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2. MALLOTUS VILLOSUS (O. P. Miiller). 

 CAPELIN. 



Two males, 6| and 7| inches long from Greely Harbor, Augusl 8. 

 One larva or fry 13 mm. in length was taken in Greely Harbor and 

 Egg Harbor towings, Augus< 8 to 10. 



3. GASTEROSTEUS CUVIERI Girard. 

 STICKLEBACK. 



Eight young individuals 12 to is mm. in total length from Indian 

 Harbor, August 12. Absolutely no lateral dermal plates visible under 

 hand lens excepting in the largest three individuals which show 

 traces of from three to five on each side. Xo information is given 

 regarding whether these fish were taken in fresh, brackish, or salt 

 water. The feeble armature suggests thai the habitat was fresh 

 water. 



4. ICELUS BICORNIS (Reinhardt). 



One specimen 29 mm. long from Komaktorvic Bay, north of Nak- 

 vak, in 5 fathoms, rocky bottom, August 28. 



This specimen seems to have a simple upper preopereular spine. 



Two specimens from 17 to 1!) mm. in length respectively; the defi- 

 nite locality not given; upper preopereular spine simple. The non- 

 bifurcate upper preopereular spine may be due to the youthfulness 

 of the individuals. 



5. MYOXOCEPHALUS SCORPIOIDES (Fabricius). 

 ARCTIC SCULPIN. 



Six specimens of young 21 to 24 mm. long from Fog Island, Seldom- 

 come-by Bay, Newfoundland, July 28. These specimens, like all 

 very young of the genus, have four preopereular spines instead of three 

 as in the adults: conspicuous nasal, supra-orbital and occipital 

 spines, the latter in pairs or deeply bifid on each side in all but one 

 individual in which it is simple. The dorsal formula is uniformly IX 

 or X, 17, and the anal 14. 



The ground color is pale, the head dotted with brown on sides and 

 black dots on top. Large stellate brown pigment dots along back to 

 posterior end of dorsal tin; few on body in front of pectoral; from 

 backward about one-third of length of soft dorsal these dots extend 

 downward and backward to a point about one-third of the length of 

 anal from its anterior end, thence posteriorly the body is thus pig- 

 mented to a line from the posterior end of the second dorsal and the 

 end of the anal. 



The candid peduncle and all the tins are pale; peritoneum showing 

 dark brown or black, through the abdominal wall at line of junction 

 of abdomen and bodv. 



