

ICHTHYOLOGY. 



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PHILIPNUS DORMITATOR, Cuv. & Val. 



Plate XII, Fig. 13. 



Observ. — W 



sented on the accompanying plate. It is the only specimen we have ever seen, and was taken 

 from the mouth of the preceding species, caught in the act of swallowing it. We entertain 

 the hope that at no distant period we shall have an opportunity of elucidating whatever in the 

 history of these two fishes will now appear as though left untold 



List of specimens. 







Catal. 



No of 



No. spec. 



643 



1 



Age. 



Young. 



Locality 



When 

 collected. 



Mouth of Rio Grande (R. Bravo) 



1854 



Whence obtained 



Maj. Emory.. 



Nature of 

 specimen. 



Collected by 



Alcoholic ... John II. Clark 



Family PLEURONECTIME, 



We 



The specimens 



were procured at Indianola and Brazos by Jno. H. Clark under Col. J. D. Graham and Major 

 Emory, and at St. Joseph's Island, by G. Wurdemann. 







Family 



Two small specimens of a species of Echeneis were obtained at St. Joseph's Island, Texas, by 

 Gustavus Wurdemann of the United States Coast Survey. 



Family OPHIDIME. 

 OPHIDION JOSEPHI, Grd. 



Spec. Char— Head contained six times in the total length. The eye is moderate; its diameter is contained four times in 

 the length of the side of the head. The posterior extremity of the maxillar bone extending to a vertical line drawn across the 

 posterior rim of the orbit. The origin of the dorsal fin is situated at some distance behind the base of the pectorals. Ground 

 color light olive sprinkled all over with brownish or purplish specks, except the sides of the head and the belly which are 

 unicolor. The vertical fins being lined exteriorly with black. 



Differs from 0. taylori of the Pacific coast, by a shorter body, more elongated pectorals and a 

 more backwards origin of both the dorsal and anal fins. 



List of specimens. 



Catal. 

 No. 



No. of 



Spec. 



Age. 



868 



2 





Locality. 



St. Joseph's Island, Texas. . . 



When 

 collected. 



Whence obtained 



1853 



G. Wurdemann 



Nature of 



Specimen . 



Collected by 





Alcoholic. 



G. Wurdemann 



