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Scorpeenichthys marmoratus (Ayres). 
J. & G., 80, 27; R. Smith, ’80; J. &. G., ’80a, 454; id., ’81, 60; R. Smith, ’85, 
June. 
Probably common near the kelp. It is seldom brought into the mar- 
_ ket and does not have a ready sale on account of its slimy appearance 
- and its sometimes green tint. 
AGONID. 
Brachyopsis species ? 
E. & E., 789. 
_ Fragments of a species of this genus were obtained from the stomachs 
_ of rock-cod on Cortes Banks. 
GOBIESOCID 2. 
Gobiesox rhessodon R. Smith. 
R. Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, 140; J. & G., ’81, 63; id., ’82, 749; R. 
Smith, *85, June. 
Common under rocks and among ulva and zostera on ocean beaches. 
Gobiesox eigenmanni Gilbert. 
Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x11, 1890. 
One specimen from among zostera at Point Loma. 
BATRACHIDA. 
Porichthys margaritatus Richardson. 
Girard, Pacific R. R. Survey, x, 134, 1859; J. & G., ’80, 27; R. Smith, ’80; J. & 
G., 80a, 454; id., 81, 65; id., ’82, 751; R. Smith, ’85, June; E. & E., West 
Am. Scientist, May, 1889; E. & E., ’89. 
Very common everywhere, forming an important item in the food of 
rock-cod on Cortes Banks. 
BLENNIID&. 
Isesthes gentilis Girard. 
Steind. Ichthyol. Beitr. 149, 1876; J. & G., ’82, 959; R. Smith, ’85, June. 
Very abundant in the bayin Apriland May. Ripe males and females 
were abundant May 29. They sometimes inhabit tin cans near low-tide 
mark. Their presence can be detected by the fact that the can and the 
space surrounding it are kept free from all visible organisms. 
Isesthes gilberti Jordan. (Plate xvii, Figs. 16-20.) 
J. & G., 80, 25 (as H. gentilis); R. Smith, ’80; J. & G., 80a, 454; id.’81, 63; id., 
82, 757; R. Smith, ’85, June; E. & E., West Am. Scientist, June, 1889. 
This species is found associated with Oligocottus analis, Clinus evides, 
Auchenopterus integripinnis and Heterostichus rostratus in the rocky tide 
pools of the ocean beaches. : 
