328 NOVA SCOTIA ICHTHYOLOGY.—HONEYMAN. 
ArT. XIII.— Nova Scotian IcutTHyoLocy.— By Rev. D. 
HoNnEYMAN, D. C. L., &C., CURATOR OF PRO- 
VINCIAL MUSEUM. 
(Read May 10, 1886.) 
I PROPOSE to make a few observations upon certain fishes that 
have been added to our Museum Colleetion during last summer 
(1885.) 
Among these are specimens of the black rudder fish, 
Palinurus perciformis, or Lirus perciformis. Last session I 
directed attention to the specimens that I had previously added. 
At the same time I mentioned that I had only seen two others. 
I therefore concluded that they were rare fishes. I find that 
this is not the case. During last summer they were very plenti- 
ful in our harbour. Four were brought to me alive. I put them 
into an aquarium and kept them alive for a few hours. [I had 
no difficulty in identifying them as the black rudder fish, 
although they were certainly not bluck when living. On the 
following morning they were dead. Then they were black as 
they now appear, preserved in alcohol. Other specimens were 
secured, so that they now do not appear as rare fish. I find from 
the new work issued by the U. S. Fishery Commission that they 
were found in abundance—in schools—off our harbour, by G. 
Brown Goode and his associates when they were at Halifax with 
the Speedwell in 1877. It attains to the size of 10 to 12 inches 
“and is excellent eating.” Fisheries of the U.S., Vol. I, page 334, 
1884, 
Silver moon fish. 
Selene argentea. 
A fish having this name is mentioned and figured in the 
work just referred to. The young of it is said, in one or two 
instances.to have heen found as far north as Halifax, Nova 
Scotia. The specimen now presented is allied to those referred 
to. It was found in our harbour. Another was previously 
