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THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM JOURNAL. 
THE AQUARIUM GUIDE. 
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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 Sk ab>. Sn 
Skate, Sand Shaik, Sinoolh 
Dog Pish, American Cod¬ 
ling, Lobster, Sea Bass, 
Black Fish or Tautog. 
Tank E—Striped Bass, 
Weak Pish. 
Tank P—Five varieties of 
Star Fish. 
Tank G—Star Fish, five 
varieties of Sea Anemones, 
Angler. 
FRESH WATER SERIES. 
Tank H—Common Cat 
Fish, Blue Cat Fish, Yellow 
Perch, Fresh Water Dog Fish. 
Tank I—Yellow Perch, 
Algal (Brook Pickerel), 
Shiner, IBlue Cat-fish, Long 
eared Pond fish, common 
Pond fish, Mullett Sucker. 
Tank J—Carp, Pearl Carp, 
Golden Carp, Mottled Carp. 
Tank K—Brown Cat-fish, 
Common Cat, Blue Cat, 
Fresh Water Dog-fish, Lake 
Sturgeon, Eel, Gar Pike,* 
Pickerel, Common Pond fish, 
“ Seneca Laker,” (Localism), 
Bass, Fresh Water Sheeps- 
head, Long finned Chub 
Sucker. 
)SALT WATER SERIES. 
Tank L—Shoal of Striped 
Bass, Black fish, Sea Perch, 
Blue fish. 
Tank M—Lafayette Fish, 
Flounder, Blue fish, Young 
Skate, Black fish, Striped Bass. Cod. 
Tank N-—Blue fish, Blaekfish, Striped Bass, 
Manhaden, Lafayette, King Crab. 
Tank 0—Killi-fish, Cottus, Toad Fish. 
TankP—Lobster, Lady-crab ; 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, 
ft SALT WATER TABLE TANKS. 
Tank a—Anemones, Armadillo Shells. 
Tank b—Porgies, Pectens. 
Tank c—Striped Gurnards, Barred Killifish, 
Algae, Toad Fish, smooth browed Bull Head. 
Tank d—Sea Raven,* Bermuda Lobsters, 
Lady Crabs, Spider Crabs, Rock Crabs, Win¬ 
ter Flounder, Pectens, Sheepshead Lebias, 
Algae. 
Tank e—Wharf fish, or Checsey Black fish, 
Spider Crab, Pectens, Lebias, Algae, Young 
Tantog or Blaekfish, Cunner. 
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, 
Liv ng Corals. 
Tank i—Crabs, 7 varieties, Algae, Shrimp. 
Tnnlr i—Yon no- Kino- Crabs. Sm'fler Crops 
Ground Plan of the New York Aquarium. 
in uniform, Little Hermits, Young Black fish, 
Young SSa Toads, Shrimp, Algae, Young of 
edible Crabs, Fiddler Crabs. 
Tank k—Lafayettes, Algae, Sheepshead 
Lebias, Little Hermits. 
Tank 1—Sea Horse, Sheepshead Lebias, 
Algae, Serpula, Periwinkle and Spawn. 
FRESH WATER TABLE TANKS. 
Tank m—N. Y. Shiner. 
Tank n—Brown Cat fish. 
Tank o—Pickerel. 
Tank p —Japanese Kingiyo.* 
Tank q — Common Sun fish. 
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—Young 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—freshwater Lobster, Dace, Algae. 
Tank 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. 
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 30 and 31 
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 obtained 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 negotia¬ 
tions are now on foot with 
Mr. Seth Gkeen, for the fol¬ 
lowing supply of fish and 
fish spawn ; Salmon and 
Brook Trout with spawn of 
the same, and California and 
Kennebec Salmon of differ¬ 
ent ages, and if possible a full supply o f White 
fish spawn. The spawn above mentioned 
will be placed in charge of Mb. Mathek on 
their ai'rival. 
The official direction and management of 
the Aquarium may be indicated as follows : 
W. C. COUP.Manager. 
It. J. EDGAR.Secretary 
PROF. H. D. BUTLER.Geu’J Sup’t. 
MR. W. S. WARD.Naturalist. 
And Director of Educational Department. 
0. F. HOLDER.^...Assistant Naturalist. 
MR. FRED. MATHER.Sup’t of Fish Culture. 
MR. A. W. ROBERTS.In charge of Fisheries. 
F. T. VANCE...Illustrative Artist. 
