FISHES OF PUGET SOUND. 837 



The type specimen, 8 inches in length, was collected 

 in Admiralty Inlet by the Young Naturalists' Society and 

 presented by them to the Leland Stanford Jr. University. 

 The species is named for Mr. Charles L. Denny, of 

 Seattle, in recognition of his active and intelligent interest 

 in the natural history of Washington. 



99. Liparis fucensis Gilbert. 



Taken in the Straits of Juan de Fuca by the Albatross. 

 Locally abundant. This seems to be the species de- 

 scribed and figured by Mr. Garman (Monograph of the 

 Discoboli), under the erroneous name of Liparis calliodon. 

 It will be described by Dr. Gilbert in the current number 

 of the Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 



100. Liparis pulchellus Ayres. 



Rather rare. Three or four small specimens brought 

 up in the dredge. 



The following analysis will serve to distinguish the 

 North American species of Liparis: 



a. Liparis. Vertebrfe in moderate number, about 39; dorsal rays about 

 35; anal rays 27 to 30. 



b. Gill-openings very narrow, entirely above base of pectoral; pecto- 

 ral rays from 34 to 37; head a little shorter than broad, and a little 

 longer than deep; dorsal and anal slightly joined to caudal; caudal 

 narrow, its rays 12. North Atlantic, south to Cape Cod. liparis. 

 hb. Gill-openings broad, the lower part considerably below base of 

 upper ray of pectoral. 



c. Pectoral rays 30; head low, flatfish, a third longer than broad, 

 a third broader than deep; jaws subequal; dorsal free from cau- 

 dal, which is slightly joined to anal; caudal narrow, of 12 rays. 

 Puget Sound to Unalaska. cyclopus. 



cc. Pectoral rays 41 to 43; head short, not quite as wide as long; 

 caudal 15 to 20; the dorsal and anal slightly joined to its base. 

 Puget Sound. fucensis. 



aa. Careliparis Garman. Vertebrae about 46; dorsal rays 40 to 44; anal 

 rays 35 or 36; dorsal and anal largely joined to caudal. 

 d. Pectoral rays 35 or 36. 



e. Gill-opeuiug small, its lower edge not below first ray 

 of pectoral; nostrils small, the tubes short or absent. 



