The Tree-fish is also found on the coast of California and is beautifully colored and marked.
The Pike and Muskellunge.
The Pike is a fish of the North; it is abundant, however, as far south as Ohio.
The Muskellunge is found in the Great Lakes region and St. Lawrence River. It is similar to the Pike.
The Pickerel.
The Pickerels, another group of this family, are much smaller fishes. The Chain Pickerel, so called on account of the peculiar chain-like markings on its sides, is found in streams along the Atlantic coast. The Brook Pickerel is of a similar variety. This variety of fish are not particular as to their diet; they will eat nearly all other kinds of fish, frogs, rats, mice, and even young ducks. They lay in wait for their prey and take it with a spring.
MUSKELLUNGE.
The Sea Robins.