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Check List of the Fishes of
the Dominion of Canada and
Newfoundland.

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1 . Squalus acanthias (Picked Dogfish)

2. Raja rad i at a (Starry Ray)

3. Acipenser sturio oxyrhynchus (Common Sturgeon)
4-5. Lepidosteus osseus (Common Garpike)

(> 7. Amia calva (Bowfin)

CHECK LIST

OF

The Fishes of the Dominion of Canada

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Newfoundland

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By ANDREW HALKETT '/V3S

Naturalist , Department Marine and Fisheries

Illustrated by 14 Plates

OTTAWA

PRINTED BY C. H. PARMELEE, PRINTER TO THE KING’S MOST
EXCELLENT MAJESTY

1913.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introductory Remarks .

Scheme of Classification .

Check List .

Addenda .

Glossary of Technical Terms
Index to Technical Names. .
Index to Vernacular Names.

Pages
7- 10

11-37

38-116

117

118
119-130
131-138

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

This publication is a check-list of the Fishes of British North America. Its aim is to give
the species indigenous to the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, as well as those of the Fishing
Banks beyond the three mile limit. A complete list of the fishes of Canada has long been a
desideratum, and it is hoped that the present work will help to obviate that need. It should,
however , be looked upon as a pioneer, heralding the way towards a fuller specific conception of
our fishes and their distribution. There are records of specimens which are provisionally admitted
in the list as distinct species, having been recorded so, which in reality may belong to species
alieady known, and an endeavour is made to point out those doubtful records, which happily
aie not o'\ er numerous, in foot-notes. As regards the better known, and more commercially
important kinds, the check-list may, in giving their range, more repletely serve its purpose; but
even in a few of these the limits of their range, especially in the far north, and owing to confusion
in theii records and synonyms, are hard to determine. Records of certain specimens are possibly
sometimes wrongly named by the recorders, and would therefore appear, had they been rightly
named, under the species to which they really belong; although in some such cases the localities
in which they were found may be included through other records. Species which occur close
to our borders, or both north and south of our borders, although not actually recorded from
our waters are also provisionally admitted; and this appears justifiable, because the late Rev.
Cl. W. Taylor was constantly bringing to light species occurring in British Columbia which
hitherto had not been recorded; and furthermore, researches have revealed species along our
Atlantic sea-coast, and in the fresh waters of the Dominion, which formerly were not recorded
north of the United States boundary. There are also some interesting records of casual visitors,
such as the tarpon ( Tarpon atlcmticus) in Nova Scotia; and the occurrence of species very
rare in Canada, such as the paddle-fish ( Polyodon spathulci ) in Helen Lake, Nipigon River, and
elsewhere in the Canadian Great Lakes region. The list of the fishes, especially the fresh water
fishes, of Newfoundland is admitted to be inadequate. There appear to be no published records
of the species of that colony (save a list of ‘The Fishes of Labrador,’ by William Converse
Kendall), yet as one third of the island of Newfoundland is covered with water some interesting
finds may in the future be looked for. Some remarkable and diverse forms, indigenous to the
Banks of Newfoundland and to the Banks off Nova Scotia have been obtained on these fishing
grounds, or have followed vessels into the harbours and ports from there, and it has been thought
fitting to include such in the list.

Canada has its own particular species of fishes — that is species which do not occur, or have not
been found, in the waters of any other country; and one of them, of which there is only one specimen
known, recently discovered, is the type of a new genus (Asemichthys) . The names of the species
peculiar to Canada, with the localities where they occur, appear in their places in the body of the
text. Contrariwise there is scarcely a sea on the surface of the globe in which there does not occur
some fish which also occurs, or has occurred, on the coasts of Canada.

The check-list, of course, is not descriptive; but is simply, it is hoped, what it purports to be.
It is a pioneer, feeling its way towards a better knowledge of what species of fishes inhabit the
waters of the British North American possessions — especially those indigenous to Canada. It
does not profess to be a complete list, but it is confidently believed to approximate the total number
of fishes which our waters contain. It is subject to amendment then, in regard to species to be added
to the list as records or discoveries reveal them; and not only so, but in regard to species, and such
are apparently few, to be eliminated from the list as having no right there.

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As the list stands there are 569 species including sub-species (3 being in addenda), and they
follow each other consecutively, and in systematic order, from the cyclostomes to the plectog-
naths: the families and orders under which they are jilaced appearing in a preceding scheme of
classification. The technical name, governed by the rules of priority; the vernacular name, when
the fish has one (and the majority of our fishes bear vernacular names); the environment,
concisely; and the geographical distribution of each fish are given.

The check-list is based on all the available literature on the subject, and on my own personal’
observations in many parts of the Dominion; as well as in an examination of specimens in the
museum. In its preparation a vast amount of material has been consulted. I am under inestimable
obligation to Drs. Jordan and Evermann. Their great work on The Fishes of North and Middle
America’ in four massive volumns has been indispensable, and I am indebted to them for the
settlement of priority of names. I adhere, however, to British ichthyologists where a matter of
orthography is concerned — as Lepidosteus instead of Lepisosteus and Hyodon instead of Hiodon.
Besides the great work of those authorities referred to, I have received much help from their
'American Food and Game Fishes,’ and from Dr. Jordan’s 'Guide to the Study of Fishes’ in two
volumns.

Many lists and records of the fishes of Provinces and localities have been diligently compared
and in respect to such valuable aid has been afforded me by individual students of the fishes of
special localities.

To Mr. Harry Piers, Curator of the Provincial Museum of Nova Scotia, I am indebted not
only for copies of his annual reports which contain accounts of fishes of Nova Scotia, and for records
of the occurrence of Chilomycterus schoepfi and Mola mola in that Province, but also for the loan
of the following lists which are now out of print.

'Fishes of Nova Scotia,’ 1866, by Thomas F. Knight.

'List of the Fishes of Nova Scotia,’ 1879, by J. Matthew Jones.

'Nova Scotian Ichthyology,’ 1885-6, by Dr. Honeyman.

To Dr. Phillip Cox, of Fredericton University, I owe a great deal, not only for the valuable
aid which his 'Catalogue of the Marine and Fresh-water Fishes of New Brunswick’ and his 'List
of Fi esh-watei Fishes of the Gaspe Peninsula have afforded me, but I am additionally indebted
to him for kindly going over my manuscript in regard to the fishes of New Brunswick.

Gratefully do I acknowledge the favours of the late Rev. G. W. Taylor, formerly the Curator
of the Biological Station at Departure Bay, Vancouver Island. In personal interviews and in
coi i espondence he did me gieat service, and he had the kindness to review a provisional manuscript
list of the fishes of British Columbia which I drew up for his perusal. It may be mentioned too
that Mr. Taylor kindly volunteered to allow me to incorporate into my list, a list of the fishes of
British Columbia, which he himself had in course of preparation, but unfortunately his death
intervened and the list has never appeared. In regard to the fishes of British Columbia, I am also
indebted to Mr. Francis Kermode, Curator of the Provincial Museum, Victoria, who kindly had
a list of the fishes in the museum type-written for me, and who also sent me a copy of his published
report which contains a list of the fishes in that collection. To him I am further indebted for getting
a very young specimen of Catulus brunneus, through Dr. Gilbert of Leland-Stanford Junior Uni¬
versity, identified.

The following lists and publications have been of great service:

‘Food and Game Fishes of North America,’ by the deceased Dr. G. Brown Goode.

Check-list of the Fishes of Ontario, by Mr. C. IV. Nash, Lecturer on Biology for the Ontario
Department of Agriculture.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

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‘Notes on the Fishes of Canso,’ and ‘Notes on Fishes of Tignish, Prince Edward Island,’ by
r. G. A. Cornish, of Toronto University.

t ^s^es °f Labrador,’ by Mr. W. C. Kendall, of the United States Fish Commission.

‘A Check-list of the Fresh-water Fishes of Canada,’ by Evermann and Goldsborough.

Fauna of the Atlantic Coast of Canada,’ by Dr. Joseph Stafford, in which mention is made
of fishes occurring at Gaspe.

Notes on the Fishes of Lake Ontario, of Lake Champlain, and of the St. Lawrence River by
Evermann and Kendall. ’

Catalogue of Fishes, &c., exhibited by the Department of Marine and Fisheries at the Colonial
and Indian Exhibition, by the deceased Dr. J. F. Whiteaves.

Prof. Ramsay Wright’s ‘Preliminary Report on the Fish and Fisheries of Ontario’ was of
service; and ‘ List of Manitoba Fishes ’ by Dr. E. E. Prince, was of use as showing species which
occur in Manitoba, but no localities are given.

