. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. ESOOIDiB. 161 ABDOMINAL MALACOPTERYOII. ESOCIDiE. I. THE LONG ISLAND PICKEREL. "1 Esox Faaciatus ; De Kay. J This, which is the smallest and most insignificant of the family, so far as its sporting or epicurean qualities are concerned, was first distin- guished and named by Dr. DeKay, of Now York. Its principal characteristic is the very remarkable size of its scales, which, in most of tho family, even in the enor
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. ESOOIDiB. 161 ABDOMINAL MALACOPTERYOII. ESOCIDiE. I. THE LONG ISLAND PICKEREL. "1 Esox Faaciatus ; De Kay. J This, which is the smallest and most insignificant of the family, so far as its sporting or epicurean qualities are concerned, was first distin- guished and named by Dr. DeKay, of Now York. Its principal characteristic is the very remarkable size of its scales, which, in most of tho family, even in the enormous Mascalonge, are very minute and slender. In this little denizen of the running brooks and clear Trout ponds of Long Island, tho scales are larger than in any other of tho family, 80 as to make it resemble, in that particular, some of the Cyprinida^ rather than its own tribe. In other respects, size excepted, it diiFors little from the other Pike, whieh follow the type of the Northern Pickerel, rather than that of ths Mascalonge, to which variety it belongs; as is readily seen in the short snout, straight lower jaw, of this small fish, the latter carrying its teeth, of full size, quite round the fore part of the jaw. The Long Island Pickerel rarely, if ever, in those waters, exceeds a pound weight, and that is greatly above the average, which is proba- bly nearer one-half that size. It is less voraciou? also than the larger members of its family, and is said to be in no wise detrimental to the Trout, which literally swarm in the same waters. Indeed, its size would render it innocuous to anything beyond the small fry, as a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858. New York : W. A. Townsend
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