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duced an abundance of rich ichthyological material ever since it was 

 first used aboard the U.S.S. Albatross fifty or more years ago. Atherinids, 

 pipefishes, flying-fishes, anchovies, and even such surprising forms as 

 intertidal blennies are frequently taken, and prolonged fishing often re- 

 sults in the capture of rare eels. The light should be slung over the rail 

 soon after sundown, and a half hour or so given for invertebrates and 

 fishes to gather. Fishing is then carried on from the lowered gangway or a 

 scaffold rigged over the rail with a bar to lean against, its floor just above 

 the reach of the waves or swell. A strong, deep, fine-meshed (%-%6 '"ch 

 bobbinet) dip-net, its ring with the diameter of 12-14 inches, is used. 

 The handle should be of light wood or bamboo and not over 4 feet long. 

 The long-handled dip-nets in vogue for collecting from the deck are too 

 heavy and clumsy for the quick action needed. The senior writer much 

 prefers an ovei-water to a submarine light in spite of the glare, especially 

 for eels and most surface fishes. The light should, however, have a conical 

 shade, and is suspended just out of reach of the swells or waves, and close 

 to the fisherman. If fishing proves good within the first hour, it should 

 be carried on until ten or eleven o'clock. This may be hard on the fisher- 

 man, who must preserve and label his catch before retiring, but it is well 

 worth the trouble. 



The present paper consists of a revision of the genera Eurystole and 

 Nectarges, and their species, to which we have appended the description 

 of the new genus Coleotropis (erected for Menidia starksi) and an 

 account of the genus Melanorhinus and its Pacific coast member. In the 

 lists of specimens, AHF = Allan Hancock Foundation, The University 

 of Southern California; USNM = United States National Museum, 

 Washington; CAS = California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; 

 and Stanford = Natural History Museum of Stanford University. The 

 study was made and the paper was prepared in the laboratories of the 

 last-named institution. 



2. A SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE GENERA 

 EURYSTOLE AND NECTARGES 



Key to the Gener.a Eurystole and Nectarges and Their Species 



la. Anal fin lacking a scaly sheath on the rays except for a single row of 

 3-8 small modified scales anteriorly ; silvery lateral band constricted 

 to a thin line on caudal peduncle and broadening again into a tri- 

 angle at caudal base; scales in a lateral series from upper end of 



