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water approaching the shores. Putnam records it from deep water in 

 Salem Harbor. 



Family 



72. Sebastes marinus (Linnaeus} Liitken. RED-FISH, "SNAPPER." 

 Mebastes norvegicus Putnam, Proc. Essex, Inst., i, 1865, p. 148; Storer, 

 Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 38, pi. vii, fig. 1. Common in summer in 

 the deeper parts of the bay, where it appears to breed. Approaches 

 the shore in winter. Putnam records it from Salem Harbor. Certain 

 Scandinavian naturalists recognize two North Atlantic species in this 

 genus, S. marinus (or norvegicus) and 8. viviparus. Those which have 

 come to our notice correspond most nearly with the former. The lat- 

 ter appears to be a dwarf form inhabiting some of the fiords of Nor- 

 way, and is considered by Collett and others to be a geographical race. 



Family LABRID^I. 



73. Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus) Gunther. TAUTOO. Tautoga 

 americana Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 110, pi. xx, fig. 2. Abun- 

 dant in many localities, near rocky ledges and points. 



74. Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walb.} Gill. CUNNER, PERCH. 

 Ctenolabrus ceruleus Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 108, pi. xx, fig. 

 1. Common everywhere in shallow water and in harbors. Called 

 "Nipper" at Salem. 



Family XIPHIID^. 



75. Xjphias gladius Linnaeus. SWORD-FISH. Xiphias gladius 

 Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 71, pi. xiii, fig. 2. Abundant along 

 the coast in summer, occasionally coming near the shores. 



Family TRICHIURID^. 



76. Trichiurus lepturus Linn. SCABBARD FISH. Trichiurus 

 lepturus Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 69, pi. xii, fig. 1. Storer 

 records the capture of this species at Wellfleet, in the -summer of 

 1845. A specimen labelled "Salem Harbor," is in the museum of the 

 Essex Institute. We are unable to learn the date of its capture. 



Family SCOMBRIDJE. 



77. Scomber scombrus Linn. MACKEREL. Scomber vernalis 

 Storer, Hist. Fish. Mass., 1867, p. 64, pi. xi, fig. 2; Putnam, Proc. 

 Essex Inst., 1856, i, p. 201. Visit the coast of New England yearly 

 in enormous schools, appearing in Massachusetts Bay in May, where, 



