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Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe). 



Mossbunker. 



Reported in the tide-water of Cedar Swamp Creek near Peters- 

 burg. This is the "bony fish" of Delaware Bay, where it is dis- 

 tributed all along the shore from Cape May Point north. It also 

 occurs all over the sound, where, like in the bay, they are to be 

 found in rather small schools. About Green Creek the "bony fish" 

 was abundant with the alewives on May 5th, 1907. All seen 

 were adults. H. Walker Hand and H. W. Fowler. Many in 

 the pounds on June 9th, 1907, and on June 23d. 



Family SALMONID^. 

 Salmo salar Linnaeus. 



Salmon. 



One was caught in a pound at Holly Beach. About 8 or 10 

 years ago one was taken in Delaware Bay at Green Creek, Cape 

 May county, by Mr. E. Cresse. Mr. H. Walker Hand furnishes 

 these reports. Dr. W. C. Kendall reports one taken at Bayside. 

 It is 9^/ie inches, a smolt, with red spots, and caught in salt 

 water. It was sent to the U. S. F. Com. by Mr. Eugene Black- 

 ford. 



Family AGUILLID^. 

 Anguilla chrfsypa Rafinesque. 



Eel. 



Small ones were taken in the tide-water of Cedar Swamp 

 Creek at Petersburg, April i6th, 1907, by T. D. Keim and H. 

 W. Fowler. 



Found larval young abundant in the debris along the Pen- 

 sauken Creek near Pensauken, in Burlington county, April 28th, 

 1907. 



