208 Fresh Water Aquarium 



in the form of an unfortunate little fish, 

 which with the rapidity of lightning is at- 

 tacked, seized and devoured. This pickerel 

 occurs in ditches and streams from New 

 York to Florida. 



The Green Pike, Chain Pickerel, Common 

 Eastern Pickerel (Esox rcticulatus) . The 

 color of this fish varies considerably, accord- 

 ing to the locality where it is found. The 

 back is a shade of green. A golden luster 

 spreads over the same color along the sides. 

 The fins are of a uniform pearl gray. A 

 dark band runs below the eye. The whole 

 fish, a narrow stripe along the belly excepted, 

 is covered with an irregular network, or 

 chain-like design of a darker shade of the 

 ground color. This gives the fish its com- 

 mon name, — The Chain Pickerel. 



This is an interesting fish but too vora- 

 cious to live at peace in the same vessel 

 with smaller specimens. It is found from 

 New York to Florida. 



The Little Pickerel (Esox salmoiiciis) has 



