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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The following species are found in American waters : 
List of the species of Embiotocidce found in American waters. 
[Shore fishes unless otherwise specified.] 
Species. 
Distribution. 
Hypsurus caryi Agassiz 
Damalichthys argyrosomus Girard 
Hyperprosopon analis Agassiz 
Hyperprosopon argenteus Gibbons 
Hyperprosopon agassizi Gill 
Holconotus rhodoterus Agassiz 
Amphistiehus argenteus Agassiz 
Rhacoehilus toxotes Agassiz 
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz 
Phanerodon lateralis Agassiz 
Phanerodon furcatus Girard 
Phanerodon atripes Jordan & Gilbert 
Brachyistius frenatus Gill 
Brachyistius rosaceus Jordan & Gilbert 
Cymatogaster aggregatus Gibbons 
Abeona minima Gibbons 
Abeona aurora Jordan & Gilbert 
Hysterocarpus traskii Gibbons 
San Diego to San Francisco 
San Diego to Puget Sound. 
Port Harford to San Francisco. 
Encenada to Astoria. 
Santa Barbara to San Francisco. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
San Diego to Cape Flattery. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
San Diego to Puget Sound. 
San Diego to Puget Sound. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
Cortes Bank to Monterey. 
San Diego to Puget Sound. 
Off San Francisco, deep water. 
San Diego to Puget Sound. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
Monterey Bay. 
Fresh waters of Central California. 
Of all these, Cymatogaster aggregatus is one of the most abundant species between 
San Diego and San Francisco. 
In the deeper water the viviparous species of Scorpcenidce replace the Embiotocidce. 
The following species of viviparous Scorpatnidce are found on the west coast of 
America : 
List of species of viviparous Scorpcenidos found on the West Coast of America. 
Name of species. 
Vertical distri- 
bution. 
Horizontal distribution. 
Sebastolobus alascanus Bean 
Sebastolobus macrochir (Gunther) 
Sebastichthys nigrocinctus (Ayres) 
Sebastichthys serriceps J. &. G 
Sebastichthys rubrovinctus J. & G 
Sebastichthys diplaproa Gilbert 
Acutomentum melanostomus (E. & E.) . . . 
Acutomentum macdonaldi E. & B 
Acutomentum oralis (Ayres) 
Acutomentum alutus (Gilbert) 
Primospina mystinus (Jordan & Gilbert). 
Primospina entomelas (Jordan & Gilbert) . 
Sebastosomus flavidus (Ayres) 
Sebastosomus serranoides (E. & E.) 
Sebastosomus melanops (Girard) 
Sebastosomus ciliatus Tiles 
Sebastodes paucispinis (Ayres) 
Sebastodes goodei E. & E.“ 
(?) matzubar® Hilgendorf 
| Sebastomus capensis Limucus 
Sebastomus rufus (E. & E.) 
Sebastomus miniatus (J. & G-.) 
Sebastomus pinniger (Gill) 
1 Sebastomus levis (E. & E.) 
1 Sebastomus ®reus (E. & E.) 
Sebastomus constellatus (J. & G.) 
Sebastomus umbrosus (J. & G.) 
Sebastomus rosaceus (Girard) 
Sebastomus rhodochloris (J. & G.) 
Sebastomus gilli (E.) 
Sebastomus rupestris (Gilbert) 
Sebastomus eos (E. & E.) 
Sebastomus chlorostictus (J. & G.) 
960 feet 
2,100 feet 
Deep water 
10 to 90 feet 
300 to 600 feet 
740 feet 
600 to 1600 feet 
600 feet 
300 feet 
900 feet 
100 feet 
(?) 
90 feet 
100 to 300 feet 
90 feet 
(?) 
90 to 600 feet 
600 to 900 feet 
(?) 
(?) 
600 feet 
100 to 600 feet 
600 feet 
250 to 600 feet 
250 to 600 feet 
90 to 300 feet and 
deeper? 
(?) 
100 feet 
Deep water 
600 feet 
900 feet 
600 feet 
300 feet 
Off Trinity Islands. 
Southern California to Japan. 
Monterey to Vancouver Island. 
Cerros Island to San Francisco. 
San Diego to Monterey. 
Southern California. 
San Diego. 
San Diego. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
Southern California. 
San Diego to Puget Sound. 
Port Harford to Monterey. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
Monterey to Sitka. 
Alaska. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
Alaska. 
Coast of Chili and Cape Seas. 
San Diego. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
San Diego to Puget Sound. 
San Diego to Monterey. 
San Diego. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
Santa Barbara. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
Monterey to San Franoisco. 
San Diego. 
Southern California. 
San Diego. 
San Diego to San Francisco. 
