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6. Zeus ocellatus, Stoker. Zenopris ocellatus, Gill, Procd. Philad. Ac, vi. p. 888. 



7. Trachynotus Corolinus, Gill. 



8. Trachynotus ovatus, Gunther. 



These two species were collected at Wood's Hole by Prof. Baird. See Gill, Procd. 

 Philad. Ac, 1863, p. 332. 



9. Blennius. {sp.f) 



A specimen of Blenny, of a species unknown to me, was found on a barnacle taken 

 from a ship in Salem, j ust arrived from Africa. The specimen is in the Essex Institute . 



10. Cyprinodon variegatus, La Cep. 



I have seen specimens taken in several localities on Cape Cod. Gill (Procd. Phil. Ac. 



1863, p. 332) mentions that Prof. Baird found species at Wood's Hole; and Lyman 



(Procd. B. S. N. H. vn. p. 76) states that he found it at Yarmouth; (Lyman gives it 

 under the name of C. ovinas.) 



11. Centrlscus scolopax, Storer, Procd. B. S. N. H. v. p. 178 



12. Salmo eryox. 



Prof Agassiz, in Procd. B. S. N. H., states that a specimen of this European trout 

 or salmon was captured at the "mouth of the Merrimac River. The S. eriox of Europe 

 (Parnell and Kroger) is referred by Dr. Gunther to S. trutta. 



similar 



Blue back " of the 



13. Salmo. {sp.f) 



I have seen specimens of a small headed trout, 

 Richardson Lakes, taken in the Western part of the state ; but have no specimen 

 and do not know the exact locality. The specimens were not S. fontinaUs. 



14. Cillata argentata, Gill, Procd. Philad. Ac. Nat. Sci., 1863, pp. 241 and 332. 

 During one tide in the Summer of 1860, Mr. Caleb Cooke, of Salem, found a fag 



number of specimens of this 



species 



Nahant Beach; and 



1861, 1 found three 



Gill also mentions it from Nahant 



specimens in the surf at West's Beach, Beverly. 

 (Col. by Dr. Slack.) 



15. Euchalarodus PutnamL Gill. Procd. Philad. Ac. Nat Sci., 1864, p. 216, and p. 221 



This 



species is described by Prof. Gill, from two specimens belonging to the Essex 



