tant physical observations, and recording many valuable observations 

 on the methods employed in the fisheries. 



The latest list of the fishes of Massachusetts Bay is the one in 

 Storer's "History of the Fishes of Massachusetts," published in 1867. 

 In that work 134 species were enumerated, with a nominal list of 21 

 others in an appendix: of the 155 species mentioned, only 111 are 

 marine or brackish-water species known to occur north of Cape Cod ; 

 99 of these are recognized as valid species in this catalogue, and it is 

 but justice to Dr. Storer's accurate workmanship to say that only two 

 or three of those rejected are among the 134 which were described 

 and illustrated by him in the body of his book, viz. : Murcenoides ingens, 

 Murcenoides macrocephalus and Petromyzon nigricans. Several of his 

 species have, however, been identified with well known European 

 forms ; and the laws of priority have made necessary changes in the 

 nomenclature of several others. 



We enumerate belovy 183 species, of which 163 inhabit salt or brack- 

 ish water, 20 fresh water. Of the marine species, 104 have actually 

 been recorded from Essex County, Massachusetts, or from localities 

 within ten miles of its shores, the aggregate for Essex County, includ- 

 ing the fresh water species, being 124 : the number of marine species 

 from within the limits of Massachusetts Bay, that is, inside of a line 

 from Cape Cod to Cape Ann, is 133; while 29 are from the deeper off- 

 shore waters in the vicinity of Georges, Le Have, Browns and Sable 

 Island Banks. Out of the number recorded from Massachusetts Bay, 

 83 may be regarded as resident, or regularly to be expected ; 46 others 

 are known only as stragglers, and for knowledge of most of these 

 science is indebted to the vigilant ou'.look kept by Capt. N. E Atwood 

 from his station on the tip end of Cape Cod. At the end of the paper 

 are given tabular lists showing the faunal relations of the species 

 which are enumerated in the catalogue. 

 Smithsonian Institution, March 1, 1879. 



CATALOGUE. 



Class PISCES. 



Sub- class TEJLFOSTEI. 



Order PEDICULATI. 



Family LOPHIIOE. 



1. Tjophius piscatorius Linn. GOOSE-FISH. Lophius america- 

 ntts Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 101, pi. xviii, fig. 2. A common 

 resident of the deep waters, often coming to the shores. The museum 



