnow. TJnibra, limi. 



Bill-Fish, Silvery Gar, " Snippick." Belone acutirostris. 



Pike. Esox reticulatus. 



Ditch-Pike. Esox fasciatus. 



Smelt. Osmerus mordax. 



Rare in the Delaware, but common in other rivers of the State. 



Shad. Alosa sapidissima. 



Alewife. Pomolobus pseudoharengus. 



Gizzard Shad. Dorysoma cepedianum. 



Blunt-nosed Minnow. Hylorhynchus notatus. 

 Silvery Minnow. Hybognathus nuchalis. 

 Spawn-Eater. Cliola Hudsonia. 

 Smelt-Shiner. Cliola Storeriana. 

 Minnie. Cliola procne. 

 Silver Fin. Cliola analostana. 

 Red Fin. Minnilus cornutus. 

 Minnie. Minnilus chalybceus. 



