384 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



CYPRINODONTID^. 

 Geims CYPEINODON Lacepede. 



89. Cyprinodon variegatus Lac. — "Sheep's Head.'' 

 One specimen seen by ns. 



Genus FUNDULUS Lacepede. 



90. Fundulus heteroclitus (Liuu.) Gill. 



Very common. The species called F. piscnJenius (^Mitcli.) Val. and F. 

 JietcroclitKS are unqnestionably identical. 



Genus HYDEAEGYEA Lacepede. 



91. Hydrargyra majalis (Walb.) Val.— TtVA- /"(>/( (9). 

 Very abundant. 



92. Hydrargyra swampina Lac. 



Eeported as exceedingly abundant by Drs. Cones and Yarrow. 

 SYNODONTID^. 

 Genus SYXODUS Blocli. 



93. Synodus foeteus (Liuu.) Gill. — nice. 

 Abundant in the harbor. 



ALBULID.E. 



Genus ALBULA Gronovius. 



94. Albula vulpes (Liuu.) Goode. — Lady Fiah. 



{Albitla conorhynchus Gill, op. cit.) 



• Eeported by Dr. Yarrow on the authority of a fisherman. 



ELOPID^. 



Genus ELOPS Linnaeus. 



95. Elops saurus Liun. — •'Horse Mackerel." 

 One very large specimen seen. 



Genus MEGALOPS Lacepede. 



96. Megalops thrissoides (Bl. & Schn.) Giinther. 



Eeported by Dr. Yarrow as very rare, on the authority of fishermen. 



CLUPEIDJ^. 



Genus BEEVOOETIA Gill. 



97. Brevoortia tyrannus (LatroT);) Goode. —F«^ 5rtcA.,- Yellow Tail ; Btirj Fisli. 

 Very abundant. 



