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sp., about five inches long; "goat-fish," Ufencus maadatus 

 (C. & v.), a mullet-like species with two long barbels, large 

 ctenoid scales, and three squarish spots on the sides. A 

 small specimen of pompano was marked with vertical dark 

 bands. A very pretty species of Serramis or sea-bass was 

 abundant, and an excellent food-fish. It was colored a red- 

 dish yellow, and marked by about eight longitudinal narrow^ 

 stripes or lines of blue. The dorsal fin was emarginate, with 

 eleven spines; anal spines three. Another Serramis was 

 characterized by very distinct round spots on sides of head, 

 and was much smaller than the preceding, 



Probably the most beautiful fishes secured w^ere the " angel- 

 fish," of which there were several species, all characterized 

 by greatly compressed bodies and scaled fleshy parts of the 

 median fins. Two species probably belong to the genus Pom- 

 ocanthiis.^ One of these, apparently /*. c/7?V//?^5 J. and G., had 

 the dorsal with fourteen spines, anal with three, eight spines 

 on the preopercle above the very long spine at its angle; anal 

 and dorsal produced into moderatel}' long streamers. The 

 color in alcohol w^ould indicate that the fish was originalh' 

 3'ellow. The surface had a peculiar velvety appearance, 

 owing to the ciliate scales. Another closely allied species had 

 longer streamers, one very large flattened preopercular spine, 

 general color black with three transverse curved bands of 

 white or yellow on the body and one on the tail. This may 

 be P. arcuatiis Lac. 



A small, probably immature specimen of sculpin was secured 

 with the tangles, and a curious little sea- robin, Prionotits 

 cvolans Gill? having a strongly serrated spine on first dorsal 

 and six small spines on the head. Pectorals with upper ra}- 

 extended into a filament, and three lower rays detached and 

 banded with brown and light yellow\ The pectorals reach to 

 the end of the dorsal. A small "swell-toad," Tctrodoii spcii- 

 gJeri Bloch?, had two large teeth in each jaw and pectoral 

 fins resembling ears, giving a curious rodent-like aspect to 



iThe classification and names employed here are those used in Jordan & 

 Gilbert's "Synopsis of North American Fishes." 



