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223. Apodichtiiys fucoruiii J. & G. 



Monterey to Paget Sound ; very abundant at Point Pinos ; less com- 

 mon about Cape Flattery. It is very abundant in the Fucua between 

 tide-marlis, especially where thick bunches of the slender Fucus hang- 

 from rocks into a little pool of water. At Monterey large numbers nmy 

 often be shaken from a tuft of Fucun, at considerable distance from the 

 water. Its movements are exceedingly active, more so than those of 

 other eel-shaped blennies. It reaches a length of 5 or <J inches. 



224. Apodichtiiys flavidus Gid. 



San Luis Obispo to Puget Sound, in jock-pools and in the kelp. Pre- 

 (piently taken with seines. It reaches a length of over a foot, and is 

 remarkable for its brilliant colors, which vary from bright green to orange 

 and violet with its' surroundings. It feeds, like the three preceding si)e- 

 cies, on Crustacea and small shells. 



225. Anoplaichus alectrolophu.s (Pallas) J. & G. 



From Monterey northward ; most abundant in Puget Sound. It in- 

 habits the region between tide-marks, where it is sheltered from the suif. 

 It is usually found among weeds and stones where the bottom is yery 

 muddy. It reaches a length of about 8 inches. Pyloric ccsca are pres- 

 ent in this species, as in the species of Xiphister and CehedicJithi/.s. They 

 are wanting in Apodichtiiys and Murcvnoides. 



226. Xiphister chir VIS J. »fc G. 



Prom Monterey northward; more abundant about Puget Sound. It 

 inhabits the region about low-tide mark, among locks or mussel shells 

 which are exposed to the action of the wa\es. Like the others of the 

 genus it is strictly herbivorous, feeding on red or green algte. It reaches 

 a length of 6 to 8 inches . 



227. Xiphister niucosus (Grd.) Jor. 



From Monterey northward; everywhere very abundant among loose 

 rocks between tide-marks. It feeds on alg le, and reaches a length of about 

 20 inches. Occasionally brought into the San Francisco market, where 

 it sells at 30 cents per pound. 



228. Xiphister rupestris J. & G. 



From Monterey northward; everywhere very abundant with the pre- 

 ceding. It reaches a length of about a foot. 



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229. Lumpenus anguillaris (Pallas) Gill.— /■>/. 



From Northern California northward ; exceedingly abundant iji Pu- 

 get Sound, where it inhabits sandy shores in water of moderate depth. 

 It feeds chiefly on algse. It reaches a length of 20 inches. It is occa- 

 sionally brought into the markets, but is not valued as food, and appa- 

 rently seldom eaten, its looks being against it. 



