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THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM JOURNAL. 
THE AQUARIUM GUIDE. 
The following tabulated list is designed, with 
the assistance of the accompanying ground plan, 
to serve as a guide or index to the Aquarium 
Tanks, and although it will be revised 
semi-monthly, allowance must be made for such 
changes as may be found necessary during the 
intervals between the dates of publication. 
SALT WATER SERIES. 
Tank A — 'Whale. 
Tank B—Seals. 
Tank C—Sharp-nosed Sturgeon, Blunt- 
nosed Sturgeon, Prickly Skn + f >. Summer 
Skate, Sand Shark, Smooth 
Dog Fish, American Cod¬ 
ling, Lobster, Sea Bass, 
Black Fish or Tautog. 
Tank E — Striped Bass, 
Weak Fiji, Codlings, Floun¬ 
ders. 
Tank F—-Five varieties of 
Star Fish. 
Tank G—Lobsters 
FRESH WATER SERIES. 
Tank H — California Sal¬ 
mon, Lake Trout, Brook 
Trout. 
Tank I—Yellow Perch, 
Brook Pickerel. Blue Cat-fish, 
Long-eared Pond fish, com¬ 
mon Pond fish, Hullett Suck¬ 
er, Geneva Bass, Rock Bass. 
Tank J—Carp, Pearl Carp, 
Golden Carp, Mottled Carp. 
Tank K—Brown Cat-fish, 
Common Cat, Blue Cat, 
Fresh Water Dog-fisL, Lake 
Sturgeon, Eel, Gar Pike, 
Pickei el, Common Pond fish, 
“SenecaLaker,” (Localism), 
Bass, Fresh Water Slieeps- 
head, Long finned Chub 
Sucker, Wall-eyed Pike, Lake 
Pickerel. 
SALT WATER SERIES. 
Tank L—Shoal of Striped 
Bass, Black fish. Sea Perch> 
Blue fish. 
Tank M—Lafayette Fish, 
Flounder, Porgies, Young 
Skate, Black fish, Striped 
Bass. Cod. 
Tank N—Tomcod, Blaekfish, Striped Bass, 
Manhaden, Lafayette, King Crab. 
Tank O—Killi-fisb, Tomcod, Toad Fish. 
Tank P—Lobster, Lady-erab ; Edible Crab, 
Spider Crab, Hermit Crab, Spotted Crab, 
Lobster. 
Tank Q—Spotted Cod Lings. 
Tank R—Rock Cod. 
Tank S—Black Sea Bass. 
Tank T—Lobster, Striped Bass, Porgies, 
Lafayette Fish. 
SALT WATER TABLE TANKS. 
Tank a—Anemones. 
Tank b—Porgies, Pectens. 
Tank c—Striped Gurnards', Barred Killifisb, 
Algae, Toad Fish, Smooth browed Bull Head. 
Tank d—Sea RaveD, Bermuda Lobsters, 
Lady Crabs, Spider Crabs, Rock Crabs, Win¬ 
ter Flounder, Pectens, Sheepshead Lebias, 
Algae, Sea Urchins. 
Tank e—Wharf fish, or Checsey Black fish, 
Spider Crab, Pectens, Lebias, Algae, Young 
Tantog or Blaekfish, Cuuner, Sea Urchins. 
Tank f — Harvest fish, Star fish, four varie¬ 
ties, Hermit Crabs, Pectens, Algae. 
Tank g — Serpula, Living Sponges, Aro- 
mias, Bryozoas. 
Tank h—Anemones, four varieties, Algae, 
Livng Corals. 
Tank i—Crabs, 7 varieties, Algae, Shrimp. 
Tank i—Yon no Kinsr Crabs. Snider Grabs 
Ground Plan of the New York Aquarium, 
in uniform, Little Hermits, Young Black fish, 
Young Sea Toads, Shrimp, Algae, Young of 
edible Crabs, Fiddler Crabs. 
Tank k—Lafayettes, Algae, Sheepshead 
Lebias, Little Hermits. 
Tank 1—Sea Horse, Sheepshead Lebias, 
Algae, Seipula, Periwinkle and Spawn. 
FRESH WATER TABLE TANKS, f 
Tank m—N. Y. Shiner. r 
Tank n—Brown Cat fi ah. J 
Tank o—Pickerel. 
Tank p —Japanese Kingiyo.* 
Tank q—Common Sun fish. J 
Tank r—Hell Benders.* 
Tank s—Long eared Pond fish, and Fresh 
Water Lobster. 
Tank t—Common Pond Fish. 
Tank u — White Perch. 
Tank v — School of black-nosed Dace. 
Tank w — Banded Proteus.* 
Tank x — Yellow Perch. 
Tank y—.Coxing Brook Trout. 
Tank z — Lake Trout. 
POST TANKS. 
Tank 1— Young Salt Water Actinae, Coral, 
Algae. 
Tank 2—Black Headed Dace. 
Tank 3 —Crimson Spotted Triton. 
Tank 4—~resh water Lobster, Dace, Algae. 
Tauk 5 — Algae, Unio, 
Munnon. 
Tank 6 — Dace. 
Tank 7 — Young Cat Fish, 
Lobster, etc. 
Tank 8 — Sea Anemones ; 
Algae. 
Tank 9 — -Sticklebacks.* 
Tank U—Sea Lion. 
Tank V—Brook Trout, Sal¬ 
mon Trout,California S dmon 
Tank W—Fish hatching 
troughs.* 
***The Asterisks that fol¬ 
low many of the names con¬ 
tained in the above list, are 
designed to indicate that the 
fish thus designated is fully 
described on pages 38 and 39 
of the present issue of this 
Journal. In certain instan¬ 
ces, where a recent removal 
of fish has been deemed 
necessary previous to a re¬ 
vision of this list, informa¬ 
tion regarding its location 
can be obta ned from the 
regularly appointed assist¬ 
ants, who are constantly in 
attendance for the sole pur- 
pase of answering questions. 
The manager is pleased 
to announce that he has 
jest received from Mr. Seth 
Green, the following supply 
of fish and fish spawn ; 
Salmon and Brook Trout 
with spawn of the same, 
and California and Kenne¬ 
bec Salmon of different ages, 
and in addition a full supply of Whitefish 
spawn. The spawn above mentioned has 
been placed in charge of Mr. Mather. 
The official direction and management of 
the Aquarium may be indicated as follows : 
W. C. COUP.Manager. 
R. J. EDGAR.Secretary 
PROP. H. D. BUTLER.Gen’l Sup’t. 
MR. W. S. WARD...Naturalist. 
Ami Director of Educational Department. » 
C. F. HOLDER.Assistant Naturalist. 
MR. FRED. MATHER.Sup’t of Fish Culture. 
MR. A. W. ROBERTS.In charge of Fislniies. 
F. T. YANCE.A.....Illustrative Artist. 
