TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 1138 
Nearly half a million yellow perch fry were deposited by 
employees of the Aquarium in the upper waters of Bronx River 
and in the larger park lakes of New York and Brooklyn. The 
eggs of yellow perch are easily hatched at the Aquarium and 
are obtainable in considerable quantities from certain localities 
in Long Island and elsewhere. 
By a special arrangement with the aquariums in Philadel- 
phia and Boston, 600 fishes were brought from Key West, Flor- 
ida, 200 specimens being allotted to each institution. The New 
York Aquarium undertook the work of securing the collection, 
the expenses being paid by the other aquariums. 
Several large Jewfishes brought from Florida in 1911 are 
still living and in good condition. These with other large species 
make an exceptionally interesting exhibit in one of the large 
floor pools and they should continue to thrive as all the floor 
pools are now receiving clean water from the new filters. The 
larger jewfishes in the pool vary in weight from 150 to 300 
pounds. 
Among the interesting arrivals at the Aquarium in Decem- 
ber were specimens of the large Shasta salamander (Autodax 
iecanus Cope), from Shasta County, California. They were ob- 
tained by Mr. G. H. Lambson, Superintendent of the U.S. 
Fisheries Station on the McCloud River, and the species is known 
as yet from this locality only. The writer had collected speci- 
mens near the fishery station many years ago and requested Mr. 
Lambson to send living examples. These were packed in damp 
moss, together with several red-bellied salamanders (Diemycty- 
lus torosus), all arriving in good condition. 
Next in importance to the porpoises presented by Mr. Nye, 
are the frequent donations of fish eggs by the United States 
Bureau of Fisheries, already referred to. 
Mr. Emil Gottsleben of Nassau, Bahamas, presented a tor- 
toise shell turtle. 
Mr. Frederick Bishop, President of the Iron Steamboat 
Company, presented a mounted specimen of the common black- 
fish weighing fourteen pounds. 
The New Jersey Fish Commission presented 173 specimens 
of native fishes of nine different species. 
Exchanges of specimens were made with the Fairmount 
Park Aquarium in Philadelphia. 
