FISHES OF PUGET SOUND. < s ,}7 



The type specimen, 8 inches in length, was collected 

 in Admiralty Inlet by the Young Naturalists' Society and 

 presented by them to the Leland Stanford Jr. University. 

 The species is named for Mr. Charles L. Denny, of 

 Seattle, in recognition of his active and intelligent interest 

 in the natural history of Washington. 



99. Liparis fucensis Gilbert. 



Taken in the Straits of Juan de Fuca by the Albatross. 

 Locally abundant. This seems to be the species de- 

 scribed and figured by Mr. Garman (Monograph of the 

 Discoboli), under the erroneous name of Liparis calliodon. 

 It will be described by Dr. Gilbert in the current number 

 of the Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 



100. Liparis pulchellus Ayres. 



Rather rare. Three or four small specimens brought 

 up in the dredge. 



The following analysis will serve to distinguish the 

 North American species of Liparis: 



a. Liparis. Vertebrae in moderate number, about 30; dorsal rays about 

 35; anal rays 27 to 30. 



b. Gill-openings very narrow, entirely above base of pectoral; pecto- 

 ral rays from 34 to 37; bead a little shorter tban broad, and a little 

 longer tban deep; dorsal and anal sligbtly joined to caudal; caudal 

 narrow, its rays 12. Nortb Atlantic, soutb to Cape Cod. liparis. 

 bb. Gill-openings broad, tbe lower part considerably below base of 

 upper ray of pectoral. 



c. Pectoral rays 30; bead low, flattisb, a tbird longer tban broad, 

 a tbird broader tban deep; jaws subequal; dorsal free from cau- 

 dal, wbicb is sligbtly joined to anal; caudal narrow, of 12 rays. 

 Puget Sound to Unalaska. cyclopus. 



cc. Pectoral rays 41 to 43; bead sbort, not quite as wide as long; 

 caudal 15 to 20; tbe dorsal and anal sligbtly joined to its base. 

 Puget Sound. fucensis. 



aa. Careliparis Garman. Vertebra? about 46; dorsal rays 40 to 44; anal 

 rays 35 or 36; dorsal and anal largely joined to caudal. 

 d. Pectoral rays 35 or 36. 



e. Gill-opening small, its lower edge not below first ray 

 of pectoral; nostrils small, tbe tubes sbort or absent. 



