uncommon specimens (Chaetodon, Pseudopriacanthus) were col- 

 lected by this method. 



Specimens collected by members of the Narragansett Marine 

 Laboratory were observed and recorded along with much of the 

 raw data collected by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 Narragansett Bay Hurricane Barrier Control Project. Observations 

 by J. Watson, D. Horton and S. B. Saila provided useful data for 

 this project. 



Measurements of fishes studied in this investigation were made 

 of the total length extending from the tip of the snout to the end 

 of the caudal fin. Measurements under six inches were made in 

 millimeters and those over six inches in inches and feet. 



The majority of the fishes collected in this survey have been pre- 

 served in labeled containers with ten per cent formalin and are 

 located in the University of Rhode Island, Zoology Department 

 and in the collection of the Biology Department of Rhode Island 

 College. 



Several sampling methods such as trapping, seining and rotenone 

 were utilized in order to obtain species from diverse habitats. 



Identification and taxonomic arrangement of collected specimens 

 were established by use of the following references: Beebe and 

 Tee-Van (1928, 1933); Berg (1947); Bigelow and Schroeder (1948, 

 1953 a, 1953 b); Blair et al (1957); Breder (1929); Chute (1948); 

 Evermann and Marsh (1902); Goode and Bean (1895); Guenther 

 and Deckart (1956); Hildebrand and Schroeder (1928); Johnson 

 (1902); Jordan (1905, 1925); Jordan and Evermann (1896-1900, 

 1902); Jordan et al (1930); LaMonte (1946); Nichols and Breder 

 (1927), Norman and Eraser (1949) and Schultz (1948). 



Two hundred black and white photographs and kodachrome 

 transparencies were made of the majority of the fish specimens 

 collected. These illustrations are in the possession of the author. 



