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week when men could be spared from their regular duties at the 

 Aquarium, and were seldom of more than twenty-four hours' 

 duration. The l)oat can, if desirable, give much greater service 

 than has so far been necessary. 



As the Aquarium is under the necessity of collecting its own 

 exhibits, the addition of a well-boat to the equipment of the in- 

 stitution has permitted a decided increase in efficiency. 



The work of the Seahorse has already been described in de- 

 tail in the November number of the Zoological Society Bulletin. 



Fishes and Inverterbrates Collected by the Well-Boat 



Seahorse in Lower New York Bay 



FROM June 1 to November 8, 1920 : 



FISHES 



(Shax'ks, Skates and Rays) 

 Crayfish (MnstiliiK canis) 

 Blue Shark (CarclunhUins mUherti) 

 Sand Shark (Curchurias litforalis) 

 Horned Dog-fish (Sqnalus accoithins) 

 Common Skate (Raja erinacea) 

 Clear-nosed Skate (R. eglanteria) 

 Barndoor Skate (R. laevis) 

 Sting Ray (Dasyatis centrura) 

 Cow-nosed Ray (Rhinopfera bonaHun) 



(Sturgeons) 

 Common Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) 

 Short-nosed Sturgeon (A. brevh-ostriim) 



(Bony Fishes) 

 Eel (Anguilla chrysypa) 

 Glut Herring (Pomolobus aestivalis) 

 Shad (Alosa sapidissima) 

 Menhaden (Brevoartia tyrannns) 

 Billfish or Silver Gar (Tylostirns jnarinus) 

 Common Pipefish (Siphosfoma fuscum) 

 Common Mullet (Mugil cephalns) 

 Common Mackerel (Scomber scombnis) 

 Chub Mackerel (S. colias) 

 Crevalle or Jack (Caranx hippos) 

 Yellow Mackerel or Runner (C. crysos) 

 Silver Moonfish (Selene vomer) 

 Common Pampano (Trachivofns earolivns) 

 Pilotfish (Seriola zonal a) 



Goggler or Big-Eyed Scad (Traclmrops cn(me)i()j)litltalmiis) 

 Bluefish (Poynatotnus saltafrix) 

 Butterfish or Harvestfish (Rhombus triacanthus) 

 Long-finned Harvestfish (R. parii) 

 Striped Bass (Rocciis lineatns) 

 White Perch (Morove avierxvava) 



