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A gray thread-fish bass eaten by the President* a Base ’ms 
pronounced *very good eating. * This species ms also found 
at South Seymour Id., July 39* 
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FAMILY SC I .AY'MIDA , the Croakers 
31. California Mhite Sea Basts, Oy nosclo n nobill s (Ayers). 
A ’0 lb. specimen xis captured at Magdalena Bay, July 18; 
not saved 
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Ocean 'Vhitefink, C aulol 4, 1 Iu.3 ari n.s.ep.s. (Jcnyns). 
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Sever,; 1 !, were taken both by the fishing parties and over the 
ship’s side: Cairo e Id., July IT; one of 20 inches standard 
length at Sul i von Bay, James Id., July 24; and west side 
Albemarle Id., July 39-126; none saved. 
FAMILY SPHYiiASHIDAK , the Barracudas 
! 3. Southern Barracuda, fphyraen.^ id,iast.e.s Heller and Snodgrass. 
The sir specimens taken were saved; all from the Galapagos Ids., 
as follows: one from Tagus Channel, Albemarle, July 25; two 
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from the east side of Hood Id., July 2$^ The color pattern 
of freshly caught specimens closely resembled the color plate 
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given by ’falford in his "Marine Girae Fishes," for the Mexican 
barracuda (Plate 66, fig. b), but aside from markings they were 
silvery all over as is falford’ s figure below the lateral 
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line. On the basis of coloration alone the southern barracuda 
might be mistaken for the Mexican species. 
34. California or Mexican Barracuda, fiphrraena sp. 
One barracuda which I did not get to see, was captured in 
Magdalena Bay, July 18. It could have only been one of two 
