THE FISHES OF PUGET SOUND.* 



BY DAVID STARR JORDAN AND EDWIN CHAPIN STARRS. 



(With Plates Ixxvi-civ.) 



The present paper contains an enumeration of the fishes 

 known to inhabit the waters of Puget Sound, a large es- 

 tuary or fjord entering the northwestern part of the State 

 of Washington. The paper is based primarily on a col- 

 lection made by the junior author in July, 1895, under the 

 auspices of the Hopkins Laboratory of the Leland Stan- 

 ford Junior University, he being the guest of the "Young 

 Naturalists' Society of Seattle." 



This society undertook at this time a dredging expe- 

 dition for the special purpose of collecting invertebrates. 

 Through the interest of Mr. Timothy Hopkins, the junior 

 author was enabled to take part in this work. 



Nearly two weeks in July were devoted to dredging. 

 A small steamer was chartered for this purpose. A camp 

 was established at Point Orchard on Admiralty Inlet, and 

 collecting and dredging were carried on within a radius 

 of twenty miles from that point. 



Besides the fishes that were brought up in the dredge, 

 collections were made of "rock-pool" fishes at low tide, 

 and seines were worked along the beaches. 



After the return of the dredging expedition, the fresh 

 waters about Seattle were seined, with the help of differ- 

 ent members of the Naturalists' Society. This fresh wa- 

 ter collection is described by Mr. Alvin Scale, in an ap- 

 pendix to the present paper. 



Besides the work done about Seattle, a week was spent 

 by the junior author at Neah Bay, near Cape Flattery, in 

 the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Here a collection of the 

 rock-pool fishes was made. A rich field for this work 



* Contributions to Biology from the Hopkins Seaside Laboratorj', No. 3. 

 2d Ser., Vol. V. ( 51 ) December 14, 1895. 



