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referred to by Dr. Yarrow as Blennius fucorum is probably of this spe- 

 cies. 



Gemis HYPLEUEOCHILTJS Gill. 



23. Hypleurochilus punctatus (Wood) Gill. 



Abmulimt with the preceding and the next along the Beaufort shore. 



Genus CHASMODES Valenciennes. 



24. Chasmodes bosquianus (Lac.) C. & Y. 



Tolerably abundant along the Beaufort shore. Specimens of both the 

 nominal species C. hosqnianus and C. novemlineatns were taken. They 

 differ only in coloration, and we have no doubt that the latter is the male 

 and the former the female of the same .species. We have received speci- 

 mens of both forms, taken in Chesapeake Bay, from Prof. P. E. TJhler. 

 This is the species called Chasmodes quadrifasciatus by Uhler and Lug- 

 ger. The true quadrifasciatus, which may not be American, has never 

 been recognized. The coloration in the male (?), or " C novemlineatns,''^ 

 is in life as follows : Olive-green, with about nine horizontal narrow blue 

 lines, these somewhat irregular and interrupted, and converging towards 

 the lateral line; opercular membrane and a broad strijie through the 

 middle of the spinous dorsal deep orange-yellow; anal fin dark, the fins 

 with white membranaceous tips ; head with fine black dots. 



The female (?), or C. hosqidamiSj is dark olive-green, reticulated with 

 narrow pale green lines and with several broad dark vertical bars, which 

 are more distinct posteriorly ; vertical fins similarly marked. 



BATEACHID.E. 

 Genus BATEACHUS Linnieus. 



25. Batrachus tau L. — Toad-fish. 



Everj'where extremely abundant near the shore. 



URANOSCOPID.E. 

 Genus ASTEOSCOPUS Brevoort. 



26. Astroscopus anoplus (C. «& V.) Brev. 

 One specimen taken by Dr. Coues. 



TRIGLIDJ^. 

 Genus DACTYLOPTEEUS Lacepede. 



27. Dactylopteius volitans (L.) Lac. — Fhjing-fisJi 



Eather common. Some ten specimens obtained from fishermen sein- 

 ing in the harbor about Beaufort. Thdtrilliant coloration in life is ex- 

 tremely vaiiable. 