The following British publications have been of great service, generally as showing the dis¬
tribution of fishes, which occur in Canada, at the coasts of other lands, or in the open ocean.

‘History of British Fishes,’ 1859, in two volumns, by William Yarrell.

‘An Introduction to the Study of Fishes,’ 1880, by Dr. Albert Gunther.

‘The Cambridge Natural History’: volurrm VII — 'Fishes’— in part by Dr. T. W. Bridge of

Trinity College, Cambridge, and in part by Dr. G. A. Boulenger, of the Zoological Department of
the British Museum.

‘ Catalogue of the Perciform Fishes in the British Museum ’ by Dr. Boulenger.

'The Fishes. of Porto Rico,’ by Evermann and Marsh, published in a Bulletin of the United
States, was of similar service concerning the occurrence of certain species at that island

T° Dr- L- Hussakof of the American Museum of Natural History I am indebted for a diagnosis
of different species of Myxine, with whom I corresponded on the subject. The diagnosis is from
‘ A Revision of the Myxinoids of the Genus Myxine ,’ by Mr. C. Tate Regan, of the British Museum.

I have also to mention aid received through Mr. Alex. Finlayson, Inspector of Hatcheries for
the Dominion, whose acquaintance with many of our fishes, especially of our commercial fishes, is
very thorough, in the determination of one or two specimens which were not readily recognizable
owing to the effects of the preservatives in which they had been kept; and last, but by no means
least, it affords me great pleasure to express my appreciation of the hearty interest shown to me
by Mr. W. A. Found, Superintendent of Fisheries, during the time when the check-list was being-
prepared, and for his patience in awaiting its forthcoming.

A few words concerning the scheme of classification referred to above. In the present state
of ichthyological knowledge a certain latitude may be allowable, and I may therefore be pardoned
for venturing to arrange families and higher groups provisionally in such a way as for the present
best appears to suit myself. The Cyclostomata naturally divide into two orders, the names here
used for these being— Myxinoides (Hagfishes) and Petromyzontes (Lampreys). ’Being unready,
as some do, to regard the Plagiostomi (Sharks and Rays) and the Holocephali (Chimeras)
as distinctive sub-classes, I combine them in a single sub-'class — Elasmobranchii, of which
the two former are orders. I follow Hasse in sub-dividing the Plagiostomi according to
the structure of the vertebrae. These divisions I regard as sub-orders. The names Selachii
and Batoidei (save that the former by some is the name employed for the entire sub¬
class, which is then properly equivalent to Elasmobranchii) I discard, for the reason that
the transition from the more primitive sharks through the tectospondylous sharks to the
saw-fishes and more specialized rays, seems to be so marked as to preclude their sub-division in a
way which cannot but be other than artificial; especially as the more natural sub-order Tectos-
pondyli includes forms which it is usual to place with the Selachii on the one hand (although none

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such are represented in our waters) and with the Batoidei on the other. Discarding the name
Ganoidei as untenable, I innovate the classification of the Teleostomi by dividing them primarily
into two super-orders — Chondrostei and Teleostei. There is a closer relationship between the
Holostei (Gar-pikes and Amia calva ) in many essential particulars and the Teleostei, as recognized,
than there is between the former and the Chondrostei. Therefore I include the Holostei as an
order in the Teleostei. The two names to be sure signify much the same thing, but Holostei may
stand as the name of the most primitive order of the super-order. Conformity to system requires
an order in the super-order Chondrostei, although the super-order and order embrace the same.
This I give as Acipenseroidei (the paddle-fish and the sturgeons). The super-order Teleostei, thus
understood, contains XV orders (only two of which, Symbranchii and Opisthomi, are not repre¬
sented in Canada) and I follow Boulenger in their names and arrangement, except that with him
these orders (saving Holostei — here included in Teleostei) are sub-orders, and the super-order —
Teleostei an order; and his divisions of the Acanthopterygii I regard as sub-orders. Quotations
from Boulenger given as foot-notes in the scheme of classification are intended as explanatory as to
why I adopt his classification. In sub-dividing orders into families and genera, I have in substance
been guided by Jordan and Evermann, and in the names of the species I essentially follow them;
for their assiduity in having determined the priority of the names of the fishes of the continent
of North and Middle America is obvious and manifest, and speaks for itself. Certain names em¬
ployed by Jordan and Evermann, not always with them equal in rank, I have moreover adopted
as sub-orders of some orders.

The check-list is followed by a brief glossary of technical terms, and indices of technical and
vernacular names; and the work is illustrated with 14 plates, from photographs of mounted speci¬
mens and casts in the Canadian Fisheries Museum.

ANDREW HALKETT,

Naturalist , Department Marine and Fisheries.

Canadian Fisheries Museum,

Ottawa, Canada, 1913.

Scheme of Classification

CLASS PISCES (FISHES)

Sub class I Cyclostomata (Hagfishes and Lampreys). Also known as Cyclostomi, and as

Marsipobranchii.

ORDER I MYXINOIDES (Hagfishes). Also known as Hyperotreti.

Family I M yxinidce.

Genus 1 Myxine

limosa 1 (American Hagfish)

Family II Eptatrelidce

Genus 2 Polistotrema

stouti 2 (California Hagfish)

ORDER II PETROMYZONTES. (Lampreys). Also known as Hyperoartii
Family III Petromyzonidce
Genus 3 Petromyzon

marinus 3 (Great Sea Lamprey)
unicolor 4 (Landlocked Lamprey)

Genus 4 Ichthyomyzon

concolor 5 (Silver Lamprey)
castaneus 6 (Northern Lamprey)

Genus 5 Entosphenus

tridentatus 7 (Three-toothed Lamprey)

Genus 6 Lampetra

aurea 8 (Brook Lamprey)
cibaria 9 (Brook Lamprey)

wilderi 10 (Small Black Lamprey: Brook Lamprey)

Sub-class II Elasmobranchii (Sharks, Rays, and Chimseras). Also known as Selachii and as

Chondropterygii.

ORDER III PLAGIOSTOMI (Sharks and Rays)

Sub-order 1 Diplospondyli. (Plagiostomes in which the centra are imperfectly
segmented, and joined in pairs, and each pair bearing two neural arches.)
Family IV Hexanchidce.1 Known also as Notidanidse.

Genus 7 Notorhynchus

maculatus 11 (Cow Shark)

Genus 8 Hexanchus

corinus 12 (Shovel-nosed Shark)

Sub-order 2 Asterospondyli. (Plagiostomes in which the calcification of each
centrum in cross section radiates star-like from the central axis.)

Family V Scylliorhinidce. Scylliida3 in part of some.

Genus 8a Scylliorhinus

profundorum 12a (Roussette). See addenda p. 117
Genus 9 Catulus

brunneus 13 (Cat Shark: Swell Shark)

‘Although this family contains sharks which have. 7 gill apertures on either side, Hexanchus has priority over
Notidanus, and the name of the family should conform to that of the typical genus.

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Family VI Galeidce. Carchariidse in part of some.

Genus 10 Galeorhinus

zyopterus 14 (Oil Shark: Tope)

Genus 11 Prionace

glauca 15 (Great Blue Shark)

Family VII Alopiidce. Included in Lamnidae by some.

Genus 12 Alopias

vulpes 16 (Thresher)

Family VIII Lamnidce
Genus 13 Lamna

cornubica 17 (Porbeagle: Mackerel Shark)

Genus 14 Carcharodon

carcharias IS (Great White Shark) *

Family /X Cetorhinidce
Genus 15 Cetorhinus

maximus 19 (Basking Shark)

Sub-order 3 Cyclospondyli. (Plagiostomes in which the calcification of each centrum in

cross section forms a ring around the axis.)

Family X Squalidoe. Spinacidse in part of some.

Genus 16 Squalus

acanthias 20 (Picked Dogfish)
sucklii 21 (California Dogfish)

Genus 17 Centroscymnus

coelolepis 22 (Spiny Dogfish)

Genus 18 Centroscyllium

fabricii 23 (Spiny Dogfish)

Family XI Dalatiidce. Spinacidse in part of some.

Genus 19 Somniosus

microcephalus 24 (Sleeper Shark: Greenland Shark)

Sub-order 4 Tectospondyli. (Plagiostomes in which the calcification of each centrum in

cross section forms a series of concentric rings around the axis.)

Family XII Pristidce
Genus 20 Pristis

pectinatus 25 (Common Sawfish)

Family XIII Rajicke. Raiidse according to some ( — a question of orthography).

