482 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



2774. Lepophidium enunslas (Gilbert). 



Coast of Lower California. 



LepiophidiiuH cmnielas (iilbert, I'roc. U. S. Nat. Mns. 1890, 110, coast of Lower 

 California, at Albatross Stations 3007 and 3008; in 3G2 and 306 fatliuma. 



2775. Lepophidium stigmatistium (Gilbert). 



Coast of Lower California. 



Leptophklinm Ktifimatixthtm Gilbert, Proe. U. S. \at. Mns. 1890, 109, off Lower 

 California, at Albatross Station 2990, in 112 fathoms. 



2776. Lepophidium profundorum (Gill). 



(inlf Stream, off the coast of Florida. 



Leplophidiiim profiiiidoriim (Jill, Proc Ac. Nat. Sci. Pliihi. 1803, 211, Gulf 

 Stream, off the coast of Florida. 



2777. Lepophidium cervinum (Goodo it Bean). 



Gulf Stream. 



Leptophidinm cerrinum Goode & TJean, Proi'. U. S. Nat. Mns. 1885, 422, 40^ 01' 

 N , 09 5G' W., depth 76 fathoms. 



2778. Lepophidium prorates (.Jordan & Bollmau). 



Panama, and sonth of Panama. 



Leptophidiiiin prorates .Jordan A: Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 172, 

 Panama, and south of I'anama. 



2779. Lepophidium brevibarbe (Cuvier). 



West Indies and Brazil. 



Ophidium brevibarbe Cuvier, Regne Animal, od. 2, ii, 358, 1828 (Brazil). 



2780. Lepophidium pardale (Gilbert). 



Low er California. 



Leptojthidiu in pardale (iUhert, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1890, 108, off Lower California. 



2781. Lepophidium microlepis (Gilbert). 



Lower California. 



Leptopludlnin microlepis Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1890, 109, off Lower 

 California. 



Genus 916. OPHIDION (Artedi) Linnaeus. Cuslc-eels. 



Uphidion (Artedi) Linnieus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 259, 1758 {barbatum). 



2782. Ophidion beani Jordan & Gilbert. 



Gulf of Mexico; Snapper Banks olf Pensacola, i'"lorida. 

 Ophidion bcani .Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1883, 43, Snapper 

 Banks olf Pensacola, 



2783. Ophidion holbrooki (Putnam). 



Key West, I'lorida; Gulf of Mexico. 



Ophidinm holbrooki Putnam, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 1874, 342, Key West, 

 Florida. 



2784. Ophidion graellsi Poey. 



Cuba. 



Ophidion (jraUsi I'oey, Mcmorias, ii, 425, 1861. Havana. 



Genus 917. CHILAKA * Jordan & Evermann. 



Chilara Jordan & Evermann, new genus {tai/lori). 



2785. Chilara taylori (Girard). 



Coast of California, from Monterey to San Diego. 



Ophidium taylori Girard, Pac. R. R. Surv., x, 138, 1858, Monterey, California. 



* Diatinguisbed from Ophidion hy the spine on the-opercle. The air bladder is ovate, not contracted, 

 and without foramen, as in Oj'hidtoii. 



