REPORT ON FISHES OBTAINED BY THE STEAMER ALBATROSS 

 IN THE VICINITY OF SANTA CATALINA ISLAND AND MONTE- 

 REY BAY. 



By Charles H. Gilbert, Ph. D., 



Professor of Zoology, Leland Stanford Junior University. 



The fishes here reported on were collected by the United States Fish 

 Commission steamer Albatross in April, 1897, daring the progress of 

 investigations conducted in the vicinity of Santa Catalina Island and 

 of Monterey Bay in southern California. They were obtained by the 

 use of the seine and of the hand line, trawl line, gill net, and dredge, 

 usually at inconsiderable depths, and are therefore for the most part 

 the common shore and market fishes of this region. Two dredge hauls 

 and two sets of the gill net were at greater depths than 200 fathoms. 

 The discovery of an undescribed species of Averruncus and one of 

 Radulinus emphasizes again the great development of Agonoid and 

 Cottoid fishes in the North Pacific. 



LIST OF FISHES. 



Polistotrema stouti (Lockington). Santa Cruz; Station 3669. 



Raja inornata Jordan & Gilbert. Station 3665. 



Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett). Station 3666. 



Clupea pallasii Cuvier & Valenciennes. Santa Cruz. 



Clupanodon caeruleus (Girard). Santa Catalina Island. 



Engraulis mordax Girard. Santa Cruz; Santa Cataliua Island. 



Mesopus pretiosus (Girard). Santa Cruz. 



Chauliodus macouni Bean. Station 3669. 



Gasterosteus cataphractus microcephalus Girard. Santa Cruz. 



Siphostoma griseolineatum (Girard). Santa Cruz. 



Atherinopsis californiensis Girard. Santa Cruz; Santa Catalina Island. 



Atherinops affinis (Ayres). Monterey; Santa Cataliua Island. 



Roccus lineatus (Bloeh). Monterey; Santa Cruz. Introduced species. 



Paralabrax clathratus (Girard). Santa Catalina Island. 



Urnbrina roncador Jordan & Gilbert. Santa Catalina Island. 



Abeona minima (Gibbons). Santa Cruz. 



Arnphistichus argenteus Agassiz. Santa Cruz. 



Pimelometopon pulcher (Ayres). Santa Catalina Island. 



Oxyjulis modestus (Girard). Santa Catalina Island. 



Sebastolobus alascanus Bean. Stations 3666, 3667, 3669, and on trawl line set in 

 10 to 15 fathoms at entrance to Dakin Cove, Santa Catalina Island. 



This fine species of red rockfish occurs outside the zone of profitable fishing 

 for the market, and is unknown to the fishermen. An individual occasionally 

 strays into shallower water, as seen by the above record. More recently, a 

 specimen was taken by fishermen in Monterey Bay, and found its way to the 

 San Francisco market. 



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