FISHES OF PUGET SOUND. 799 



ing investigation we may adopt the subspecific name dal/i 

 for the Puget Sound form of this species. 



51. Sebastodes maliger (Jordan & Gilbert). 



Found by Jordan & Gilbert to be a common species 

 in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, Reaches a weight of 6 

 pounds. Not taken by us. 



52. Sebastodes nebulosus (Ayres). Rock Cod. 

 Rather common. No specimens taken by us. 



53. Sebastodes nigrocinctus (Ayres). 



This peculiarly marked rock fish was found by Jordan 

 & Gilbert to be common in the entrance to the Straits of 

 Juan de Fuca, in deep water. No specimens obtained in 

 Puget Sound. 



Family HEXAGRAMMID^. 



54. Hexagrammus decagrammus (Pallas). 



Said to be quite common, but less abundant than Hex- 

 agrammus as-per. Not taken by us. 



55. Hexagrammus ordinatus (Cope). 



Taken at Port Angeles, on the south shore of the Straits 

 of Juan de Fuca, by the Albatross. Not seen by us. 



56. Hexagrammus asper Steller. Hexagrammus sufer- 

 ciliosus (Pallas). 



Not abundant and not taken by us. 



57. Hexagrammus hexagrammus (Pallas). Starling. 

 Abundant everywhere in Puget Sound. It lives about 



rocky places, and is taken in large numbers with hook 

 and line and nets. It reaches a length of about 16 inches 

 and a weight of 2 or 3 pounds. It is a food fish of fair 

 quality, but inferior to the species of Sebastodes. This 

 is the southern limit of this species. Several specimens 

 were obtained by us. 



