FISHES OF PUGET SOUND. 793 
26. Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson). EuLAcHon; 
CANDLE-FISH. 
Abundant in the spring; not taken by us. A fine food 
fish. Reaches a length of about 10 inches. A fisherman 
at Olympia says that this species buries itself in the sand 
of the beach, in the same fashion as the species of Am- 
modytes. 
~ 27. Osmerus thaleichthys Ayres. SMELT. 
Common, but not of great importance as a food fish. 
Length about 6 inches. Not taken by us. 
Family MYCTOPHID. 
28. Tarletonbeania crenularis (Jordan & Gilbert). 
A specimen taken off Vancouver Island in 1880 by 
Dr. Tarleton H. Bean, who gave it the manuscript name 
of Myctophum procellarum. Not taken by us. 
29. Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigen- 
mann. 
Recorded from Vancouver Island by Dr. Giinther 
under the name of ‘‘Scopelus boops;’’ more common 
southward in deep water. It is perhaps not distinct from 
Myctophum humboldtz. 
Family CHAULIODONTIDE. 
30. Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, n. gen. and 
Spey, Plate Dov. 
Head 4 in length to base of caudal; depth 5; D. 9, A. 
15. Scales probably present in life, but no traces left 
except a few impressions. Muscular bands about 42. 
Body moderately elongate, subfusiform, formed some- 
what as ina stickleback, the tail tapering and slender, 
the belly broad and not carinate, the sides moderately 
compressed. Anterior profile of head rising evenly, not 