Genus 21 Raja

erinacea 26 (Common Skate)
ocellata 27 (Big Skate)
fyllse 28

radiata 29 (Starry Ray)
senta 30

lsevis 31 (Barn-door Skate)
granulata 32
rhina 33

binoculata 34 (Big-Skate-of-California)
stellulata 35

abyssicola 36 (Deep Sea Ray)

SCHEME OF CLASSIFICATION

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Family XIV Dasyatidce. Also known at Trygonidse.

Genus 22 Dasyatis

centrura 37 (Common Sting Ray)

ORDER IV HOLOCEPHALI (Chimseras).

Family XV Chimceridce.

Genus 23 Chimsera

affinis 38 (Chimsera)

Genus 24 Hydrolagus
colliei 39 (Ratfish)

Sub-class III Teleostomi (Sturgeons and their allies and true-boned fishes). -

(Series A1 — Physostomous Teleostomes, or such in which the air-bladder, as a rule,
communicates with the oesophagus, or digestive tract, by a pneumatic duct).
SUPER ORDER I CHON DROSTEI (Sturgeons and their allies).

ORDER V ACIPENSEROIDEI (Equivalent to the super-order)

Family XVI Polyodontidce.

Genus 25 Polyodon

spathula 40 (Paddle-fish)

Family XVII Acipenseridce.

Genus 26 Acipenser

transmontanus 41 (White Sturgeon)
medirostris 42 (Green Sturgeon)
sturio oxyrhynchus 43 (Common Sturgeon)
rubicundus 44 (Lake Sturgeon)
brevirostrum 45 (Short-nosed Sturgeon)

SUPER-ORDER II TELEOSTEI (True-boned Fishes).

ORDER AT HOLOSTEI (Extant representatives, Gar-pikes and the Bowfin).

Family XVIII Lepidosteidce.

Genus 27 Lepidosteus

osseus 46 (Common Garpike)
platostomus 47 _ (Short-nosed Garpike)

Family XIX Amiidce.

Genus 28 Amia

calva 48 (Bowfin: Dogfish)

ORDER VII MALACOPTERYGII2 (Clupeoids, Salmonoids, and ATper Fishes and their
allies). Equivalent (at least in so far as extant forms are concerned) to the order
Isospondyli and to part of the Iniomi as regarded by Jordan and Evermann, and to
the Scyphophori (a group of African fishes) placed by these authorities in Ostariophysi.
Sub-Order 1 Clupeoidea (Clupeoids)

Family XX Elopidw.

Genus 29 Tarpon

atlanticus 49 (Tarpon)

Un series A are included the super-order Chondrostei, and the orders Holostei, Malacopterygii, Ostariophysi,
Apodes, and Haplomi, of the super-order Teleostei; whilst series B (page 21) embraces the remaining orders of Teleostei.

^‘Unquestionably the most generalized sub-order, having most in common with the Holostean ganoids.”

Boulenger.

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Family XXI Albulidce
Genus 30 Albula

vulpes 50 (Lady-fish).

Family XXII Hyodontidce.

Genus 31 Hyodon

alosoides 51 (Shad Mooneye)
chrysopsis 52 (Western Goldeye)
tergisus 53 (Mooneye: Toothed Herring)

Family XXIII Dorosomidce. Included in Clupeidse by some.

Genus 32 Dorosoma

cepedianum 54 (Gizzard Shad: Hickory Shad)

Family XXIV Clupeidce
Genus 33 Clupea

harengus 55 (Common Herring)
pallasii 56 (California Herring)

Genus 34 Clupanodon

caeruleus 57 (California Sardine)

Genus 35 Pomolobus

chrysochloris 58 (Blue Herring: Skipjack)
mediocris 59 (Hickory Shad: Fall Herring)
pseudoharengus 60 (Gaspereau: Alewife)
aestivalis 61 (Glut Herring)

Genus 36 Alosa

sapidissima 62 (American Shad)

Genus 37 Brevoortia

tyrannus 63 (Menhaden: Mossbunker)

Family XXV Engraulididce.1 Included as a sub-family — -Engraulinae — by some in
Clupeidse.

Genus 38 Engraulis

mordax 64 (California Anchovy)

Family XXVI Alepocephalidce.

Genus 39 Mitchillina
bairdii 65

Sub-Order 2 Salmonoidea (Salmonoids)

Family XXVII Salmonidce.

Genus 40 Coregonus

coulterii 66 (Coulter’s Whitefish)

williamsoni 67 (Rocky Mountain Whitefish)

kennicotti 68 (Broad Whitefish)

richardsonii 69 (Richardson’s Whitefish)

quadrilateralis 70 (Round Whitefish: Shad-Waiter)

clupeiformis 71 (Common Whitefish)

nelsonii 72 (Humpback Whitefish)

labradoricus 73 (Labrador Whitefish: Sault Whitefish)

'“This group is often regarded as a sub-famijy under the Clupeidce, from which it differs in no character of high
importance.” Jordan and Evermann

SCHEME OF CLASSIFICATION

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Genus 41 Argyrosomus

osmeriformis 74 (Smelt-of-the-New-York-Lakes)

artedi 75 (Cisco: Lake Herring)

hoyi 76 (Mooneye Cisco)

pusillus 77 (Least Whitefish)

lucidus 78 (Great-Bear-Lake-Herring)

laurettse 79 (Lauretta Cisco)

prognathus 80 (Bloater: Long-jaw)

nigripinnis 81 (Black-fin: Blue-fin)

tullibee 82 (Tullibee)

Genus 42 Stenodus

mackenzii 83 (Inconnu)

Genus 43 Oncorhynchus

gorbuscha 84 (Humpback Salmon)
keta 85 (Dog Salmon)

tschawytscha 86 (Spring Salmon: Quinnat: King Salmon)
kisutch 87 (Coho: Silver Salmon)
nerka 88 (Sockeye Salmon: Blue-back Salmon)
kennerlyi 89 (Kennerly’s Salmon: Little Redfish)

Genus 44 Salmo

salar 90 (Atlantic Salmon)

sebago 91 (Landlocked Salmon)
ouananiche 92 (Ouananiche) .
clarkii 93 (Cutthroat Trout)
rivularis 94 (Steelhead)

kamloops 95 (Kamloops Trout)
irideus 96 (Rainbow Trout)
trutta levenensis 97 (Loch Leven Trout)

Genus 45 Cristivomer

namaycush 98 (Salmon Trout: Great Lake Trout)
siscowet 99 (Siscowet)

Genus 46 Salvelinus

fontinalis 100 (Speckled Trout: Brook Trout)
parkei 101 (Dolly Varden Trout)
alpinus alipes 102 (Long-finned Charr)
stagnalis 103 (Greenland Charr)
arcturus 104 (Arctic Charr)
oquassa naresi 105 (Hares Charr)
marstoni 106 (Marston Trout: Red Canadian Trout)
Family XXVIII Thymallidce. Included in Salmonidse by some.
Genus 47 Thymallus

signifer 107 (Arctic Grayling)
tricolor 108 (Michigan Grayling)
montanus 109 (Montana Grayling)

Family XXIX Argentinidce. Included in Salmonidse by some.
Genus 48 Mallotus

villosus 110 (Capelin)

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Genus 49 Thaleichthys

pacificus 111 (Oolachan: Candle-fish)

Genus 50 Osmerus

thaleichthys 112 (Pacific Smelt)
mordax 113 (American Smelt)
dentex 114 (Rainbow Herring)

Genus 51 Mesopus

pretiosus 115 (Surf Smelt)

Genus 52 Argentina

silus 116 (Argentine: Siel Smelt)

Family XXX Microstomidce. Included in Salmonidse by some.

Genus 53 Bathylagus

pacificus 117 (Deep Sea Smelt)

Sub-order 3 Stomiatoidea1 (Viper Fishes and their allies)

Family XXXI Chauliodontidce. Included as a sub-family — Chauliodontinse — in the
more comprehensive family Stomiatidse of Boulenger. Placed in the order Iniomi
by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 54 Chaulioclus

macouni 118 (Viperfish)
sloanei 119 (Viperfish)

Family XXXII Sternoptychidce. Included as a sub-family — Sternoptychinse — in the
more comprehensive family Stomiatidse of Boulenger. Placed in the order Iniomi
by Jordan and Evermann. •

Genus 55 Sternoptyx
diaphana 120
Genus 56 Argyropelecus
olfersi 121

Family XXXIII Stomiatidce . Embraces as a sub-family — Stomiatinse — a part only of
the more comprehensive family Stomiatidae of Boulenger. Placed in the order
Iniomi by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 57 Stomias
ferox 122

Family XXXIV Malacmteidce. Included in the sub-family — Stomiatinse — in the more
comprehensive family Stomiatidse of Boulenger. Placed in the order Iniomi by
Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 58 Malacosteus
niger 123

ORDER VIII OSTARIOPHYSP (Canadian representatives Siluroids and Cyprinoids)
The Scyphophori (fishes of Africa) are included in Ostariophysi by Jordan and Ever¬
mann — see under Malacopterygii, page 13.

