184 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Investigations of this subject by the writer in May and November 

 revealed the presence of the following fishes in the shrimp nets as they 

 came from the waters: 



List of fishes commonly taken in shrimp nets. 



Food-fishes. 



Unimportant species. 



Scientific name. 



Common name. 



Scientific name. 



Common name. 



Platichthy s stellatus 



Flounder. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



California an- 

 chovy. 



California sar- 

 dine. 



Smelt. 



Little roncador. 



Rock-fish. 



Scale carp. 



California tom- 

 cod. 



Viviparous 

 perch. 



Liparis pulchellus 



Sea snail. 



Parophrys vetulus 



Lampetra cibaria 



Siphostoma californiense . . . 

 Pholis ornatus 



Lead-colored 



Psettichthys melanostictus . 



Fngfranlis movdav ... 



lamprey. 

 Pipe-nsh. 





Butter-fish. 



Clupanodon caeruleus 



Osmerus thaleichthy s 



Geny onemus lineatus 



Sebastodes juv 



Leptocottus armatus 



Porichthys margaritatus... 



Lepidogobius lepidus 



Myliobatiss calif ornicus 



Raia binoculata 



Sculpin. 

 Midshipman. 



Sting ray. 

 Skate. 



Cy prinus carpio 



Notorhynchus maculatus . . 

 Galeus calif ornicus 



Spotted shark. 



Microgadus proximus 



Cymatogaster aggregatus. . . 



Hound-shark. 



Triakis seraifasciatum 



Rhinotriacis henlei 



Leopard-shark. 

 Small dog-shark. 









