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Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. 11431. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 



One deformed Lcpomis gibbosus. 



General summary of accessions of greatest interest. — Most of the col- 

 lections here noticed were made by jxirsons employed by the U. S. Fish 

 Commission or by the Smithsonian Institution and the U. S. National 

 Museum. Some very important accessions, however, have come from 

 parties who have received nothing more than the tanks and alcohol for 

 preserving fishes. Several very valuable additions were made by mu- 

 seums desiring collections in exchange. Other departments of the Gov- 

 ernment have contributed comparatively little this year; the U. S. 

 Signal Service party near Point Barrow, Alaska, forwarded a collection, 

 which is small in the number of species, but rich in individuals. 

 Bean, Tarleton H. 11230. March 20. P. 



A fresh tench, Tinea vuhjaris, which escaped from the United States ponds, 

 Washington, and was captured in Broad Creek, a tributary of the Potomac, 

 by Mr. Roum. 



11619. June 24. P. 



A tencli, Tinea vulgaris, which was brought here alive from the Potomac 

 River and kept for some time in the Armory. It is worthy of note that the 

 pharyngeal teeth of tench bred here have no trace of hook, but are worn off 

 so as to have a broad grinding surface, in which respect they differ from 

 examples of like size reared in Europe. 



Belding, L. 11543. June 12. G. 



Among the fishes received from Lower California, where they were obtained 

 by Mr. Belding, are some species which are new to the localities. Professors 

 Jordan and Gilbert have identified one of the eels from near Cape San Lucas 

 as Leptocephalus conger. "No other specimen of this genus has been brought 

 from the Pacific coast of tropical America." Agonostoma nasutum Giinther, 

 was taken in the river at San Jos^, where it is known as trucha or trout. The 

 name " trout" for a mugiloid fish is earnestly recommended to the attention 

 of critics of the synonymy of Latin names of fishes. 



Blaclcford, E. G. 11127. February 14. G. ^ 



One big-mouth bass, Microptirus salmoides, weighing 10^ pounds. The fish 

 was cast and then preserved in alcohol. 



11296. April 6. G. 



In a large lot of salmomids received from Mr. Blackford on this date was 

 an alleged hyhvid hetV7 een Salvelinus fontinalis 3knd Oncorh>)nchus chouicha, and 

 there was also a California salmon, O. chouicha, which was raised in Minne- 

 sota. 



11356. April 24. G. 



Two fresh Peristediiim viiniatum, which were picked up dead at sea at the 

 time of the tilefish mortality. 



00000. May 16. G. 



A living example of the rare Ophidium marginatum, which was caught at 

 Bay View, Long Island. 



Collins, Capt. D. E. 12076. November 17. G. 



An individual of the formerly rare and little-known mackerel. Scomber 

 DeKayi, sent from Gloucester by request of Capt. J. W. Collins. 

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