COPY 
September 29, 1938 
Dr. A. Wetmore, Assistant Secretary, 
Through: Dr. L. Stejneger, Head Curator, 
Department of Biology, 
U.S. National Museum, 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
I am submitting a list of the fishes received from the 
Presidential Cruise 1938, which we have identified here in the 
Division of Fishes. T believe this list should be published and 
probably Dr. Schmitt would like to add some field notes to it, but if 
this is done I trust I may see a copy before one is presented to the 
President, or before it goes to press, as I feel responsible for any 
identifications of fish that go out of this Museum. 
Please note that among the sixty-three species listed, 
eleven were not represented in our collection. This accession forms 
one of the most valuable additions to the study series in the Division 
of Fishes so far this year, I trust we may get many more collections 
of the same nature. 
Very sincerely yours, 
Leonard P. Schultz, 
Curator of Fishes. 
IPS :ZG 
