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uted over the whole body, the extreme lower 

 or abdominal part excepted. The fins are 

 prettily striped with short black lines. This 

 fish occurs in the Great Lake section of the 



Fig. 94. Muscallonge, Esox masquinongy. 



United States and Canada, and in the St. 

 Lawrence river. 



The American Perch (Pcrca amcricana) 

 is, on account of its habits, a fit companion 

 for the pickerel, being just as voracious and 

 aggressive as the latter. The back is dark 

 olive green, the sides yellow with six to 

 eight dark, cross-bars, and the belly pale 

 yellowish gray. The orange red of the 

 lower fins gives an attractive touch of bril- 

 liant color. As long as it is small, this fish 



