Vol. 3] Starks-Morris. — Marine Fishes. 241 



Family LYCODAPODID^. 



229. Lycodapus fierasfer Gilbert. 

 (Jordan & Evermami, 1898, III, p. 2493.) 

 The typical specimens from the Gulf of California, off South- 

 ern California and Washington in very deep water. Dr. Gilbert 

 (MS. notes) records it in one station off Southern California in 

 water shallow enough (27 fathoms) to admit it to this list. 



Family MERLUCCIID.E. 

 230. Merluccius productus (Ay res). 



HAKE. 



(Jordan & Everniann, 1898, III, p. 2531, fig. 884.) 

 Specimens taken on lines in deep- water a few miles off Point 

 Loma. The hake or merluccio (its Italian name) is irregular in 

 its appearance, being- some years very abundant northward, and 

 others altogether wanting. It is probably never common on the 

 southern coast. It reaches a weight of 10 pounds, though its aver- 

 ag-e weight is about half that. As a food fish it is of little value, 

 as its flesh is very soft and watery, and it is always ragged look- 

 ing when shipped. The fishermen never save it when other fish 

 are to be had. It is exceedingly voracious, feeding on all sorts of 

 small fishes and squids. 



A specimen in the collection of Stanford University, from the 

 Gulf of California (Albatross Station 3007) extends the range of 

 this species southward. It ranges northward to Puget Sound 

 (Jordan & Starks, 1895, p. 850). 



Family PLEURONECTID.F]. 



231. Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan and Gilbert). 

 (Jordan & Evermann, 1898, III, p. 2612.) 

 Tm'o specimens taken oft' San Pedro. It ranges northward to 

 Puget Sound (Jordan & Starks, 1895, p. 851), is abundant about 

 San Francisco, and is known southward to San Diego (Gilbert, 

 MS. notes). It does not exceed a foot in length, and is of little 

 value as a food fish. 



