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204. Podothecus vulsus J. & G. 



About Sail Francisco in the open sea. Brought into market occasion- 

 ally with prawns, and sometimes taken in sweep-nets by the paranzelle, 

 whicii are large fishing-boats, sailing in pairs before the wind, drawing 

 a large net behind and between them on the bottom. It reaches a length 

 of 4 J inches. 



205. Podothecus acipenserinus (Pallas) Gthr. 



Puget Sound and northward ; abundant ; taken frequently in seines 

 in water of moderate depth. It reaches a length of about a foot. 



206. Brachyopsis xyosternus J. & G. 



Bay of Monterey; abundant in June along the shore about Soquel; 

 not seen elsewhere; taken in seines. It reaches a length of 5 or 6 

 inches. 



207. Brachyopsis verrucosus Lockington. 



Point Keyes to San Francisco ; occasionally brought into the markets 

 with tom-cod or i)rawns, many being taken in the sweep-nets. It 

 reaches a length of 6 to 8 inches. 



208. Aspidophoroides inermis Giinther. 



Described from the Gulf of Georgia; not seen by us. 



Family TRIGLID^. 



209. Prionotus stephanophrys Lock. 



One specimen known, from off Point Eeyes. 



Family LIPAEIDID^. 



210. Liparis pulchellus Ayres. 



About San Francisco and Monterey, and probably northward, but not 

 seen by us elsewhere. Taken occasionally with seines at Soquel, and 

 sometimes brought into the San Francisco market. It reaches a length 

 of 5 or 6 inches. 



211. Liparis, cyclopus Giinther. 



A single young specimen obtained by us at Monterey. 



212. Liparis mucosus Ayres. 



About San Francisco, and i^robably northward. It reaches a length 

 of 5 or 6 inches. 



Family CYCLOPTEEID^. 



213. Eumicrotremus orbis (Gthr.) Gill. 



Described from Esquimault Harbor ; not seen by us on the coast. A 

 specimen is in the Museum of the Alaska Commercial Company from 

 the Aleutian Islands. 



