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SYNGXATHIL).E. 

 Genus SIPHONOSTOM.\ Earinesqiie (Gill). 



10. Siphonostoma fuscum (Storer) Jor. & Gill>. 



(f>i/iign(itliu><fii8cus et J3fc7i('«n»s Storer.) 



Veiy common among weeds along the Beaufort shore. The specimens 

 taken were all small. Drs. Cones and Yarrow found this species and 

 others of which we obtained many specimens, "rare,'' and vice versa. 

 The chief reason of this discrepancy is found in the fact that our head- 

 quarters were in the village of Beaufort on the mainland, and our chief 

 collections of small fishes were made among the wharves. Their head- 

 quarters were at Fort Macon, on one of the long sand islands or saud- 

 spits which make such a characteristic; feature of the iSTorth Carolina 

 coast. On this outer island, "Fool-fish," "Pipe-fish," Blennies, and the 

 like, are not found. 



FISTULAR1ID.E. 



Genus FISTULARIA Linn. 



11. Fistularia tabaccaria L. 



Two specimens observed by Dr. Yarrow. 



SOLEID/E. 



Genus APHORISTIA Kaup. 



12. Aphoristia plagiusa (L.) Jor. & Gilb. 



xVbundant. Many young sijecimens taken on the sand-shoals. This 

 species belongs to Aphoristia, and not to rJa(jusia, as the latter genus is 

 restricted by Kaup and Giiuther. The proper orthography of the specific 

 name is apparently j)Iagia, not j)lagiusa, unless the latter was originally 

 a misprint iov plaijusia. 



Genus ACHIRUS Lacepede. 



13. Achirus lineatus (L.) Cuv. 



But one specimen seen by us at Beaufort. We obtained this Sole in 

 the Neuse Eiver, at Goldsboro', in completely fresh water, with Belone 

 lonfjirosfrisj loa vifrea, Alvordius cmssus, Noturus eJeutherus, Boleosoma 

 mai'idatieeps, Liuilus chlorocejjJialus, Zt/goneetes atrUafiis, Ri/hognafhns 

 nuchalis, Micropterns pallidus, etc. 



PLEURONECTID.E. 

 Genus PSEUDOPLEUPvOI^ECTES Bleeker. 



14. Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walb.) Gill. 

 Bare (Yarrow). Not seen by us. 



