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inches long had fins tinted with deep red in Hfe, pectoral and 

 ventral more or less of an orange shade. A pale golden stripe 

 from orbit to base of caudal, dark lines reticulating above and 

 below, and in between with dusky markings. Upper surface and 

 back dusky-olivaceous, dorsal, anal and caudal with same ground- 

 color. Side of body translucent greenish or olivaceous. Belly 

 and ventral surface white with just a tint of translucent greenish. 

 Inside of gill-opening with golden and red reflections. Opercle 

 with brassy reflections and tinted with golden. Iris brown, green- 

 ish below. A black line below orbit across cheek. Found with 

 Umbra. The young were abundant in the sphagnum. Though 

 a little active they were much less so- than the adults. The latter 

 were frequently found in small ditches without any advantageous 



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Chain Pickerel. Bsox reticulatus Le Sueur. 



Opportunity for escape except hiding in the vegetation, about 

 which they would quickly dart when pursued, though invariably 

 resting a short time after each effort. Their colors were also seen 

 to harmonize with their surroundings. All from Wading River 

 at Speedwell^ April 30th, 1904. This species is reported to occur 

 in the Great Egg Harbor River. 



This is our largest species, reaching a length of 2 feet. 



Bsox reticulatus Le Sueur, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1818, 

 p. 414. — Baird, 9th An. Rep. Smiths. Inst., 1854, p. 346. — Ab- 

 bott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 822.— Abbott, Am. Nat., IV, 1870, p. 

 104. — Abbott, Rep. U. SI F. Com., 1875-76, p. 845. — Jordan, 

 An. N. Y. Acad. Sci., T, 1879, p. 104. — Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1883, p. 132.— Abbott, Nat Rambles, 1885, p. 478. — 

 Bean, Bull. U. S. K Com., VII, 1887, p. 147, PI. I, fig. 17. 



