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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Three species noted by Prof. Baird, but not by Dr. Bean, are to be recorded from 
Sea Isle City, namely : Ophidion marginatum , Pogonias cromis, and Opisthonema ogli- 
num. Two specimens of the former were taken during the summer; Prof. Baird’s 
specimen was taken in winter. 
Most of the notes from Avalon were made by J. Percy Moore. 
1. Raia eglanteria Lac^pede. Brier Bay. 
This is the common ray here and is frequently caught by fishing parties in the 
inlets. Specimens are occasionally found upon the beach and seined in the surf. 
One was taken in the pound net in Ludlam Bay 
2. Raia laevis Mitchill. Barndoor Skate. 
A small individual of this species was seen at Avalon June 26. No other speci- 
mens were found. 
3. Dasyatis centrums (Mitchill). Stingray. 
This species is exceedingly abundant and was taken in the pound net in numbers 
throughout June, July, and August. After about August 20 all the specimens taken 
were young of the year, the adults apparently deserting the bay after bringing forth 
their progeny. Two broods of young, one of four, the other of five, were bor-n in the 
aquarium August 10 and 15, respectively. In neither case did the mother survive 
the birth more than a few hours. The parents measured about 2 feet across the 
“ wings;” the young were about 5 to 6 inches. The “ uterus ” of the mother was 
clothed internally by a dense mat of vascular villosities, which by some means convey 
nutritive material to the developing young. 
4. Galeus canis (Mitchill). Dogfish. 
This shark is very abundant, usually appearing in packs to the great annoyance 
of fishermen. It was caught daily, in the pound net, throughout the summer, but 
greatly increased in abundance during the latter part of August. 
5. Carcharhinus obscurus (Le Sueur). Man-eater. 
Several sharks of this species were taken in the pound net during the latter part 
of July. Seen on Five Fathom Bank August 8. A “large shark 10 feet long,” prob 
ably this species, was seen in Ludlam Bay August 18. 
6. Carcharias littoralis (Mitchill). Sand Shark. 
Three specimens, about 5 feet long, lived for some time in the aquaria. Two of 
these were caught in Ludlam Bay early in June; the third about July 10. They all 
showed a very ferocious disposition. 
7. Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill). Round Herring. 
This species was found in pools on the beach above the laboratory. Large num- 
bers became stranded along shore during the first week in August, when bluefish 
were abundant off the coast. 
8. Clupea sapidissima Wilson. Common Shad. 
A number of specimens, about 6 inches long, were taken in the pound net during 
the middle of August. Great Egg Harbor Biver, 10 miles north of Ludlam Bay, is 
the nearest stream in which they are known to breed. The captures extended over 
a period of eight or ten days and but two or three specimens were taken at a time. 
But little is known of the shad from the time it leaves its native waters at the end of 
