31.1/;U.O. Number and length: Feb. i:^, 4()H495); Mar. (7, 

 345-448); Apr. (2, 380-400); May (8, 64-1211; June IG, 58-450): 

 July (6, 92-238); Aug. (3, 89-166); Sept. (3. 308-457); Oct. (2, 

 540-563); Nov. (3, 387-438); Dec. (1, 368). 

 RIVER: Salinity 1.0/13.4, temperature 23.7/28.7. Number 

 and length: Oct. (7, 508-533). 



Family Cyprinodontidae 



Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepede. Sheepshead minnow. 



BAY: Salinity 7.7/7.7-17.6/25.0, temperature 20.0/17.4- 

 29.8/29.9. Number and length: Apr. (4, 39-57); May 12, 53- 

 67); Aug. (11, 39-65); Oct. (2, 45-56). 



Fiiiiclulus grandis Baird and Girard. Gulf killifi.sh. 



BAY: Salinity 0.3/0.3-17.6/25.0, temperature 15.7/15.7- 

 31.0/31.0. Number and length: Jan. (15, 78-130); Feb. (4, 

 72-100); Apr, (8, 65-115); May (11, 42-97); June (16, 61-142); 

 July (3, 36-57); Aug. (8, 50-157); Sept. (3, 27-72); Oct. (11, 

 73-97); Nov. (4, 18-88); Dec. (7, 36-125). 



Fundiilus similis (Baird and Girard). Longnose killifish. 



BAY: Salinity 0/0-17.6/25.0, temperature 16.2/16.2-31.0/ 

 31.0. Numljer and length: Jan. (2, 66-68); Mar. (9, 51-95); Apr. 

 (78, 29-132); May (43, 25-126); June (29, 22-110); July (20, 

 35-85); Aug. (259, 20-122); Sept. (92. 18-114); Oct. (41, 21- 

 93). 



Family Poeciliidae 



(Idinbiinia (iffiiiis (Baird and Girard). Mosquitofi.-^h. 



RIVER: Salinity 0/0, temperature 20.3/20.3. Number and 

 length: Apr. (51, 23-38). 



FamUy Atherinidae 



Labidesthes sicculus (Cope). Brook silverside. 



BAY: Salinity 0/0, temperature 27.8/27.8. Number and 

 length: Aug. (3, 33-47). 



RIVER: Salinity 0/0-0.5/18.8, temperature 11.8/11.8-27.4/ 

 28.5. Number and length: Jan. (4, 44-72); Feb. (9, 37-79); 

 Mar. (5, 57-77); Apr. (8, 55-65); May (13, 56-79); June (15, 

 60-80); July (34, 19-68); Aug. (18, 26-58); Sept. (7, 37-54); 

 Oct. (62, 34-81); Nov. (11, 40-72); Dec. (28, 40-81). 



Membras martinica (Valenciennes). Rough silver.side. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 8.8/28.7-20.4/29.8, temperature 25.9/ 

 25.8-29.0/26.7. Number and length: May (27, 8-25); June 

 (5, 10-24); July (10, 9-17); Sept. (1, 7). 



BAY: Salinity 0/0-23.3/23.8, temperature 13.5/13.5-31.7/ 

 31.7. Number and length: Jan. (33, 55-110); Feb. (2, 93-95); 

 Mar. (92, 66-116); Apr. (168, 51-122); May (896, 16-109); 

 June (49, 20-107); July (112, 15-107); Aug. (25, 33-79); Sept. 

 (11, 30-69); Oct. (11, 34-76); Nov. (4, 61-86); Dec. (8. 72-95). 



Menidiii hcrijUina (Cope). Tidewater silverside. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 9.8/29.9, temperature 26.3/26.2; Number 



and size: Apr. (44, 5-21). 



BAY: Salinity 0/0-17.6/25.0, temperature 6.8/6.7-31.0/31.0. 



Number and length: Jan. (,56, 44-106); Feb. (16, 49-104); Mar. 

 (19. 10-99); Apr. (159, 11-115); May (465, 16-109); June (655, 

 17-118); July (539, 28-78); Aug. (852. 32-105); Sept. (245, 19- 

 110); Oct. (930, 17-97); Nov. (103, 21-84); Dec. (26, 77-94). 

 RIVER: Salinity 0.5/18.8, temperature 24.5/27.9. Number 

 and length: May (2, 96-98). 



Family Syngnathidae 



Hippocampus erect us Perry. Lined seahorse. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 13.3/30.9-24.2/30.4, temperature 16.1/ 

 22.7-31.2/29.2. Number and length: July d, 31); Aug. (2, 

 36-40); Sept. (1, 40); Oct. (1, 41); Nov. (1, 31). 

 RIVER: Salinity 0/16.3, temperature 20.5/21.5. Number 

 and length: Oct. (1, 26). 



Hippocampus zosterae Jordan and Gilbert. Dwarf sea- 

 horse. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 17.2/30.2, temperature 29.5/28.7. Number 

 and length: Aug. (1. 19). 



Syngnathus floridae (Jordon and Gilbert). Dusky pipefish. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 8.8/28.7-24.6/30.9. temperature 23.4/ 

 21.5-29.0/29.2. Number and length: Apr. (1, 47); May (1. 32); 

 Sept. (2, 29-59). 



Syngnathus louisianav Giinther. Chain pipefish. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 8.9/28.7-24.2/.30.4, temperature 23.-3/ 

 21.5-29.3/29.8. Number and length: Apr. (4, 53-69); May (5, 

 51-70); June (7, 28-75); July (26. 24-83); Aug. (1, 76); Sept. 

 (1. 68). 



BAY: Salinity 7.0/7.0-17.6/25.0, temperature 16.5/14.5- 

 29.8/29.9. Numberandlength: Jan. (1,60); June (1, 84); Aug. 

 (1, 152); Sept. (1, 74); Oct. (1, 1.50); Nov. (1, 84); Dee. (1, 59). 



Syngnathus scovelli (Evermann and Kendall). Gulf pipe- 

 fish! 



BRIDGE: Salinity 7.7/30.4-25.8/30.5, temperature 12.6/ 

 15.4-24.6/19.7. Number and length: Mar. (1, 22); Apr. (2, 

 26-43); Dec. (1, 32). 



BAY: Salinity 4.1/4.1-23.3/23.8, temperature 12.7/13.5- 

 24.1/24.1. Number and length: Veh. (4, 25-60); Mar. (1, 75); 

 Apr. (5, 25-113); May (1, 107): Nov. (1, 106). 



Family Serranidae 



Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean). Gag. 



BAY: Salinity 16.8/20.6, temperature 28.1/29.5. Number 

 and size: Oct. (1, 178). 



Family Centrarchidae 



Lcpomis macrochirus Rafinesque. Bluegill. 



RIVER: Salinity 0/0, temperature 23.1/30.0. Number and 

 length: Oct. (1, 124). 



Micropterus sulmoidcs (Lacepede). Largemouth bass. 



BAY: Salinity 0.3/0.3-9.7/9.7, temperature 31.0/31.0-31.1/ 

 31.0. Number and length: June (1, 58); July (1, 83). 



