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Family ARGENTINIDiE. The Smelts. 



13. Leuroglossus stilbius Gilbert. (Plate 34.) 



Stations 3126 and 3188 ; depths 456 and 316 fathoms. In the specimen from 3126 

 the mandible has a single series of conical close-set teeth, which work against the 

 palatine and vomerine series above. They seem to grow slightly larger laterally. 

 Thetongne seems to have some slight asperities, but no teeth can be detected. 



14. Osmerus thaleichthys Ayres. 



Stations 3099, 3134, 3135, 3136, and 3182, in 17 to 20 fathoms. Our specimens vary 

 so much in the curvature of the maxillary and in the length of the paired fins that 

 I am unable to recognize O. attenuatus as a distinct siiecies. The head is 4 in length, 

 and the anal contains 18 or 19 rays in two specimens which differ widely in the 

 curvature of the maxillary. 



Family STERNOPTYCHID.ffi. 



15. Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann. Stations 3127 and 3188; depths 418 and 316 



fathoms. 



Family CHAULIODONTIDiE. The Viper Fishes. 



16. Chauliodus macouni Bean. Stations 3127, 3128, and 3201; depths 280 to 627 



fathoms. 



17. Cyclothone microdon (Giinther). Station 3127; depth 418 fathoms. 



Family SYNGNATHIDiE. The Pipefishes. 



18. Siphostoma californiense (Storer). Monterey and at station 3141; depth 24 



fathoms. 



Family AULORHYNCHIDiE. 



19. Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill. Monterey. 



Family ATHERINID-ffi. The Silversides. 



20. Atherinopsis californieusis Girard. California Smelt; Pescado del Rey. Mon- 



terey. 



21. Atherinops afSnis (Ayres). Little Smelt ; Pescadillo del Bey. Santa Barbara and 



Drake Bay. Dorsal fin with 6 or 7 spines, 52 to 56 series of scales, and 4 

 rows between lateral line and base of first dorsal. 



22. Atherinops insularum Gilbert. Two typical specimens from Drake Bay, with 



62 to 68 scales in lateral line and 5 dorsal spines-. It is possible that inter- 

 mediate forms will be found and the species proved untenable. 



Family BERYCID-ai. 



23. Melamphaes cristiceps Gilbert. Station 3127; depth 418 fathoms. 



Family ECHBNEIDIDiE. 



24. Remora remora (Linnajus). Revwra; Sucker. Three specimens from Santa 



Barbara. 



Family SCI^NID.aj. The Croakers, 



25. Genyonemus lineatus (Ayres). Little Boncador. Stations 3099, 3100, 3132, 3134,. 



and 3136; depths 7 to 33 fathoms. 

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