'For the sake of system I know not how better to distinguish from the clupeoids and salmonoids the families
in which the Viper-fishes and their allies are embraced than by placing them in a sub-order which I denote Stomiatoidea.
Whether or not in general the forms which this sub-order would embrace have the mesocoracoid-arch present, or
atrophied, or absent, I do not know.

2“One of the most natural groups of the class Pisces, as demonstrated by M. Sagemehl in 1885.” Boulenger.

PLATE II.

8-13. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Humpback Salmon)
(Showing seasonal characteristics)

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■

Placed m the order Iniomi

(iiom IjsS doadqxrwH) Bdosjjd'io'S andoxivxhooxiO .81-8
(aoifcneioB'ixxdo Ixmosfioa §xiiwod8)

■ lupeoids and i-.<. u t .rnilies
ab-orderwbicli I denote St cxni&toidt :h.

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Sub-order 1 Nematognathi (Siluroids=Cat-fishes and their allies)

Family XXXV Siluridce
Genus 59 Ictalurus

punctatus 124 (Channel Catfish)

Genus 60 Ameiurus

lacustris 125 (Lake Catfish)

natalis 126 (Yellow Catfish)

vulgaris 127 (Long-jawed Catfish)

nebulosus 128 (Common Catfish: Horned Pout)

melas 129 (Black Bullhead)

Genus 61 Noturus

flavus 130 (Stone Catfish)

Genus 62 Schilbeodes

gyrinus 131 (Tadpole Stone Cat: Mad Tom)
feuB-oRDER 2 Eventognathi1 (Cyprinoids— Suckers, Minnows, and Carps).

Family X XX \ I Catostomidce. Included as a sub-family — Catostominse — in Cyprinid*
by Boulenger, as proposed by Sagemehl.

Genus 63 Ictiobus

cyprinella 132 (Common Buffalo Fish)
bubalus 133 (Small-mouth Buffalo Fish)

Genus 64 Carpiodes

thompsoni 134 (Lake Carp Sucker)
velifer 135 (Quillback)

Genus 65 Pantosteus

jordani 136 (Mountain Sucker)

Genus 66 Catostomus

griseus 137 (Gray Sucker)
catostomus 138 (Northern Sucker)
macrocheilus 139 (Columbia River Sucker)
commersonii 140 (Common White Sucker)
nigricans 141 (Stone Roller: Black Sucker)

Genus 67 Erimyzon

sucetta oblongus 142 (Chub Sucker)

Genus 68 Minytrema

melanops 143 (Spotted Sucker)

Genus 69 Moxostoma

anisurum 144 (White-nosed Red Horse)
aureolum 145 (Common Red Horse)
macrolepidotum 146 (Large-scaled Red Horse)
lesueuri 147 (Northern Red Horse)
breviceps 148 (Short-headed Mullet)

JI employ the name Eventognathi for the Cyprinoids as a sub-order instead of Plectospondyli. The literal
meaning of the latter is woven together vertebrae, and the co-ossification of the anterior vertebrae is a character as
true of the siluroids as of the cyprinoids. Nematognathi and Plectospondyli are by some regarded as orders, and
the latter is divisible into 3 sub-orders, viz: — Eventognathi., Heterognathi, and Gymnonoti, the first mentioned
alone of which is represented in our waters. 1 therefore employ the names Nematognathi and Eventognathi .as
sub-orders of the order Ostariophysi.

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Genus 70 Placopharynx
duquesnii 149

Family XXXVII Cyprinidce
Genus 71 Campostoma

anomalum 150 (Stone Roller: Stone Lugger)
Genus 72 Acrocheilus

alutaceus 151 (Chisel-mouth)

Genus 73 Chrosomus

erythrogaster 152 (Red-bellied Race)

Genus 74 Hybognathus

nuchalis 153 (Silver Minnow)
argyritis 154 (White Minnow)

Genus 75 Pimephales

promelas 155 (Black-head Minnow: Bull Minnow)
notatus 156 (Blunt-nosed Minnow)

Genus 76 Mylocheilus

caurinus 157 (Columbia River Chub)

Genus 77 Semotilus

corporalis 158 (Silver Chub: Fall-fish)
atromaculatus 159 (Creek Chub: Horned Dace)
Genus 78 Ptychocheilus

oregonensis 160 (Squaw-fish)

Genus 79 Leuciscus

balteatus 161 (Columbia River Minnow)
elongatus 162 (Red-sided Shiner)
nachtriebi 163 (Nachtrieb Dace)
neogaeus 164
Genus 80 Opsopoeodus
emiliae 165
Genus 81 Abramis

crysoleucas 166 (Bream: Roach: Golden Shiner)
Genus 82 Cliola

vigilax 167 (Bull-head Minnow)

Genus 83 Notropis

jordani 168 (Jordan’s Shiner)
cayuga 169 (Cayuga Shiner)
fretensis 170

muskoka 171 (Muskoka Shiner)
heterodon 172 (Black-chin Minnow)
blennius 173 (Straw-coloured Minnow)
volucellus 174
scylla 175

hudsonius 176 (Spawn-eater: Spot-tail Minnow)
selene 177 (Spawn-eater)
whipplii 178 (Silverfin: Satin-fin Minnow)
cornutus 179 (Dace: Redfin)
jejunus 180 (Poor Minnow)
scopifer 181

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atherinoides 182 (Great Minnow)
rubrifrons 183 (Rosy-front Minnow)
umbratilis 184 (Redfin Minnow)

Genus 84 Rhinichtliys

cataractae 185 (Long-nosed Dace)
dulcis 186 (Long-nosed Dace)
atronasus 187 (Black-nosed Dace)

Genus 85 Agosia

nubila 188 (Dusky Minnow)
umatilla 189 (Idaho Minnow)
falcata 190 (Falcate Minnow)

Genus 86 Hybopsis

dissimilis 191 (Spotted Shiner)
amblops 192 (Silver Chub)
storerianus 193 (Lake Minnow)

Genus 87 Couesius

plumbeus 194 (Lake Chub)

dissimilis 195

greeni 196 (Green’s Chub)

Genus 88 Platygobio

gracilis 197 (Flat-headed Chub)

Genus 89 Exoglossum

maxillingua 198 (Cut-lip Minnow)

Genus 90 Cyprinus

carpio 199 (German Carp)

Genus 91 Carassius

auratus 200 (Goldfish)

ORDER IX APODES1 (Eels)

Family XXX] III Anguillidce. Included in Muraenidse by Gunther.

Genus 92 Anguilla

chrysypa 201 (American Eel)

Family XXXIX Simenchelyidce. Included in Anguillidae by Boulenger.

Genus 93 Simenchelys

parasiticus 202 (Snub-nosed Eel)

Family XL Leptocephalicke. Included in Muraenidse by Gunther, and in Anguillidae by
Boulenger.

Genus 94 Leptocephalus

conger 203 (Conger Eel)

Family XLI Nemichthyidce. Included in Muraenidse by Gunther.

Genus 95 Avocettina

infans 204 (Snipe Eel)

Genus 96 Nemichthys

scolopaceus 205 (Snipe Eel)
avocetta 206 (Snipe Eel)

‘“A large group of aberrant, degraded fishes, heralded by the Cretaceous genus Urenchelys, the most generalized
of eels.” Boulenger.

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Family XLII Synaphobranchidce.1 Included in Mursenidse by Gunther.

Genus 97 Synaphobranchus

pinnatus 207 (Deep Sea Eel)

Family XLIII Eurypharyngidce. Included in Mursenidse {Sacco pharynx) by Gunther, and
in Saccopharyngidse by Boulenger. Placed in the order Lyomeri (Gulpers) of
Gill and Ryder, by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 98 Gastrostomus
bairdii 208 (Gulper)

ORDER X HAPLOMI.2 (Such physostomous Teleostomes, excepting Symbranchii and
Apodes, as are devoid of a mesocoracoid arch).

Family XLIV Luciidce. Esocidse of Gunther, and with Umbridse, equivalent to Esocidae
of Boulenger.

