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132. Platyglossus semicinctus (Ayrea) Gunther. — Kelp-fish. 



Santa Catalina and southward; not rare in the kelp; occasionally 

 taken in the gill-nets at San Pedro, and sometimes with a hook. It 

 reaches a weight of about a pound. 



133. Oxyjuli3 modestus (Grd.) Gill. — Senorita; Pesea Bey. 



From Monterey southward; common in the kelp, and often taken with 



hook or line or baited dip-net. It reaches a weight of little more than 



^ pound, and is used chiefly for bait, although said to have flesh of fine 



quality. 



Family POMACENTKID^. 



134. Chromis punctipinnis Cooper. — Blacksmith. 



Santa Barbara Islands and southward; abundant; taken with gill-nets 

 or hook and line. It feeds, like the other species, on shells and crabs. It 

 is not much valued as food, and reaches a weight of about 2 pounds. 



The record by Yarrow and Henshaw of Chromis atrilobata Gill from 

 Santa Barbara refers to this fish. (Wheeler's Surv., Appendix NK, Ann. 

 Eept. Chief Engin., 1878, 203.) 



135. Hypsypops rubicundus (Grd.) Gill. — Garibaldi; Bed Perch ; Gold-fish. 

 Abundant about the Santa Barbara Islands and southward ; taken 



chiefly with gill-nets. It reaches a weight of 3 to 4 pounds, and is not 

 held in very high esteem as a food-fish, although gorgeously colored. 



Family TEACHYFTERID^. 



136. Trachypterus ? altivelis Kner. — King of the Salmon. 



Comes ashore occasionally when pursued by other fishes or after 

 storms. The Makah Indians consider them the kings of the salmon, and 

 will not let any one eat them. 



Three specimens are certainly known — one from Santa Cruz (Dr. C. 

 L. Anderson), and two from Neah Bay (Judge J. G. Swan). The speci- 

 men from Santa Cruz, about a foot long, examined by us, is evidently 

 close to T. altivelis, the ditft-rences noticed being perhaps due to age. 



Family ICOSTEID^. 



137. Icosteus aenigmaticus Lockington. 



San Francisco and northward, in deep water; two found in San Fran- 

 cisco market ; one in University of California from the coast of Northern 

 California. It reaches a length of about 10 inches. 



138. Icichthys lockingtoni J. & G. 



San Francisco and northward, in deep water. The only specimen 

 known, found in the market at San Francisco, is about 8 inches long. 



139. Bathymaster slgnatus Cope. — Bonchil. 



Puget Sound and northward, in deep water; taken with hook and 



