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referred to by Dr. Yarrow as Blennius fucorunH is probably of tliis spe- 

 cies. 



Genus HYPLEUROCHILUS Gill. 



23. Hypleurochilus punctatus (Wood) Gill. 



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



Genus CHASMODES Valenciennes. 



24. Chasmodes bosquianus (Lac.) C. &, V. 



Tolerably abundant along the Beaufort shore. Specimens of both the 

 nominal sj)ecies C. 'bosquianus and C. novemUneatus 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 receiv ^d speci- 

 mens of both forms, taken in Chesapeake Bay, from Prof. P. R. Uhler. 

 This is the species called Clta^modes quadrifasciatus by Uhler and Lug- 

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

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

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

 lines, these somewhat irregular and interrupted, and converging towards 

 the lateral line; opercidar membrane and a broad stripe through the 

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

 with Avhite membranaceous tips ; head with fine black dots. 



The female (!), or C. bosquianus^ is dark olive-green, reticulated with 

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

 are more distinct posteriorly ; vertical fins similarly marked. 



BATRACHID^. 

 Genus BATRACHUS Linnaeus. 



25. Batrachus tau L. — Toad-fish. 



Everywhere extremely abundant near the shore. 



URANOSCOPID^. 

 Genus ASTROSCOPUS Brevoort. 



26. Astroscopus auoplus (C. «&. V.) Brev, 



One specimen taken by Dr. Coues. 



TRIGLID^. 

 Genus DACTYLOPTERUS Lac<§pMe. 



27. Dactylopterus volitans (L.) Lac. — Flying-fmh 



Rather common. Some ten specimens obtained from fishermen sein- 

 ing in the harbor about Beaufort. The«t)rilliant coloration in Mfe is ex- 

 tremely variable. 