Genus 99 Lucius

reticulatus 209 (Green Pike: Common Eastern Pickerel)
lucius 210 (Common Pike)
masquinongy 211 (Maskinonge)

Family XLV Umbridce. Equivalent with Luciidae to Esocidae of Boulenger.

Genus 100 Umbra

limi 212 (Mud Minnow)

Family XLVI Poeciliidce . Included in Cyprinodontidae by some.

Genus 101 Fundulus

heteroclitus 213 (Common Killifish)
macrolepidotus 214 (Common Cobbler)
badius 215 (Garman’s Cobbler)
diaphanus 216 (Fresh-water Killy: Grayback)
notatus 217 (Top Minnow)

Family XLV1I Myctophidce. Included, in Scopelidae by some. Placed in the order
Iniomi by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 102 Macrostoma
quercinum 218
margaritiferum 219
castaneum 220
Genus 103 Ceratoscopelus

madeirensis 221 (Lantern Fish)

Genus 104 Lampanyctus
giintheri 222
gemmifer 223

Genus 105 Nannobrachium
nannochir 224
Genus 106 Diaphus

theta 225 (Head-light Fish)

^‘Deep-sea Fishes, resembling the true Eels in the general form and in the presence of linear scales placed
at right angles, but differing in the absence of the pterygo-palatine arch, as in the Saccopharyngidse.” Boulenger

2“The absence of the mesocoracoid bone distinguishes these fishes from the Malacopterygii, and the presence
of a duct to the air bladder separates them from the Percesoces, to some of which, the Scombresocidse and the
Atherinidse, they are linked by the Cyprinodontidse; whilst the Scopelidas are connected with the Be rye kite by the
Stephanoberyeidse.” Boulenger.

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Genus 107 Rhinoscopelus
coccoi 226

Genus 108 Myctophum

punctatum 227 (Lantern Fish)

Genus 109 Benthosema
arcticum 228

Genus 110 Tarletonbeania
crenularis 229

Family XLVIII Paralepididce. Included in Scopelidse by some. Placed in the order
Iniomi by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 111 Arctozenus
borealis 230

Family XLIX Plagyodontidce. Known also as Alepidosauridse. Placed in the order
Iniomi by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 112 Plagyodus

ferox 231 (Lancet Fish)

sesculapius 232 (Wolf -fish: Hand-saw Fish)

borealis 233 (Hand-saw Fish)

Family L Percopsidce. As a family equivalent to the sub-order Salmopercie of Acantho-
pterygii (Aeanthopteri) of Jordan and Evermann, and as such, of course, by them,
raised in rank.

Genus 113 Percopsis

guttatus 234 (Sand Roller: Trout Perch)

Genus 114 Columbia

transmontana 235 (Oregon Trout Perch)

(Series B1 — Physoclistous Teleostomes, or such in which the air bladder, as a rule,
does not communicate with the oesophagus, or digestive tract, by a pneu¬
matic duct, except in the embryos.)

ORDER XI HETEROMP (Spiny Eels)

Family LI N otacanthidce

Genus 115 Notacanthus

phasganorus 236 (Spiny Eel)

Genus 116 Macdonaldia

rostrata 237 (Spiny Eel)

ORDER XII SELENICHTHYES.3 (Represented solely by the Opah— Lampris lima).

Instituted as a sub-order by Boulenger to contain Lampris luna.

*See note to series A, page 13.

2“Closely related to the Haplomi, but separated chiefly on account of the closed air-bladder.” Boulenger.

3“A very aberrant type of uncertain affinities. Its only representative is the opah, Lampris luna a large
pelagic fish of wide distribution.” Boulenger.

In the Vllth volume of the Cambridge Natural History (1910) Boulenger places Lampris luna in his division
Selenichthyes of the sub-order Catosteomi, but later in the Xlth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1911)
he separates Selenichthyes as a distinctive sub-order, and places the rest of Catosteomi in the sub-order Thora-
costei, a group proposed by Swinnerton to contain Hemibranchii and Lophobranchii.

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Family LII Lamprididce.. Placed as a family by Jordan and Evermann in their group
Scombroidei, among the Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri) and by Gunther in Cory-
phsenidie, in his division Acanthopterygii Cotto-Scombriformes.

Genus 117 Lampris

luna 238 (Opah: King-fish)

ORDER XIII THORACOSTEI (Sticklebacks, Trumpet-fishes, Pipe-fishes, and Sea-horses).

Sub-order 1 Hemibranchii (Sticklebacks and Trumpet-fishes). Regarded as a distinct order
by Jordan and Evermann. Subsequently with Jordan a sub-order of Phthinobranchii.
Family LI 1 1 Gastrosteidce
Genus 118 Eucalia

inconstans 239 (Brook Stickleback)
pygmsea 240 (Dwarf Stickleback)

Genus 119 Pygosteus

pungitius 241 (Nine-Spined Stickleback)
brachypoda 242 (Arctic Stickleback)

Genus 120 Gastrosteus

aculeatus 243 (Common Stickleback)

atkinsii 244 (Eastern Stickleback)

c-uvieri 245 (Partly Armoured Stickleback)

cataphractus 246 (Alaska Stickleback)

williamsoni microcephalus 247 (California Stickleback)

Genus 121 Apeltes

quadracus 248 (Four-spined Stickleback)

Family LIV Aulorhynchidce
Genus 122 Aulorhynchus

flavidus 249 (Yellow Stickleback)

Family LV Fistulariidce
Genus 123 Fistularia

tabacaria 250 (Trumpet Fish)
petimba 251 (Trumpet Fish)

Sub-order 2 Lophobranchii (Pipe-fishes and Sea-horses.) Regarded as a distinct order
by Jordan and Evermann. Subsequently with Jordan a sub-order of Phthinobranchii.
Family LVI Syngnathidce
Genus 124 Siphostoma

griseolineatum 252 (Pipe Fish)
fuscum 253 (Common Pipe Fish)

Genus 125 Hippocampus

hudsonius 254 (Common American Sea-horse)

ORDER XIV PERCESOCES. (Here embracing diversified forms, which more or less
agree in characters pointed out by Boulenger).1 A portion of this order — a sub¬
order of Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri) of Jordan and Evermann.

^‘Air-bladder, if present, without duct. Parietal bones separated by the supraoccipital. Pectoral arch suspended
from the skull; no mesocoracoid bone. Ventral fins, if present, abdominal, or at least with the pelvic bones not
solidly attached to the clavicular arch.” “Although this sub-order is perhaps only an artificial association, it must
be borne in mind that, notwithstanding the very wide divergence which exists between the first and last families
[Scombresocidae and Anabantidae], and however dissimilar their members may appear to be at first sight, a gradual
passage may be traced connecting the most aberrant types.” Boulenger.

The admission, however, of certain families among the Percesoces by Boulenger is not approved by Jordan.

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Family LVII Scombresocida. Placed in their order Synentognathi by Jordan and Ever-
mann.

Genus 126 Scombresox

saurus 255 (Saury: Billfish)

Family LVIII Exocoetidce. Included in Scombresocidse by some. Placed in their order
Synentognathi by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 127 Exoccetus

volitans 256 (Flying Fish)

Genus 128 Exonautes

vinciguerrse 257 (Flying Fish)

Genus 129 Cypselurus

heterurus 258 (Flying Fish)

Family L1X Ammodytidce.1 Placed in Ophidiidse, among the Anacanthini by Gunther.
Placed in their group Ammodytoidei, among the Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri)
by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 130 Ammodytes

dubius 259 (Sand Launce: Lant)
americanus 260 (Sand Launce: Sand Lant)
personatus 261 (Sand Launce)

Family LX Atherinidce. Placed by Gunther in his division Acanthopterygii Mugili-
formes.

Genus 131 Menidia

menidia notata 262 (Silverside)

Genus 132 Labidesthes

sicculus 263 (Lake Silverside: Skipjack)

Genus 133 Atherinopsis

calif orniensis 264 (Pescado del Rey: California Smelt)

Family LXI Chiasmodontidce. Placed in Gaclidte, among the Anacanthini by Gunther.
Placed in their group Trachinoidea among the Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri)
by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 134 Chiasmodon2

niger 265 (Black Swallower)

Family LXII Sphyrcenidce. Placed by Gunther in his division Acanthopterygii Mugili-
formes.

Genus 135 Sphyrtena

argentea 266 (California Barracuda)

^he following concerning a primitive species of sand-launce ( Embolichthys mitsukurii) from Formosa is quoted
from Jordan: —

“ . the most primitive species of sand-lance, Embolichthys mitsukurii, occurs in Formosa. In this

species, alone of the sand-lances the ventral fins aie retained. These are jugular in position, as in the Zoarcidce,
and the rays are I, 3. The discovery of this species makes it necessary to separate the Ammodytidce ■ • . .widely from
the Percesoces."

