644 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [4] 



Tahh of outer stations occupied in 1881, with temperatures of bottom and nurface — Cont'd. 



FISHES. 



The fishes obtained by us are of great interest. The large number of 

 species taken will be indicated by the list, which has been made out by 

 Dr. T. H. Bean, who had charge of the fishes this season. (See page 

 339.) 



The new species of fishes taken in 1880, in this region, were described 

 by Mr. G. Brown Goode, and a list of the fifty-one species, obtained by 

 us, was also published by him. (Proc. Nat. Mus., iii, pp. 337-467, No- 

 vember, 1880, and February, 1881.) 



The most important of the fishes is the Lopholatilus chamceleonticeps 

 Goode and Bean, or "Tile-fish" (see page 237). This is a large and 

 handsome edible fish, first discovered on these grounds in 1879, and not 

 yet found elsewhere. It seems to be very abundant over the whole region 

 explored by us, in 70 to 134 fathoms. On one occasion a " long-line " 

 or " trawl-line " was put down at station 949, in 100 fathoms, and seventy- 

 three of these fishes were taken, weighing 541 pounds. These varied 

 in weight from 2^ to 31 pounds. It is brownish gray, more or less 

 covered with large bright yellow spots. The Peristedium miniatum 

 Goode, is a very curious and handsomely colored fish, often bright red 

 throughout. The several species of " hake" {Phycis) are common, as 

 well as the "whiting" {Merlucius bilinearis). Large specimens of the 

 " goose-fish " or " angler" are often taken in the trawl, in as much as 

 250 fathoms. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Most of the mollusca recorded in my papers of last year were again 

 obtained this season, and often in larger numbers. A complete list will 

 be iiublished in a future paper. At the present time I shall refer only 

 to some of the more important ones, and to some of those that were ad- 

 ditions to the fauna. 



Of the Cephalopods, the following species were taken : 

 Lestoteuthis Fahridi Verrill. = Oonatus Fabricii Steenstrup. 



