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detached photophores on head. Dorsal short, on poste- 
rior half of body, slightly overlapping the short anal. 
Ventrals inserted before dorsal. Pectorals narrow and 
low. Coloration silvery. (Zé, surges; dpy7s, silvery.) 
Family ALEPISAURIDA. 
31. Alepisaurus borealis Gill. 
Very rare; in deep water. A head from Puget Sound 
is in the Museum of the California Academy of Sciences. 
Family PARALEPIDA. 
32. Arctozenus coruscans (Jordan & Gilbert). 
The sole specimen known was taken at Port Townsend 
in 1880, by Jordan & Gilbert. It is in the U.S. National 
Museum. 
Family AMMODYTIDE. 
33. Ammodytes personatus Girard. SAanp LANCE. 
Found in immense schools along sandy beaches in 
Puget Sound. It burrows in the sand between tide 
marks. It reaches a length of 5 or 6 inches. Two 
specimens taken. 
Family AULORHYNCHIDE. 
34. Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill. 
Abundant in sheltered bays. It reaches a length of 5 
or 6 inches. 
Family GASTEROSTEID. 
35. Gasterosteus microcephalus Girard. 
Abundant. Specimens obtained in brackish water near 
Ballard, Seattle. Length 2 inches. 
36. Gasterosteus catraphractus Pallas. 
Specimens obtained in abundance, from 3 to 3% inches 
in length. It lives on sandy beaches and spawns in the 
latter part of July and in August. 
