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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Color, dark above and on upper three-fourths of sides, pale below ; dorsal fins barred with series of 
dark dots or blotches ; caudal similarly marked but rather darker; anal light with afew dark blotches; 
pectorals same as caudal; ventrals plain ; underside of head profusely covered with small, round black 
specks; muciferous pores on head well developed. 
Besides the specimen described above we have two others of the same slender style from Pelican 
Bay, and many others from Pelican Bay, the majority of which are much smaller and less slender. 
The slender ones are apparently entirely smooth; a ripe female 3 inches long has a few prickles on 
anterior part of body, while all the smaller ones are pretty well covered with small prickles. 
39. Leptocottus armatus Girard 
Very abundant in Siuslaw River below Acme and easily caught on a trawl or with hook and line. 
40. Platichthys stellatus Pallas. California Flounder. 
Common about the mouths of Siuslaw River and Ten Mile Creek; occasionally taken during the 
summer as far up the river as Mapleton. Of 11 specimens from Siuslaw River and Ten Mile C?eek, 6 
are dextral and 5 are sinistral. 
