Chautauqua muskellunge

noun

: a muskellunge of a variety (Esox masquinongy ohiensis) distinguished by dark crossbars and paucity of spots and found chiefly in the Ohio and St. Lawrence river drainages

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from Chautauqua Lake, New York

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