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detached photophores on head. Dorsal short, on poste- 

 rior half of body, slightly overlapping the short anal. 

 Ventrals inserted before dorsal. Pectorals narrow and 

 low. Coloration silvery. (ZdXvj, surges; «/);'-i^/9, silvery.) 



Family ALEPISAURIDyE. 



31. Alepisaurus borealis Gill. 



Very rare; in deep water. A head from Puget Sound 

 is in the. Museum of the California Academy of Sciences. 



Family PARALEPID^. 



32. Arctozenus coruscans (Jordan & Gilbert). 



The sole specimen known was taken at Port Townsend 

 in 1880, by Jordan & Gilbert. It is in the U. S. National 

 Museum. 



Family AMMODYTID^. 



33. Ammodytes personatus Girard. Sand Lance. 

 Found in immense schools along sandy beaches in 



'Puget Sound. It burrows in the sand between tide 

 marks. It reaches a length of 5 or 6 inches. Two 

 specimens taken. 



Family AULORHYNCHID^. 



34. Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill. 



Abundant in sheltered bays. It reaches a length of 5 

 or 6 inches. 



Family GASTEROSTEID.F:. 



35. Gasterosteus microcephalus Girard. 



Abundant. Specimens obtained in brackish water near 

 Ballard, Seattle. Length 2 inches. 



36. Gasterosteus catraphractus Pallas. 



Specimens obtained in abundance, from 3 to i,/4 inches 

 in length. It lives on sandy beaches and spawns in the 

 latter part of July and in August. 



