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line about Seattle, in some abuudaiicc on a reef of ballast rocks, in deep 

 water, tolerably abundanl. It reaches a length ol' (5 to .S inches, and is 

 used chiefly for bait. 



Family LATILIDiE. 



140. Dekaya princeps (Jenyns) J. & G. — JVhite-Jish; Ydlow-lall. 



From Monterey southward; abundant abi-ut all the islands, but only 

 occasional at Monterey. It feeds largely on Crustacea. It is taken cliiefly 

 with hook and line from reefs. ]\Iany of them are salted and dried both 

 by Americans and Chinese. As a salted fish it raidvs high ; as a fresh fish 

 of f;iir grade. It reaches a length of over 2 feet and n weight of 10 to 

 14 pounds. 



Family TEACH IXIDJ^. 



141. Trichodon stelleri C. & V. 



Alaska; occasionally soutliward to Sau Francisco; not seen by us 

 from this coast. A specimen in Alaska Commercial ComJ^any's col- 

 lection from Aleutian Islands. 



Family GOBIIDiE. 



142. Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper. — Mud-Jhh. 



From San Francisco southward, abounding in the muddy bottom of 

 creeks and slimy lagoons into which the tide flows; very abundant about 

 Oakland and at San Pedro and San Diego. It burrows into the mud, 

 the bottoms being honeycombed with its holes. Two small specimens 

 of a species of this genus Avere taken in the stomach of a Hexagramnnis 

 stdleri, in Saanich Arm, Vancouver's Island. It reaches a length of r> 

 or G inches. It may readily be taken with a small hook. Mr. Charles 

 11. Orcutt obtained them for us in a creek near San Diego at the rate of 

 50 ])er hour. 



143. Eucyclogobius ne-wbenyi (Gnl.) Gill. 



Mot obtained by us. Described from Tomales Bay. 



144. Lepidogobius gracilis (Grd.) Gill. 



From San Francisco northward; occasionally taken in the sweep-nets 

 with the torn-cod, and thus brought into the markets; seen by us at 

 San Francisco and Victoria. It reaches a length of 4 inches. Nothing 

 special is known of its habits. 



145. Gobius glaucofrenum (Gill) J. vt- G. 



Xot seen by us. Described from Puget Sound. 



146. Othonops eos Eosa Smith. 



The si)ecimens known found burrowing in sand among locks about 

 Point Loma, near San Diego. Locally very abundant. 



* Caiilolatihts Gill : nomen nudum. 



