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160. Paralichthys dentatus {Linnceus.) Fllkk ; FiajUNDER. — A summer 

 visitor in Gravesend Hay, arriving in May or June, ami leavini,^ when cold weather 

 sets in. It does not live in the Aquarium in winter. 



161. Bothus maculatus (Mitchill). Spotted Flounder. — The spotted 

 flounder, or window pane, is not adapted to aquarium life; it delis^hts in cold water. 



162. Pseudopleuronectes americanus (WaZ/'a/////). Fi.ateisu. — A permanent 

 resident, and a good aquarium fish. Individuals ha\e lived two years or longer in 

 capti\'ity, and their growth has been remarkable. 



163. Achirus fasciatus {Laccpedc). American Sole ; Hog Choker. — This 

 species has been brought from Gravesend Bay every month, except the first four, of 

 the year. It is a hardy and interesting animal for the Aquarium. Its habit of 

 clinging to the glass is remarkable. 



164. Lophius piscatorius {LiniKcus). Angler; Goosefisil — The angler is 

 moderately abundant on the fishing banks, and small ones are sometimes taken in 

 Gravesend Bay. It has never lived in the Aquarium in summer, and no indi\idual 

 has survived longer than four months at any season. The species seems to need sand, 

 which cannot be provided for it in our tanks. 



165. Pterophryne histrio {Liuiueus). Mousefish. — An individual caught off 

 the Long Island shore in August, 1897, was brought ti> the -Aquarium in a dying 

 condition. It is not uncommon in the floating masses of gulf weed in the Gulf 

 Stream. 



As a supplement to the notes upon the fishes of the State, collected for exhibition 

 and identification, a record of the shipments of living fish and occasional species 

 intended for study only b\- W. I. De Nyse and John I. De Nyse from Gravesend Bay 

 during 1895, 1896, and all of 1897, except December, is here given. This is not 

 based upon exhaustive collections systematically made throughout the year, but upon 

 the captures made in the pounds and fykes of John B. De Nyse, and in the small nets 

 employed by the brothers for obtaining fish food, young fish and other marine 

 animals for the Aquarium. The number of species included in the list is eighty- 

 seven, which is far from the total of forms known to occur in that bay. Mr. De Nyse 

 intended to include chiefly the species that were delivered alive at the Aquarium, 

 and purposely omitted some species forwarded for examination dead. The statement 

 is the only one now available for publication, and it will be found very useful as the 

 beginning of a systematic record of the fish faunal conditions. 



