INLAND FISHERIES. 75 



EXPLANATION OF FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. Mnliuia lateralis, gray, natural size. 



Fig. 2. Larva of starfish, nearly ready to set, in side view ; dark 

 bands show the position of the vibratile cilia ; intestine and 

 stomach shaded ; f^ve lobes at the lower portion of figure are the 

 beginning of the five arms. From life, much magnified. 



Fig. 3. Starfish about two days old, devouring clams. Out- 

 lines of the stomach of the starfish can be seen through the trans- 

 parent shell of the clam. Drawn from life by Dr. J. L. Kellogg. 



Fig. -i. Piece of eel-grass with starfish larv.e just imdergoing 

 their transformation ; two specimens of larv;e at the sides. Natural 

 size. 



Figs. 5 to 8. Small specimens of starfish from seaweed about 

 the first of July. Natural size. 



Fig. 9. Shows size of average star found u])on the eel-grass 

 and seaweed on July 15. Natural size. 



Fig. 10. Large specimen from car, July 15. Natural size, 3 mm. 



Fig. 11. From car, July 18, large specimen, 5 mm. Natural size. 



Fig. 12. From car, July 24, large specimen, 8 mm. Natural size. 



Fig. 13. From car, July 26, large specimen, 9 mm. Natural 

 size. 



Fig. 11:. From car, August 2, large specimen, 11 mm. Natural 

 size. 



Fig. 15. From car, August 18, large specimen, 18 mm. Natural 

 size. 



Fig. 16. From car, September 5, large specimen, 24 mm. 

 Natural size. 



Fig. 17. From car, September 26, large specimen, 35 mm. 

 Natural size. 



Fig. 18. From car, October 12, large specimen, 42 mm. Natural 

 size. 



Fig. 19. From car, October 25, largest specimen, 54 mm. 

 Natural size. 



Fig. 20. Series of starfish taken on August 18, showing viiria- 



