Proceedings of Ss octetics. 
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nade a secede many Shake ditions upon 1 fish while stianouddhs in 
ka. In San Diego Miss Rosa Smith worked on fish, and has _ 
honor of being the first woman to describe any new species. 
1. Eigenmann carried on work at San Diego and San Francisco, 
d accomplished considerable on the gucy of the fish of ihe 
Rér: the last three years abe United States Fish’ Gomitiies’ n 
Steamer Albatross has been at work on deep sea soundings and 
edgings, Mr. C. H. Townsend being the naturalist of the vessel 
during all this time. The results of these dredgings have been of 
reat importance, about three hundred new species having been 
discovered, many of them very startling and impossible forms. The 
hole fauna of the abyssal deeps is very strange and peculiar. The 
fish are soft-bodied and have either very large eyes to enable them 
to catch the faint glimmerings of light which may reach them, 
Ise are entirely blind. Many species are provided with curious 
phosphorescent lanterns to enable them the better to find their way 
about. Practically nothing was known of these remarkable fish 
before the work of the Albatross brought them to light. Occasion-_ 
] ly one would be found washed ashore after a storm, or in the 
tomach of some larger shore fish, but by far the large proportion — 
‘them were totally unheard of. 
= 26, book Mr. J. Ag Rivers in the chair. 
€ rom. -Tornaria. The eines of tGenaet to the larva of Echi- 
ermata and of Beanogiossys to Amphioxus were alaee | 
cast which i is s thrown | out. 
