FISHES OF THE NESHAMINY CREEK TIDAL 

 REGION 



This interesting stream, usually clear and not 

 polluted, drains the greater and lower portions 

 of Bucks County. As I am more familiar with 

 its lower waters, this note treats exclusively of 

 the fishes found in them. Doubtless a number 

 jf others also occur, though until specimens have 

 been collected, or observed, they cannot be ad- 

 mitted. 



Proceeding from the mouth of this creek, the 

 first tributary, apparently without a name, enters 

 from the north bank and less than a mile from 

 the main estuary. This small marshy stream 

 has not been examined. 



The second tributary is known as Tottam 

 Creek. It is formed as two litle brooks, which 

 ioin at Eddington, flow directly east and enter the 

 Neshaminy about half a mile above the first trib- 

 utary. The stream in its upper reaches supports 

 a small and characteristic Piedmont Fish-fauna. 



The third tributary is without other designa- 

 tion. It rises a little more than a mile west of 

 Bristol, and flows down toward Croydon, finally 

 ■entering the Neshaminy Creek a short distance 

 above the mouth of Tottam Creek. Above the 

 railroad it has been dammed, and enlarged into 

 a pond of small size. 



Ascending the Neshaminy, various small 

 brooks are found tributary along both banks to 

 Hulmeville, though few appear to contain much 

 fish life. At Flushing, about one and one-half 

 miles above the bridge at Bridgewater, Mill Creek 

 enters the Neshaminy. It is the most important 

 of the tributaries in this section, and is fed with 

 several spring-brooks. At Hulmeville is a large 

 dam, this preventing fishes from below ascend- 

 ing. 



As the portion of the Neshaminy here under 

 discussion contains such a rich assortment of 

 fresh water fishes, this note was prepared with 

 the hope that it may interest the aquarium 

 student. 



LAMPREY (Petromyzon marinus). Blind 

 young have been found in the Neshaminy es- 



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