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204. Podothecus vtilsns .(. <t. G. 



About Sail Frtiucisco iu the opeu sea. Brought into marij.et occasion- 

 ally with prawns, and sometimes taken iu swin^p-nets by the paranzelle, 

 whica are large tishing-boats, sailing in pairs beiore the wind, drawing 

 ;i l{! rge net behind and between them on the bottom. It reaches a length 

 of 'ir\- inches. 



205. Podothecus acipeuseiinus (rulhis) GMir. 



I'dget Sound and uoithward ; abundant; taken fretiuently in seines 

 in water of moderate depth. It reaches a, length of about a foot. 



206. Brachyopsis :xyosterniis J. & G. 



Bay of Monterey; abundant in June along the shore about Soquel; 

 not seen elsewhere; taken in seines. It reaches a length of 5 or 6 

 inches. 



207. Brachyopsis veriucosus Lockiiiytou. 



Point Reyes to San Francisco ; occasionally brought into the markets 

 with tom-cod or prawns, many being taken in the sweep-nets. It 

 reaches a length of 6 to 8 inches. 



208. Aspidophoroides inermis Gihither. 



Described from the Gulf of Georgia; not seen by us. 



Family TRIGLID^. 



209. Prionotus stephanophrys Lock. 



One specimen known, from off Point Reyes. 



Family LIPAEIDID^. 



210. Liparis pulchelkis Ayre.s. 



About San Francisco and Monterey, and probably northward, but not 

 seen by us elsewhere. Taken occasionally with seines at Soquel, and 

 sometimes brought into the San Francisco market. It reaches a length 

 of ;■) or 6 inches. 



211. Liparis, cyclopus Giinthei. 



A single young specimen obtained by us at Monterey. 



212. Ijiparis mucosus Ayres. 



About San Francisco, and probably northward. It reaches a length 

 of 5 or 6 inches. 



Family OYCLOPTERID^. 



213. Eumicrotremus orbis (Gthr.) GUI. 



Described from Esquimault Harbor; not seen by us on the coast. A 

 specimen is in the Museum of the Alaska Commercial Company trom 

 the Aleutian Islands. 



