FISHES OF PUGET SOUND. 797 



Family SYNGNATHID^. 



37. Siphostoma calif orniense (Storer). Pipe Fish. 

 Not very common. It reaches a length of 18 inches. 



Family STROMATEIDvF. 



38. Rhombus simillimus (Ayres). Pampano. 

 Rare in Puget Sound. Not taken by us. 



Family BRAMID^. 



39. Brama rail Bloch. Pomfret. > 



A specimen taken at Port Townsend by Mr. James G. 

 Swan, and reported by him as being not uncommon off 

 Vancouver Island. It reaches a length of about 20 

 inches. Recently numerous specimens have been taken 

 off San Francisco and Monterey. Not taken by us. 



Family EMBIOTOCID^. 



40. Damalichthys argyrosomus (Girard). White 

 Perch. 



Very abundant; many specimens obtained. It reaches 

 a weight of 2 pounds, and is a common food fish, though 

 not of high quality. 



41. Taeniotoca lateralis (Agassiz). Striped Perch. 

 Very common ; a brilliantly colored fish. A number of 



specimens taken. It reaches a weight of 2 pounds, and 

 is an important food fish, finding a ready sale, although 

 the flesh is somewhat poor. 



42. Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz. Blue Perch; Surf 

 Fish. 



Somewhat scarce. It reaches a weight oi i}^ pounds. 

 Its flesh is poor. A few specimens obtained. 



43. Brachyistius frenatus Gill. 



Not very abundant; not used as food. Weight ^ 

 pound. 



