TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 107 



SMELTS — Argentinidak. 



*Smelt, Osmcrus mordax 6 months 



KILLIFISHES— PoEciLiiDAE. 



Bass Killifisli or Mayrisli, Fundulus ma jails 6 months 



Common Killifish, F. heteroclitiis 4 years 



Variegated Minnow or Sheepshead Lebia, Cyprinodon 



varie gains 2 years 



Rainwater-fisli, I^iirania parva 2 months 



NEEDLEFISHES— Belonidae. 



Billfish or Silver Gar, Ti/losuriis marinus 1 week 



BALAOS — Hemirhamphidae. 



Common Halfbcak, Ifi/porJtampJiiis rohcrti 1 week 



STICKLEBACKS— Gasterosteidae. 



Nine-Spined Stickleback, Pi/gosteus piuu/itius 2 years 



Four-Spined Stickleback, Apeltes qnadracus 4 years 



Two-Spined Stickleback, Gasterosieus hispinosus 2 years 



PIPEFISHES— Syngnathidae. 



Common Pipefisli, Siphostoma fusciim 6 months 



SEA HORSES— HippocAMPiDAE. 



Sea-Horse, Hippocampus hudsonius 2^ years 



SILVERSIDES— Atherinidae. 



Silverside or Spearing, Menidia notata 2 years 



MULLETS— MuGiLiDAE. 



Common Mullet, Mugil cephalus 1 year 



BARRACUDAS— Sphyraenidae. 



Northern Barracuda, Sphijraena horealis 4 months 



SAND LANCES— Ammodytidae. 



Sand Lance or Sand Eel, Ammodytes aviericanus 1 week 



GOAT FISHES— MtJLLiDAE. 



Goatfish or Red Mullet, Miilliis aiiratiis 3 weeks 



MACKERELS— ScoMBRiDAE. 



Common Mackerel, Scomber scomhrus 4 months 



Chub Mackerel, S. colias 3 months 



Bonito, Sarda sarda 3 months 



PAMPANOS— Carangidae. 



Rudder-fish or Pilot-fish, Seriola zonata 5 months 



Crevalle or Jack, C. hippos 5 years 



Yellow Mackerel or Runner, C. chrysos 4 years 



