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 Measurements — Contimied. 



NOTKS OIV THE FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE UNITEO 



STATES. 



By DAVID S. JORDAN and CHARLES H. GIL-BERT. 



It is the purpose of this paper to present a list of the species of fishes 

 known to occur along our Pacific coast, between the Mexican boundary 

 and the boundary of British Columbia, together with notes on the dis- 

 tribution, habits, size, value, etc., of each species, in advance of the pub- 

 lication of a general descriptive work. The paper is to be considered 

 mainly in the light of a contribution to our knowledge of the geographi- 

 cal distribution of fishes. The "common names" here given are, in all 

 cases, those heard by the writers among the fishermen on different parts 

 of the coast. 



Family BEANCHIOSTOMATID.E. 



1. Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Pallas) Gray. 



Obtained by Dr. J. G. Cooper in San Diego Bay. N'ot seen by us. 



Family MYXINID^. 



2. Polistotrema dombe3ri (Miiller) Gill.— Lampmna ; Hag; Eel. 



Santa Barbara {fide J. Weinmiller) to Eel Eiver (Lockington). Very 

 abundant in the Bay of Monterey, but not taken elsewhere by us. It 