Nevertheless not being certain where otherwise to place the family Ammodytidse I leave it provisionally
in Percesoces where Boulenger puts it, but it appears evident from the position of the pelvic fins in the above named
species that its affinities are elsewhere.

2“ Chiasmodon . may be referred to the Percesoces, as the pelvic fins have only a ligamentous

connexion with the pectoral arch.” Boulenger.

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Family LX I II Centrolophidce. Included in Stromateidse by Boulenger. Included in
Stromateidse by Gunther in his division Acanthopterygii Cotto-scombriformes.
Placed in their group Scombroidei among the Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri)
by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 136 Palinurichthys

perciformis 267 (Rudderfish)

Family LA/1 Str'omateidw. Placed by Gunther in his division Acanthopterygii Cotto-
scombriformes. Placed in their group Scombroidei among the Acanthopterygii
(Acanthopteri) by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 137 Palometa

simillimus 268. (California Pompano: Poppy Fish)

Genus 138 Poronotus

triacanthus 269 (Dollarfish: Harvest-fish)

I amily LA I Icosteidte. Placed in their group Scombroidei among the Acanthopterygii
(Acanthopteri) by Jordan and Evermann. Included in Stromateidse by Gill.
Genus 139 Icosteus

amigmaticus 270 (Ragfish)

Family LX] I Acroticke. Placed in their group Scombroidei among the Acanthopterygii
(Acanthopteri) by Jordan and Evermann. Included in Stromateidse by Gill.
Genus 140 Acrotus

willoughbyi 271 (Ragfish)

Family LXVII Zaproridce. Placed in their group Scombroidei among the Acanthop-
terygii (Acanthopteri) by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 141 Zaprora

silenus 272 (Prowfish)

ORDER XY ANACANTHINI (Anacanths=Cod-fishes and their allies). Placed among
the Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri) by Jordan and Ever mann.

Family LX] III Merlucciidce. Included in Gadidse by some.

Genus 142 Merluccius

bilinearis 273 (Silver Hake: Whiting)
productus 274 (Pacific Hake)

Family LXIX Gadidce

Genus 143 Boreogadus

saida 275 (Northern Pollack)

Genus 144 Pollachius

virens 276 (Pollack: Coalfish)

Genus 145 Theragra

fucensis 277 (Wall-eyed Pollack)

Genus 146 Microgadus

proximus 278 (California Torncod)
tomcod 279 (Torncod: Frost-fish)

Genus 147 Gadus

callarias 280 (Common Codfish)
macrocephalus 281 (Pacific Codfish)
ogac 282 (Greenland Codfish)

Genus 148 Melanogrammus
seglefinus 283 (Haddock)

PLATE III.

14-19. Oncorhynchus keta (Dog Salmon)
(Showing seasonal characteristics)

O. THE DOMJXK'V

* ded in Strom f 1 1 ■ i; i - ! . Boulonaoj
1 ' ■ i- •! .leant ho • ; ;i ■ ■ . • . ,>i brifon .

!si amoii Hie Aciinthopipry^ji

r Harve. i ;
m . J ?ir group
■ and Evenin' :n

; in Ntromateida by Gill.

1 a S romat-eids* bv Gill.

.Ill tfTAJ'I

(ciomhib go(I) £lai ao donydioanO . G ! i-J
(soilari 9 j o jTiii rl o larroa/iaa gxiiwoflB)

Plate III

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Genus 149 Antimora

viola 284 (Violet Antimora)
microlepis 285 (Small-scaled Antimora)

Genus 150 Lota

maculosa 286 (Fresh- water Ling: Burbot)

Genus 151 Molva
molva 287 (Ling)

Genus 152 Urophyc.is
regius 288 (Codling)
tenuis 289 (Codling: White Hake),
chuss 290 (Codling: Squirrel Hake)

Genus 153 Gaidropsarus

ensis 291 (Three-bearded Rockling)

Genus 154 Enchelyopus

cimbrius 292 (Four-bearded Rockling)

Genus 155 Brosme
brosme 293 (Cusk)

Family LXX Macruridce
Genus 156 Moseley a
cyclolepis 294
Genus 157 Albatrossia
pectoralis 295
Genus 158 Chalinura
serrula 296
filifera 297

Genus 159 Coryphsenoides
rupestris 298
Genus 160 Macrurus

holotrachys 299 (Grenadier)
acrolepis 300 (Grenadier)

ORDER XVI ACANTHOPTERYGII. (The vast majority of extant fishes. Such Teleos-
teans, although exceptions are numerous, as possess non-articulated rays in the
dorsal and anal fins.) Acanthopteri of Jordan and Evermann.

Sub-order 1 Beryciformes1 Formerly placed with Perciformes by Boulenger, but later
established by him as a distinct division of Acanthopterygii.

Family LXX I Aphredoderidce. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their sub-order
Xenarchi, of which it is the only family.

Genus 161 Aphredoderus

sayanus 301 (Pirate Perch)

Sub-order 2 Perciformes
Family LXXII Centrarchidce
Genus 162 Pomoxis

annularis 302 (Crappie)

sparoides 303 (Calico Bass: Strawberry Bass)

Genus 163 Ambloplites

rupestris 304 (Rock Bass)

1<(The most primitive of the Acanthopterygians, already well represented in the Chalk.” Boulenger.

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Genus 164 Chsenobryttus

gulosus 305 (Warmouth: Goggle-eye)

Genus 165 Apomotis

cyanellus 306 (Green Sunfish)

Genus 166 Lepomis

auritus 307 (Long-eared Sunfish: Yellow Belly)
megalotis 308 (Long-eared Sunfish)
humilis 309 (Red-spotted Sunfish)
pallidus 310 (Blue Sunfish)

Genus 167 Eupomotis
euryorus 311

gibbosus 312 (Common Sunfish)

Genus 168 Micropterus

dolomieu 313 (Small-mouth Black Bass)
salmoides 314 (Large-mouth Black Bass)

Family LXXIII Percidce
Genus 169 Stizostedion

vitreum 315 (Pike Perch)
canadense 316 (S auger)

Genus 170 Perea

flavescens 317 (Yellow Perch: American Perch)
Genus 171 Percina

caprodes 318 (Log Perch)

Genus 172 Hadropterus

aspro 319 (Black-sided Darter)
giintheri 320 (Gunther’s Darter)

Genus 173 Cottogaster

copelandi putnami 321 (Putnam’s Darter)
shumardi 322 (Shumard’s Darter)
cheneyi 323 (Cheney’s Darter)

Genus 174 Boleosoma

nigrum 324 (Johnny Darter)

olmstedi 325 (Tessellated Darter)

Genus 175 Ammocrypta

pellucida 326 (Sand Darter)

Genus 176 Etheostoma

boreale 327 (Northern Darter)
iowae 328

coeruleum 329 (Rainbow Darter)
fiabellare 330 (Fan-tailed Darter)

Genus 177 Boleichthys

fusiformis 331 (Fusiform Darter)
exilis 332

Genus 178 Microperca

punctulata 333 (Least Darter)

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Family LXXIV Serranidce
Genus 179 Roccus

chrysops 334 (White Bass)
lineatus 335 (Striped Bass)

Genus 180 Morone

americana 336 (White Perch)

Family LX XV Scicenidce
Genus 181 Cy noscion

regalis 337 (Common Weakfish)
nobilis 338 (White Sea Bass)

Genus 182 Aplodinotus

grunniens 339 (Fresh-water Drum: Lake Sheepshead)

Genus 183 Eques

lanceolatus 340 (Ribbon-fish)

Family LXXVI Bathymasteridce.1 Included in Pseudochromididse by Boulenger. Placed
in their group Trachinoidea by Jordan and Evermann.

Genus 184 Ronquilus

jordani 341 (Ronquil)

Family LXXVII Trichodontidce.2 Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their group Trachi¬
noidea, with apparent good reason.

Genus 185 Trichodon

trichodon 342 (Sand-fish)

Family LXXVIII Sparidce
Genus 186 Stenotomus

chrysops 343 (Porgy: Common Scup)

Genus 187 Archosargus

probatocephalus 344 (Sheepshead)

Family LXXIX Embiotocidce. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their sub-order
Ilolconoti, of which it is the only family.

