We are not familiar with the scientific name of this species. It is frequently confounded with the fresh-water Black Bass, but seems to differ in several particu-lars being larger-bodied, larger-headed, broader, with tail more forked, larger-scaled, and eye devoid of red. Weight from five to eight pounds. In point of flavor it does not rival the other species. As a fish, however, it is equally active and gamy. Taken in most New York lakes and interior streams; also in the Ohio and St. Lawrence Rivers. Fishing is similar to that of the freshwater Black Bass.