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195. Artedius megacephalus Locbington. — CliUoyiofus megacephalus Lochington. 



Mining and Scieutitic Press, Sau Francisco, 1879.) 



Deep water off San Francisco. Distiuguislied from the preceding by 

 the greatly-elevated anterior iiortion of the spinous dorsal, the first spine 

 reaching past the front of the soft dorsal. Specimens numbered 27, 185, 

 from Point Eeyes, lately distributed by the National Museum as Arte- 

 dius pugetensis, belong to this species. 



196. Artedius quadriseriatus Lockiugton. 



Only seen about San Francisco, where it is very common in deep water 

 off Point Reyes, being brought in by the sweep-nets, mixed with tom-cod 

 and prawns. It reaches a length of less than 3 inches. 



197. Artedius notospilotus Grd. — Sculjnn ; Drummer; Salj^a. 



Santa Barbara to Puget Sound, most abundant at Santa Barbara. 

 It lives in the kelp, in water of moderate depth, and is mostly taken with 

 the hook. It reaches a length of i to 5 inches, ana is little esteemed. 



198. Artedius lateralis Grd. 



Monterey to Puget Sound, inhabiting the rock-pools with the species 

 of OUgocottus ; net common anywhere. It reaches a length of about 4 

 inche;>. It is readily distinguished from the i)recedmg by the larger 

 mouth and the naked, smooth head. 



199. Cottus polyacanthocephalus Pallas. — Sculpin ; Bull-head. 



Puget Sound and northward; generally abundant ; not seen south- 

 ward. Carnivorous. It reaches a length of 15 inches or more, and al- 

 though of considerable size is not often used as food. There is much 

 waste in a sculpin, the removal of the head and skin leaving very little 

 meat, and that little comparatively is coarse and dry. 



200. Ascelichthys rhodorus J. & G. 



At Waada Island and other points at the entrance of the Straits of 

 Fuca; exceedingly abundant among the rocks at low tide. Specimens 

 in Mr. Lockington's collection from Gualala, Mendocino County, Cali- 

 fornia. Carnivorous, reaching a length of 3.^ inches. 



201. Psychrolutes paradoxus Gthr. 



Puget Sound and northward ; a specimen from the Aleutian Islands 

 is in the Museum of the Alaska Commercial Company. It reaches a 

 length of 2 inches. 



Family AGONID^. 



202. Bothragonus swaui (Steiud.) Gill. 



Not seen by us ; the original specimen from Port Townsend. 



203. Podothecus trispinosus (Lockington) J. & G. 



San Francisco to Santa Barbara; occasionally brought in among 

 prawns to the markets of San Francisco; one specimen dredged at Santa 

 Barbara. It reaches a length of 3 inches. 



