FISHES OF NEW YORK 22H 



long, from Big Clear lake, showed the same colors as the last. 

 The following measurements in inches and notes were taken. 



Big Clear Big Clear 

 Hoei pond lake lake 



6 $ , $ 



Length 13% 12 llVg 



Caudal lobe, horizontally 2x5 1% 1% 



Middle caudal rays % % ts 



Depth of body 2^^ 2% 2f^ 



Least depth of caudal peduncle. .... % % H 



Head 2 1% 1% 



Snout Vz 



Eye i'^ t\ % 



Maxilla /e % % 



In all, the gill rakers are minute, and number: 5 + 10, 5 + 10 

 and 5 + 9. The scales are: 10-86-9, 10-76-9, and 9-86-8. 



An example sent by the New York Commission of Fisheries, 

 Game and Forest, from Saranac Lake, Nov. 23, 1897, showed the 

 following characters. 



MBASURBMEINTS 



Inches 



Length, including caudal 13 



Length to end of scales 11% 



Length of middle caudal rays (from end of scales). ..... % 



Length of upper caudal lobe (obliquely) 2% 



Depth of body at dorsal 2% 



Least depth of caudal peduncle if 



Length of head 2% 



Diameter of eye. t% 



Length of maxilla (does not reach orbit). ., ■.. . . ts 



Length of mandible % 



Distance from snout to dorsal origin 5% 



Length of dorsal base. Its 



Length of longest dorsal ray 1% 



Length of last dorsal ray H 



Distance from snout to ventral origin. 5% 



Length of ventral 3 ts 



. Length of ventral appendage i^ 



Distance from snout to anal origin. 8% 



Length of anal base Its 



Length of longest anal ray , Its 



Length of last anal ray i^ 



Length of pectoral 2 



Distance from snout to adipose fin 9% 



Length of base of adipose fin ts 



Width of adipose fin % 



Length of adipose fin % 



Length of longest gill raker % 



