Catalogae of tl)e Pisf)e5 of Long Island. 



Bv TARLETON H. BEAN, 



CHIEF, DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS, U. S. A. 



THE writer has been engaged in a more or less systematic study of the fishes 

 of Long Island since 1884, having made collections during the summer of 

 that year in Great South Bay and adjacent waters for the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission, and subsequently for the same Commission, the New York Fish Commis- 

 sion, and New York State Museum. In 1890 the observations were confined to 

 Great South Bay. From 1895 to 1898, while in charge of the Aquarium of New 

 York City, many kinds of Long Island fishes were brought to my notice, either 

 living or preserved. In 1898 the investigations covered parts of Peconic Bay, 

 Mecox Bay, Shinnecock Bay, and Great South Bay. The studies in 1901 were 

 pursued in Great South Bay and adjoining waters, eastward as far as Southampton. 



All these collections and observations were made in the summer and fall months, 

 except the series brought together by Mr. De Nyse and others from Gravesend 

 Bay, and various other bays of Long Island. 



The results of my investigations were published in the 19th Report of the New- 

 York Fish Commission, the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 

 for 1897, the 54th Annual Report of the New York State Museum, and in Science, 

 N. S., vol. IX, January 13, 1899. Other reports are now in course of publication. 



In the preparation of these notes the ichthyological writings of MiTCHiLL (181 5), 

 DeKay (1842), AVRES, Boston Journal Nat. Hist., IV, 1844, and Mather and 

 Dean, i8th Rept. N. Y. Fish Commission, 1889, have been consulted. 



The notes upon the distribution, common names, habits and rate of growth of 

 the fishes of Long Island relate to 241 species. Of these the following 9 are rare 

 or of doubtful occurrence: 40. Black-nosed Dace. 54. Scaled Sardine. 82. Long- 

 beak. 124. Amber Fish. 125. Runner. 154. Spotted Grouper. 156. Soapfish. 

 igo. Hairy Blowfish. 241. Batfish. 



Fresh-water Fishes. The number of kinds of native fresh-water fishes is only 

 14, including the Black-nosed Dace, a dou-btful species. Thirteen fresh-water forms 

 have been introduced. The complete list of fresh-water fishes, as far as known, 

 includes : 35. Horned Pout. 36. Chub Sucker. 37. Tench, Introduced. 38. Golden 



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