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31. Signalosa atchafalayse Evermann & Kendall. " Shad. ,: Specimens of this 



interesting species were obtained at Melville and from Grand Plains and 

 Black bayous. It is not rare in the Atchafalaya River, and is of some 

 importance as bait in the catfish fishery. 



32. Brevoortia tyrannus patronus Goode. Gulf Menhaden. Many very young 



examples obtained from Grand Plains Bayou. 



33. Stolephorus mitchilli (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Numerous specimens from 



Baldwin Lodge and Lake Lapourde. 



34. Lucius vermiculatus (LeSueur). Little Pickerel. Four small specimens from 



Michelli and 4 from Beaumont. 



35. Fundulus pallidus Evermann. One example from Michelli. 



36. Fundulus grandis Baird & Girard. Three from Baldwin Lodge. 



37. Fundulus pulvereus (Evermann). Found only at Baldwin Lodge, where 4 



specimens were collected. 



38. Fundulus chrysotus Holbrook. Five specimens from Beaumont and 3 from 



Lake Lapourde. 



Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque). Numerous fine examples from Michelli. 



Lucania venusta (Girard). Common in Grand Plains Bayou and Lake 

 Lapourde. 



Cyprinodon variegatus Lacdpede. Five examples from Baldwin Lodge. 



G-ambusia affinis (Baird & Girard). Numerous specimens from Grand Plains 

 Bayou, Lake Lapourde, Beaumont, and Michelli. Four females from Michelli 

 coDtained 60, 70, 73, and 114 well-developed embryos, respectively; the eyes 

 were beginning to show. Six well-advanced examples from Lake Lapourde 

 contained 8, 51, 18, 13, 16, and 20 embryos each. Five others from Lake La- 

 pourde were less advanced. Numerous specimens from Michelli, Baldwin 

 Lodge, and Beaumont were well advanced. The number of young seems to 

 vary with the size of the fish. Very few males were collected. 



Mollienisia latipinna (LeSueur). Numerous fine specimens from Baldwin 

 Lodge. 



Siphostoma scovelli Evermann & Kendall. Pipefish. Six from Lake Lapourde 

 and 4 from Grand Plains Bayou. These specimens present the following 

 characters : 



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45. Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams). Pirate Perch. Several specimens from 



Michelli, 3 from Beaumont, and 1 from Lake Lapourde. 



46. Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean). Many specimens from Grand Plains 



Bayou and Lake Lapourde. 



47. Labidesthes sicculus (Cope). Skipjack. Five specimens from Black Bayou 



and 9 from Michelli. 



48. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus. Common Mullet. Common about Baldwin Lodge; 



runs up the Atchafalaya at least to Morgan City. 



