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31. Signalosa atchafalayae Kverraiuiii A- Kendall. "Shad.'' Specimens of this 



interostiiiji si)eties wore (>l)tainc(l at Melville and from Grand Plains and 

 Hlack bayous. It is not rare in the Atohafalaya River, and is of some 

 iuii)orlance as bait in the catti.'^h fishery. 



32. Brevoortia tyrannus patronus Goode. Gulf Menhaden. Many very young 



oianiples obtained liom (irand Plains Bayou. 



33. Stolephorus mitcliilli (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Numerous specimens from 



Hal.hvin Lodge and Lake iiapourde. 



34. Lucius vermiculatiis (LeSneur). Little Pickerel. Four small specimons from 



Miihelli and 1 from Beaumont. 



35. Fundulus pallidus Everniann. One example from Mirhelli. 



36. Fundulus grandis Baird & Girard. Three from Baldwin Lodge. 



37. Fundulus pulvereus (Evermaun). Found only at Baldwin Lodge, where 4 



specimens were collected. 



38. Fundulus chrysotus Holbrook. Five specimens from Beaumont and 3 from 



Lake Lapourde. 



39. Fundulus iiotatus (Kafinesquo). Numerous fine examples from Michelli. 



40. Lucania venusta (Girard). Common in Grand Plains Bayou and Lake 



Lapourde. 



41. Cypriuodou variegatus Lac^p^de. Five examples from Baldwin Lodge. 



42. Ganibusia afiinis (Baird & Girard). Numerous specimens from Grand Plains 



Bayou, Lake Lapourde, Beaumont, and Michelli. Four females from Michelli 

 contained 60, 70, 73, and 114 well-developed embryos, respectively; the eyes 

 were beginning to show. Six well-advanced examples from Lake Lapourde 

 contained 8, 51, 18, 13, 16, and 20 embryos each. Five others from Lake La- 

 pourde were less advanced. Numerous specimens from Michelli, Baldwin 

 Lodge, and Beaumont were well advanced. The number of young seems to 

 vary with the size of the fish. Very few males were collected. 



43. Mollienisia latipinua (LeSueur). Numerous fine specimens from Baldwin 



Lodge. 



44. Siphostoma scovelli Evermann & Kendall. Pipefish. Six from Lake Lapourde 



and 4 from Grand Plains Bayou. These specimens present the following 

 characters : 



45. Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams). Pirate Perch. Several specimens from 



Mit belli, :! from Beaumont, and 1 from Lake Lapourde. 



46. Menidia peniusulaB (Goode & Bean). Many .specimens from Grand Plains 



Bayou and Lake Lapourde. 



47. Labidesthes sicculus (Cope). Skq)jack. Five specimens from Black Bayou 



and 'J from .Michelli. 



48. Mugil cephalus Linmeus. Common Mullet. Common about Baldwin Lodge; 



runs up the Atchafalaya at least to Morgan City. 



