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the tail bright orange or scarlet, and the head a lighter brown 

 than the body. This eel reaches a length of 5 feet, and is found 

 in abundance south of Point Conception. Its flesh is fat, resemb- 

 ling that of the common fresh-water eel of the eastern United 

 States, and when fried is said to be very palatable. 



Family ELOPID.E. 

 27. Albula vulpes (Linnaeus). 



THE LADY FISH. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1896, I, p. 411, fig. 179.) 



Several larval and young specimens, from 2 to 5 inches long, 

 taken at San Diego from ]\Iay 15 to June 15. Fishermen report 

 the occasional capture of an adult specimen in the bay. Two 

 specimens 15 inches in length, recently taken in sardine nets by 

 fishermen in Monterey Baj^ and secured by Mr. F. A. Wood- 

 worth, extends the northern range of this species. It is almost 

 universally distributed throughout warm seas, and is abundant in 

 Hawaii and Japan. It reaches a length of 3 feet and is said to be 

 a food fish of good quality. 



Family CLUPEID.E. 



28. Etrumeus micropus (Schlegel). 

 {Perkinsia otlwnops Jordan and Evermann, 1896, p. 420). 



The type of Perkinsia otJionops Eigenmann, taken at San 

 Diego, is the only specimen known from America. It is not lui- 

 connnon in Japanese waters. 



29. Clupea pallasii Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



HERRING. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1896, I, p. 422, fig. 186). 



The herring is known in abundance from Bering Sea to San 

 Diego. It is abundant in the Bay of San Diego in the winter 

 time, spawning about January. It reaches a length of about IS 

 inches. 



