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pounds. Although not a high-grade food fish, its size and abundance make it a species of considerable 

 commercial importance. As a game fish also it is of interest, taking the hook freely and ai^ording much 

 sport to tlie angler. 



99. Zaniolepis latipinnis (xirard. 



This monotypic species is abundant in ratlier deep water from San Francisco northward at least 

 as far as Puget Sound. We have .'^1 specimens 5 to 7.5 inches long collected by J. P. Todd near Seattle, 

 1003. It reaches a length of a foot and is a slender fish of dry. firm substance and singular fonn. little 

 valued as food. 



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Fig. 40.— Oxylebiiis pictus (iill. 



100. Oxylebius pictus (iill. 



This species occurs on rocky shores from Monterey Bay northward at least to Puget Sound. It 

 is a small fish, seld<:im exceeding 10 inches in length. It dwells in the kelp, where it is usually 

 abundant, though it is rare in collections. It is not of much food value. We have one specimen 

 S inches long, taken by the Albatross at Seattle, March, 1892. 



Fig. 47. — Chitonotus pugetensis (Steindachner). 



Family 33,. COTTII).€. The Sctilpins. 



101. Chitonotus pugetensis (Steindachner). 



Fourteen specimens, 2.5 to 4.5 inches long, collected by J. P. Todd, near Seattle, in 1903. 

 A conspicuous nasal tentacle about as long as pupil. Anal dark in the males. The species reaches 

 a length of 6 inches and occurs from San Francisco to Puget Sound in moderate depths. 



