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SYNGNATHID2E. 



Genus SIPHONOSTOMA Rafinesque (Gill). 



10. Siphonostoma fuscum (Storer) -)<>r. & < i ill*. 



{Syhgnathu8 fusous ei peckiccmis Storer.) 

 Very common among weeds along the Beaufort shore. Tlie specimens 

 taken were all small. Drs. Cones and Yarrow found this species and 

 others of Which we obtained many specimens, "rare," and vice versa. 

 The chief reason of this discrepancy is found in the fact that our head- 

 quarters were in the village of Beaufort on the mainland, and our chief 

 collections of small fishes were made among the wharves. Their head- 

 quarters were at Fort Macon, on one of the long sand islands or sand- 

 spits which make such a characteristic feature of the Xorth Carolina 

 coast. On this outer island, " Fool-fish," "Pipe-fish," Blennies, and the 

 like, are not found. 



FISTULAKIIDiE. 



Genus FISTULARIA Linn. 



11. Fistularia tabaccaria L. 



Two specimens observed by Dr. Yarrow. 



SOLEID.E. 

 Genns APHORISTIA Kaup. 



12. Aphoristia plagiusa ( L.) tTov. & Gilb. 



Abundant. Many young specimens taken on the sand-shoals. This 

 species belongs to Aphoristia, and not to Plagusia, as the latter genus is 

 restricted by Kaup and Giinther. The proper orthography of the specific 

 name is apparently plagia, not plagium, unless the latter was originally 

 a misprint for plagmia. 



Genus ACHIRUS Lacepcdc. 



13. Achirus lineatus CL.) Cuv. 



But one specimen seen by us at Beaufort. We obtained this Sole in 

 the Neuse River, at Goldsboro', in completely fresh water, with Belone 

 longirostrw, Txm vitrea, Alvardim crassus, Noturus eleutherus, Bolcosoma 

 HHtciihtticeps, Luxilii8 chlorocephalus, Zygonectes atrilatus, Hyhognathus 

 nucha Us, Micropterus pallidus, etc. 



PLEURONECTIDiE. 



Genus PSEUDOPLEURONECTES Bleeker. 



14. Pseudopleuronectes americnnus (Wall).) dill. 



Rare (Yarrow). Not seen by as. 



