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APPENDIX. 89, 
PORONOTUS TRIACANTHUS (Peck.) Gill. Stromateus. tnia- 
canthus, Gunth. Common. 
LAMPRIS LUNA, ftiss. Very rare. A specimen was taken 
at Sable Island some years ago, a rough sketch: of’ 
which, with the colours well depicted, was made by 
one of the men belonging to the establishment there, 
and given to Dr. Bernard Gilpin, in whose portfolio I 
saw it and carefully examined it. Although the 
sketch was rude in the extreme, the peculiar form 
and brilliant colours left no doubt as to, the fish. 
The man had never seen one before. 
Fam. CARANGID. 
PARATRACTUS PISQUETUS (Cuv. & Val.) Gill.. Canana: 
chrysos, Gunth. Not uncommon. 
ARGYRIOSUS VOMER (L.) Cuv. & Val. Not common, Specir 
mens are occasionally taken in shore waters. 
PoMATOMUS SALTATRIX (L.) Gill. Blue-fish. Tenmmodon 
saltator, Gunth. Inserted on the authority of Dr. 
Bernard Gilpin, who has seen specimens.taken on this 
coast. 
Fam. XIPHIID. 
XIPHIAS GLADIUS, Z. Sword-fish. Occasionally taken in, 
the bays and harbours. 
Fam. DISCOBOLT. 
CycLoprerus LumpPusS, LZ. Lump-fish.. Very common. 
C. spinosus, Fabr. Very rare. Trawled off Halifax Har-. 
bour by the “ Speedwell” Expedition, August, 1877:. 
(U. 5: Bae) 
LIPARIS VULGARIS, Flem. Common. 
L. Montacui, Don. Rare. Taken: off’ Halifax: Harbour: 
by the “Speedwell” Expedition, Aug., 1877: (U‘S:F.C.) 
L. RANULA, Goode & Bean. Very rare. One specimen 
only has been obtained by the “Speedwell” Expedi- 
tion off Chebucto Head, Halifax Harbor, at a depth. 
of 52 fathoms. (U.S, F.C.) 
