REPORT ON THE SHORE FISHES. 3 



I. THE FISH-FAUNA OF THE SHORES OF THE ATLANTIC. 

 A. TEMPERATE ZONE OF THE NOETH ATLANTIC. 



Some shore fishes were collected by the Expedition at Madeira, and at two of the Cape 

 Verde Islands, viz., St Vincent and St Jago. The Expedition stayed at the former 

 place from February 2 to February 6, and on July 9 ; at St Vincent from July 27 to 

 i^-ugust 5; and at St Jago from August 7 to August 9, 1873; and on the return 

 voyage in 1876 at St Jago on April 16, and at St Vincent from April 18 to April 26. 

 The species collected at these places are comparatively few in number, and none of 

 them of sjjecial interest; so that their simple enumeration will suffice. The shore ftiuna 

 of the temperate zone gradually merges into that of the tropical zone, so that, wdailst 

 the Madeira fishes are almost purely Mediterranean, those of the Cape Verde Islands 

 show a great admixture of West Indian sjjecies. 



A single more northern species, obtained south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is included 

 in this series. 



Anthias sacer, BL, Madeira. 



Sebastes kiihli, Bowd., Madeira. 



Scorpcena scrofa, L., St Vincent. 



Rhypticus saponaceus, Bl. Schu., St Vincent. 



Beryx splendens, Lowe, Madeira. 



Dactylopterus voUtans, L., St Vincent. 



Lichia glauca, L., St Jago. 



Caranx crumeriophthalmus, Bl., St Jago. 



Argyriosus setipinnis, Mitch., Porto Praya, St Jago. 



Galeoides polydactylus, Vahl., St Jago. 



SphyrcBna vulgaris, C. V., St Jago. 



Mugil eephalus, Cuv., St Jago. 



Blennius sanguinolentus, Pall., St Vincent. 



Lepadogaster gouani, Barnev., St Vincent. 



Scarus chrysopterus, Bl., St Vincent. 



Hippoglossoides dentatus, Mitch., South of Nova Scotia. Station 49 ; 



83 fathoms. 

 Rhomhoidichtliys podas, De la Roche, St Vincent. 

 Hemirhamphus vittatus, Val., St Jago. 

 Balistes forcipatus, Gm., St Vincent. 

 Monacanthus setifer, Benn., St Vincent. 