Genus 188 Cymatogaster

aggregatus 345 (Sparada: Viviparous Perch)

Genus 189 Brachyistius
frenatus 346 (Surf-fish)

Genus 190 Amphistichus

argenteus 347 (Surf-fish)

Genus 191 Embiotoca

jacksoni 348 (Common Surf-fish: Blue Surf-fish)

Genus 192 Taeniotoca

lateralis 349 (Striped Surf-fish)

Genus 193 Phanerodon

furcatus 350 (White Surf-fish)

Genus 194 Damalichthys

argyrosomus 351 (Porgee)

'“The relations of the group are uncertain; externally they resemble the Opisthognathidce, but the relation
cannot be close, and the number of vertebrae is greatly increased.” Jordan and Evermann.

2Stated by Boulenger to “agree in the character of the vertebral column with the Serranidae, but bearing
some resemblance to the Trachinidse, with which they have usually been associated.

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Family LX XX Labridce. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their sub-order Pharyn-
gognathi.

Genus 195 Tautogolabrus
adspersus 352 (Cunner)

Genus 196 Tautoga

onitis 353 (Tautog: Black-fish)

Sub-order 3 Scombriformes

Family LXXXI Scombridce
Genus 197 Scomber

scombrus 354 (Common Mackerel)
japonicus 355 (Chub Mackerel)

Genus 198 Gymnosarda

pelamis 356 (Oceanic Bonito)

Genus 199 Thunnus

thynnus 357 (Tunny: Horse Mackerel)

Genus 200 Germo

alalunga 358 (Long-finned Albacore)

Genus 201 Sarda

sarda 359 (Bonito)

chilensis 360 (California Bonito)

Family LXXXII Gempylidce. Trichiuridae in part of some.

Genus 202 Escolar

violaceus 361 (Escolar)

Family LXXXIII Lepidopidce.1 Trichiuridae in part of some.

Genus 203 Benthodesmus
atlanticus 362

Family LXXXIV Xiphiidce
Genus 204 Xiphias

gladius 363 (Sword-fish)

Family LXXXV Carangulce
Genus 205 Naucrates

ductor 364 (Pilot-fish)

Genus 206 Seriola

zonata 365 (Rudder-fish: Banded Seriole)

Genus 207 Decapterus

macarellus 366 (Mackerel Shad)

Genus 208 Trachurops

crumenophthalmus 367 (Goggler)

Genus 209 Caranx

crysos 368 (Hard-tail: Yellow Mackerel)

Genus 210 Selene

vomer 369 (Moonfish)

The retention of the rudimentary caudal furnishes a slender character for the distinction of Lepidopidffi
as a family from Trichiuridae.” Jordan and Evermann.

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Family LX XXV I Pomatomidce 1
Genus 211 Pomatomus

saltatrix 370 (Bluefish)

Family LX XXV 1 1 Bra mi dee
Genus 212 Brama

raii 371 (Pomfret)

Sub-order 4 Zeorhombi. (A division established by Boulenger to contain the extinct
Amphistiidse, the only known representative of which is Amphistium paradoxum,
Zeidse — the John Dories, and Pleuronectidse — the Flat-fishes).

Family LXXXV III Pleuronectidxe. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their sub-order
Heterosomata — the Flat-fishes (Pleuronectidae and Soleidse).

Genus 213 Atheresthes

stomias 372 (Arrow-toothed Halibut)

Genus 214 Reinhardtius

hippoglossoides 373 (Greenland Halibut)

Genus 215 Hippoglossus

hippoglossus 374 (Halibut)

Genus 216 Lyopsetta
exilis 375

Genus 217 Eopsetta

jordani 376 (California Sole)

Genus 218 Hippoglossoides

platessoides 377 (Sand Dab: Rough Dab)
elassodon 378
Genus 219 Psettichthys

melanostictus 379 (Sole)

Genus 220 Pleuronichthys

coenosus 380 (Muddy Flounder)

Genus 221 Parophrys

vetulus 381 (Sharp-nosed ’Flounder)

Genus 222 Inopsetta
ischyra 382
Genus 223 Isopsetta
isolepis 383

Genus 224 Lepidopsetta

bilineata 384 (Two-lined Flounder)

Genus 225 Limanda

ferruginea 385 (Rusty Dab)
aspera 386 (Alaska Dab)

Genus 226 Pseudopleuronectes

americanus 387 (Winter Flounder: Common Flatfish)

Genus 227 Liopsetta

putnami 388 (Eel-back Flounder: Smooth Flounder)

Genus 228 Platichthys

stellatus 389 (Starry Flounder)

1“This family is closely related to the Carangidce, from which group it seems to be an offshoot towards the
Percoids.” Jordan and Evermann.

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Genus 229 Microstomus

pacificus 390 (Slippery Sole)

Genus 230 Glyptocephalus

cynoglossus 391 (Craig Fluke: Pole Flounder)
zachirus 392 (Long-finned Sole)

Genus 231 Lophopsetta

maculata 393 (Window Pane)

Genus 232 Citharichthys

sordidus 394 (Soft Flounder)

Sub-order 5 Gobiiformes. Group Gobioidea in part of Jordan and Evermann.

Family LXXXIX Gobiidce
Genus 233 Gobius

nicholsii 395 (Goby)

Genus 234 Lepidogobius
lepidus 396 (Goby)

Genus 235 Quietula

y-cauda 397 (Goby)

Genus 236 Clevelandia
ios 398 (Goby)

Sub-order 6 Discocephali.1

Family XC Echeneididce. Included in Scombridse in his division Acanthopterygii
Cotto-Scombriformes by Gunther.

Genus 237 Remora

remora 399 (Remora: Sucking-fish)

Sub-order 7 Scleroparei. (Mail-cheeked Fishes). Equivalent to the sub-orders Lori-
cati2 and Craniomi3 of Jordan and Evermann.

Family XCI Scorpcenidce.

Genus 238 Sebastes

marinus 400 (Snapper: Rose-fish)

Genus 239 Sebastolobus
alascanus 401
altivelis 402
Genus 240 Sebastodes

goodei 402a See addenda p. 117
paucispinis 403 (Jack-fish: Bocaccio)
melanops 404 (Black Sea Bass)

“‘They form an isolated group, and have no real affinity with the Scombridse, with which they have long been
associated.” Boulenger.

"“This group is distinguished by a single peculiar character, the extension of the third suborbital bone across
the cheek to or toward the preopercle. From the Craniomi, an offshOot from the same group, in which the develop¬
ment of the suborbital stay is carried much farther, the present group is distinguished by the normal character of
the shoulder girdle.” Jordan and Evermann.

3“Scapular arch abnormal, the post-temporal forming an integral part of the cranium and the postero-temporal
crowded out of place by the side of the proscapula above or at the edge of the post-temporal. In other respects
essentially as in the Loricati, from which the Craniomi are derived.” Jordan and Evermann.

I he families of Craniomi are Triglidse, Peristed iidse, and Cephalacanthidse, no representatives of the second
mentioned of which have been recorded for Canada.

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mystinus 405 (Black Rock-fish: Priest-fish)
brevispinis 406
alutus 407

pinniger 408 (Orange Rock-fish)
introniger 409

ruberrimus 410 (Red Rock-fish: Tambor)
auriculatus dallii 411 (Brown Rock-fish)
rastrelliger 411a (Grass Rockfish), See addenda p. 117.
caurinus 412

maliger 413 (Yellow-backed Rock-fish)
chrysomelas 414 (Black and Yellow Rock-fish)
nebulosus 415 (Yellow Spotted Rock-fish)
nigrocinctus 416 (Black Banded Rock-fish)

Family XCII Anoplopomatidce.1 Included in Comephoridse by Boulenger.

Genus 241 Anoplopoma

fimbria 417 (Coal-fish: Skil)

Family XCIII Hexagrammidce
Genus 242 Hexagrammos

decagrammus 418 (Boregat: Starry Rock Trout)
stelleri 419 (Greenling)
superciliosus 420 (Red Rock-trout)

Genus 243 Ophiodon

elongatus 421 (Cultus Cod)

Genus 244 Zaniolepis

latipinnis 422 (Broad-fin Cod)

Genus 245 Oxylebius

pictus 423 (Painted Cod)

Family XCIV Cottidce.

Genus 246 Jordania
zonope 424

Genus 247 Scorpsenichthys

marmoratus 425 (Cabezon)

Genus 248 Chitonotus
pugetensis 426
Genus 249 Icelinus
strabo 427

Genus 250 Astrolytes
fenestralis 428
Genus 251 Artedius
lateralis 429
asperulus 430
Genus 252 Axyrias
harringtoni 431
Genus 253 Artediellus
atlanticus 432

luThis family is closely allied to the Hexagrammidce, differing chiefly in the normal development of the nostrils,
which are foimed as in the Scorpcenidce and as in fishes generally.” Jordan and Evermann.

