REPORT ON THE SHORE FISHES. 3 



I. THE FISH-FAUNA OF THE SHORES OF THE ATLANTIC. 

 A. TEMPEEATE ZONE OF THE NOETH ATLANTIC. 



Some shore fishes were collected hy the Expedition at Madeira, and at two of the Cape 

 Verde Islands, viz., St Vincent and St Jago. The Expedition stayed at the former 

 place from February 2 to February 6, and on July 9 ; at St Vincent from July 27 to 

 August 5; and at St Jago from August 7 to August 9, 1873; and on the return 

 voyage in 1876 at St Jago on Api-il 16, and at St Vincent from April 18 to April 26. 

 The species collected at these places are comparatively few in number, and none of 

 them of special interest ; so that their simple enumeration will suffice. The shore fauna 

 of the temperate zone gradually merges into that of the tropical zone, so that, whilst 

 the Madeira fishes are almost purely Mediterranean, those of the Cape Verde Islands 

 show a great admixture of West Indian species. 



A single more northern species, obtained south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is included 

 in this series. 



Anthias sacer, BL, Madeira. 



Sebastes kiihli, Bowd., Madeira. 



Scorjjcena scrofa, L., St Vincent. 



RhypticiLS saponaceus, Bl. Schn., St Vincent. 



Beryx splendens, Lowe, Madeira. 



Dactylopterus voUtans, L., St Vincent. 



Lichia glauca, L., St Jago. 



Caranx crumenophthalmus, Bl., St Jago. 



Argyriosus setipinnis, Mitch., Porto Praya, St Jago. • 



Galeoides polydactylus, Vahl., St Jago. 



Sp)hyrcBna vulgaris, C. V., St Jago. 



Mugil cephalus, Cuv., St Jago. 



Blennius sanguinolentus, Pall., St Vincent. 



Lepadogaster gouani, Barnev. , St Vincent. 



Scarus chrysopterus, Bl., St Vincent. 



Hipp>oglossoides dentatus, Mitch., South of Nova Scotia. Station 49 ; 



83 fathoms. 

 Ehomboidichthys podas, De la Eoche, St Vincent. 

 Hemirhamphus vittatus, Val., St Jago. 

 , Balistes forcipatiis, Gm., St Vincent. 



Monacanthus setifer, Benn., St Vincent. 



