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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The Oregonian of June 19 stated iii regard to tbe crawfisli trade of that city: 
The first shipment of hig crawfish from down the river was received here yesterday, and some 
of them were whoppers, at least 6 inches in length. They look more like young lobsters than ordi- 
nary crawfish. There is quite a demand for these crustaceans, now that the Americans have begun 
to learn what the French and Germans have long known — that they are delicacies. There is no end 
of them in the Columbia and Willamette, where they grow to large size, and smaller ones are found 
in nearly every stream in the State. Quite a business is done by several persons in shipping cooked 
and spiced crawfish to'San Francisco, where there is a great demand for them, and they are now found 
regularly on the bill of fare at a number of restaurants. It is not likely that there will ever be so 
many millions of dollars in the crawfish fishery as in the salmon, or even in the sturgeon and shad, 
but it can be made to yield a profit to many fishermen. 
Mr. A. B. Alexander, of the Fish Commission steamer Alhatross, found that in 
1893 the quantity of crawfish received hy Portland dealers was 25,000 dozen, with a 
value to the fishermen of $3,000, or 1 cent each. 
FISHES OF MONTEREY BAY AND VICINITY. 
The mounted collection of fishes of Mr. B. C. Winston, of Pacific Grove, has 
already been referred to. The collection is interesting in that it is a fair represen tation 
of the fish fauna of a definite part of the coast, being made up from specimens drawn 
almost exclusively from the immediate vicinity of Monterey; that is, from Monterey 
Bay and the adjacent ocean. Mr. Winston has courteously supplied a list of the fishes, 
which discloses some interesting species and seems worthy of presentation. 
PoUstotrema stonti. Hagfish. 
Mepti'anchias maouJatus. Seveu-gilled .shark. 
Catalus uter. Puffy shark. 
Tfialds semifasciatus. Leopard shark. 
Carcliarinus glauciis. Blue shark. 
AJopias vulpes. Thresher shark. 
Lamna cornuhica. Mackerel shark. 
Sqtialua acantluas. Dog shark. 
Jlliinobalus productus. Shovel-nose shark. 
liaia iiwrnaia. Skate. 
Paia stellulata. Ska.te. 
Myliohaiis caufornicus. Stingray. 
Aleqddosaurus borealis. Lance-fish. Rare. 
Synodus lucioceps. Lizard-fish. 
Exoccchis calif ornicus. Flying-fish. 
Siphosfoma californiense. Pipefish. 
Hippocampus inyens. Sea-horse. Rare. 
Sphyrwna aryeniea. Barracuda. 
Scomber colias. Mackerel. 
Sarda chilensis. Skipjack. 
Trachurus picturatus. Horse mackerel. 
Seriola dorsalis. Yellow-tail. 
Girella nigricans. Kingfish. 
Ditrema laterale. Blue perch. 
. Surf-fish. 
Caulolatilus princeps. Whiteilsh. 
Hexagrammns decagrammus. Sea trout. 
Ophiodon elongaius. California cod. 
Anoplopoma fimbria. Black cod. 
Sehastodes qjaucispinis. Boccaccio 
Sebastichtliys flaridus. Yellow-tailed rockfish. 
■miniatus. Rasher. 
ruber. Red rockfish. Very rare. 
constcUatus. Spotted corsair. 
nialiger. 
nebulosus. Garrupa. 
serriceps. Treefish. Not common. 
nigrocinctus. Black-banded rockfish. 
One specimen. 
goodei. 
Sebastolobus alascanus. Alaska rock-cod. Very 
rare. Two specimens. 
Icelinus quadriseriaUis. Scufiiin. 
Enophrys bison. Scorj>ion-fish. 
NauticMhys oculofasciatus. Sculpin. Four speci- 
mens. 
Bhampliocoitus richardsoni. Ramfish. 
Porichthys margarUaius. Midshipman. 
Neoclinus satiricus. Batfish. Rare. 
CVtuus evides. Blenuy. 
Xqdiister mucosus. Blenny. 
Cebedichthys marmoratus. Crested blenny. 
Anarrichthys ocellatus. Wolf-fish. 
Microgadus proximus. Tomcod. 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus. Halibut. 
Lepidopsctta bilineata. Sole. 
Pleuronectes stellatus. Rough-jacket flounder. 
