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the latter is among the largest ej^prinodonts, being from 

 five to six inches long, whereas Mr. Perley gives the 

 length from one to three. American writers assign the 

 range of the latter from Cape Cod to Florida; so its 

 occurrence in the Ba}' of Fnndy is improbable. 



The Fnndnli feed upon minute organisms, and are 

 themselves preyed upon by tomcods, sculpins, and trout. 

 In the northern streams the latter are very partial to them, 

 which fact the angler turns to advantage ; for the little 

 dainty, hooked through the dorsal fin and struggling at 

 the end of a long line, is too great a temptation for the 

 voracious sea-run trout. When the latter in vast schools 

 enter the river at high tide, and spread out over the 

 submerged flats, the little Fundali are greedily devoured ; 

 and were it not for their cleverness in darting into the 

 oozy mud few would escape. This annual drain accounts 

 for their comparative scarcity in places well conditioned 

 to support them in greater numbers. 



Murcenoides gannellus L. Butter Fish. 



This shore Blenny is said by Prof. Gill to range from 

 ISTova Scotia to Cape Hatteras, and Dr. Adams includes 

 it in his list on the former's authority ; but as there is no 

 previous record of its actual occurrence in our provincial 

 coast waters, a more extended notice of its form and 

 habits may now be allowable. 



The body is long, narrow, and strap-like, bulging a 

 little in the ventral region, and tapering uniformly to- 

 wards the tail. Head small, sViort, compressed, veiy 

 narrow on top. Occipit flattened, profile suddenly de- 

 curving towards snout. Mouth small, oblicpie, with 

 lower jaw projecting. Teeth in a single row on jaws, 

 except near symphysis ; a little jDatch on the vomer. 

 Gill membranes united, free from the isthmus. Dorsal 

 fin low, extending from near nape to base of caudal, with 



