•sftmetimes called Jack or Jackfish. Lateral fine straight; 



85th Species. Salmoh Pike. Esox salmoneus. Broche\ 

 saumonne. 



White, with many narrow transversal brown bands, soffit 

 what curved: jaws nearly equal, very obtuse: dorsal fins brown 

 longitudinal and extending over the anal fins: tail forked and 

 brown . 



It is one of the best fishes in the Ohio, its flesh is very deli- 

 cate, and divides easily, as in Salmon, into large plates as white 

 a« snow. It is called Salmon Pike, White Pike, White Jack 

 •r White Pickerel, ar\d]Picaneau blanc by the Missourians. It 

 has a short and thick head, eyes not very large, and situated, 

 upwards. Pectoral and abdominal fins trapezoidal. Dorsal fin 

 beginning behind these last and extending over the anal- The 

 number of transyersal bands is twelve or more, rather distant 

 and with the concavity towards the head. It reaches the length 

 •f five feet. Lateral line nearly straight. 



XXVIIT. Genus. Garfish. Lepisostkus. Lepisoste 

 Body cylindrical or fusiform, covered with hard bony scales, 

 vent posterior. Iltad bony scalclcss. Jaws very long, and 

 with strong unequal teeth. Opening of the gills very large. 

 Tail obliqual. All the fins with rays. One dorsal -fiTrfcehind 

 fte aWtrntfTJlHfiw TrKrch air f e fflu t ed ft um ih» ? in r. 



The Garfishes or G \*t», *iivia f [ Ty Xuimu from the Pikes by 

 their large and hard scales. This fine genus had been over- 

 looked by Linneus and united with the Pikes. Lacepede was 

 the first to distinguish it; but he has not been able to ascertain 

 nor elucidate its numerous species. He has blended all th© 

 North American species under the name of Le/iisosteus g-avial, 

 the type of which was the Esox osseus of Linneus, or rather 

 tha Alligator fish of Catesby. I and tit at Dr. Mitchill, in a 

 late publication, describes another specie9 quite new under the 

 •hsolete name of Esox sssens. I shall describe and distin- 

 guish accurately five species living in the Ohio or Mississippi, 

 which must be divided into two subgenera. To this numbec 

 must be added three other known species. 1. L.gavial, the 

 Garfish or Alligator fish of the Southern Atlantic Slates. 2. Z« 

 i/iatula or the Gar of Chili. 3. i. indicus or the East Indian 