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Genus 254 Ruscarius
meanyi 433
Genus 255 Icelus
bicornis 434
Genus 256 Radulinus
asprellus 435
Genus 257 Asemichthys
taylori 436
Genus 258 Triglops
pingeli 437
beani 438

Genus 259 Prionistius
macellus 439

Genus 260 Hemilepidotus

hemilepidotus 440 (Red Sculpin)

Genus 261 Enophrys

bison 441 (Stone Sculpin: Buffalo Sculpin;

Genus 262 Cottus

asper 442 (Prickly Bull-head)

gulosus 443 (California Miller’s Thumb)

semiscaber 444 (Rocky Mountain Bull-head)

ictalops 445 (Blop)

ricei 446

onychus 447

pollicaris 448 (Olivaceous Miller’s Thumb)
cognatus 449 (Great-Bear-Lake-Bull-head)
aleuticus 450
philonips 451
spilotus 452
Genus 263 Uranidea
bendirei 453

franklini 454 (Franklin’s Sculpin)
gracilis 455 (Miller’s Thumb: Blop)
formosa 456 (Lake Miller’s Thumb)

Genus 264 Myoxocephalus

aureus 457 (Grubby: Pigmy Sculpin)
scorpioides 458 (Arctic Sculpin)
scorpius 459 (European Sculpin)
grcenlandicus 460 (Daddy Sculpin)

octodecimspinosus 461 (Common Sculpin: Long-spinecl Sculpin)
polyacanthocephalus 462 (Great Sculpin)

Genus 265 Dasycottus
setiger 463

Genus 266 Oncocottus

hexacornis 464 (Long-horned Sculpin)

Genus 267 Triglopsis. Placed in Comephoridse by Boulenger.
thompsoni 465 (Lake Sculpin: Deep-water Blop)
ontariensis 466

PLATE IV.

20-24 Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Quinnat or Spring Salmon)
(Showing seasonal characteristics)

[See also plate A', figure 31.]

Hue 439

«■' i dotus 440 (Red Sculpin)

Knophrvs

■ ■ < Tie >i id pin : L 'fTa :! ; .n )

’•$ (California Miller

.71 aTAJT

(riv <! uIvbS gni'iqS 10 dsnnijj'P) BfioslvwBxlyg.;! ^.udoirnhoonO 1---0L'

(8oi,tgi'i9.fo4'i}Iko Ijsno8B98 §niwoil8)

-J .ake I ji ; 1 1 -hea< 1 1

[.18 9'iugft .7 olfilq obIb 998]

(Miller’s Thumb: Blop)
dj (Lake Miller's Thumb)

• i) ^ Si u un)

phoridac by Boulenger.

Plate. IV

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Genus 268 Gymnocanthus
pistilliger 467
tricuspis 468
Genus 269 Oligocottus
borealis 469
Genus 270 Blennieottus
acuticeps 470

globiceps bryosus 471 (Globe-headed Sculpin)
Genus 271 Blepsias

cirrhosus 472 (Prickled Sailor-fish)

Genus 272 Nautichthys

oculofasciatus 473 (Banded Sailor-fish)

Genus 273 Hemitripterus

americanus 474 (Sea Raven)
cavifrons 475 (Sea Raven)

Genus 274 Synchirus
gilli 476

Genus 275 Ascelichthys
rhodorus 477
Genus 276 Psychrolutes

paradoxus 478 (Spineless Sculpin)

Genus 277 Gilbertidia
sigolutes 479

Family XCV Rhamphocottidce
Genus 278 Rhamphocottus

richardsoni 480 (Richardson’s Sculpin)

F amily XCV I Agonidm.

Genus 279 Plypsagonus
quadricornis 481
Genus 280 Pallasina
barb at a 482
aix 483

Genus 281 Leptagonus
decagonus 484
Genus 282 Podothecus

acipenserinus 485 (Common Alligator-fish)
Genus 283 Agonus

cataphractus 486 (Sea Poacher: Pogge)

Genus 284 Averruncus

emmelane 487 (Dark-coloured Alligator-fish)
Genus 285 Xystes
axinophrys 488
Genus 286 Bathyagonus
nigripinnis 489
Genus 287 Xenochirus
pentacanthus 490
Genus 288 Odontopyxis
trispinosus 491

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Genus 289 Bothragonus
swanii 492

Genus 290 Aspidophoroides
olriki 493

monopterygius 494 (Sea Poacher: Alligator-fish)
inermis 495

Family XCVII Cyclopteridos
Genus 291 Cyclopterus

lumpus 496 (Lump-fish: Lump-sucker)

Genus 292 Eumicrotremus
spinosus 497
orbis 498

Family XCVIII Liparididce.1 Included in Cyclopteridse by Boulenger.

Genus 293 Neoliparis
atlanticus 499
flora 500

greeni 501 (Green’s Sucker)

Genus 294 Liparis

liparis 502 (Sea Snail)
cyclopus 503
fucensis 504
tunicatus 505
herschelinus 506
dennyi 507

pulchellus 508 (Stone Sucker)

Genus 295 Bathyphasma
ovigerum 509
Genus 296 Careproctus
ranula 510

Genus 297 Paraliparis
cephalus 511
ulochir 512

Family XCIX Triglidce
Genus 298 Prionotus

carolinus 513 (Common Gurnard)

Family C Cephalacanthidce.2 Dactylopteridse according to Boulenger.

Genus 299 Cephalacanthus

volitans 514 (Flying Robin: Flying Gurnard)

^Reasons for separating this family from the Cy dopier idee, and placing it farther from the Cottidce exist in the
continuous dorsal, the connection of dorsal and anal with the caudal, the more complete transformation of the ventral
rays, the more slender and spine-like suborbital process, the expanded upper limb of the preoperculum, the styli-
form inter-operculum, the shorter olfactory nerves, and the more elongate brain.” Jordan and Evermann, after
Garman.

2As the young of this family with a single genus, which have comparatively short pectoral fins, were once regarded
as a species belonging to a distinct genus Cephalacanthus, perhaps the valid genus ought to stand Dactylopterus;
and in that case the name of the family would conform to that of the genus — Dactyloptericte.

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Sub-order 8 Jugulares

Family Cl Batrachoididce. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their sub-order Iiaplodoci1
of which it is the only family.

Genus 300 Porichthys

notatus 515 (Midshipman)

Family CII Gobiesocidce. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their sub-order Xenop-
terygih of which it is the only family.

Genus 301 Caularchus

mseandricus 516 (Suck-fish: ding-fish)

Family Cl 1 1 Blenniidue. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their group Blennioidea.
Genus 302 Heterostichus
rostratus 517 (Kelpfish)

Genus 303 Bryostemma

polyactocephalum 518 (Tufted Blenny)
nugator 519

Genus 304 Apodichthys3

flavidus 520 (Yellow Blenny)

Genus 305 Xererpes
fucorum 521
Genus 306 Pholis3

gunnellus 522 (Gunnel: Butter-fish)
fasciatus 523

ornatus 524 (Ornamented Gunnel)

Genus 307 Anoplarchus
atropurpureus 525
Genus 308 Xiphistes
chirus 526

Genus 309 Xiphidion

mucosum 527 (Slimy Eel Pout)
rupestre 528 (Rock Eel Pout)

Genus 310 Leptoclinus

maculatus 529 (Langbarn)

Genus 311 Lumpenus
medius 530

anguillaris 531 (Snake Blenny)
fabricii 532

lampetraeformis 533 (Serpent Blenny)

Genus 312 Stichseus
punctatus 534

11 ‘This group is distinguished mainly by the undivided post-temporal, the reduction in the number of gill
arches to 3, and by the absence of peculiarities shown by related forms.” Jordan and Evermann.

2“A well-marked group of small fishes, constituting a single family.” Jordan and Evermann.

3On account of the structure of the pracaudal vertebra, Apodichthys and Pholis are not placed by Boulenger
in Blenniidse, but in a family — Pholididge — by themselves. I do not venture to so place them, lest in so doing other
genera which may be included in these two by Boulenger ( Xererpes for instance) might also for the same reason
require to be placed in Pholididge.

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Genus 313 Ulvaria

subbifurcata 535 (Radiated Shanny)

Genus 314 Eumesogrammus
prsecisus 536

Family CIV Cryptacanthodidce. Included in Blenniidse by Gunther. Placed by Jordan
and Evermann in their group Blennioidea.

Genus 315 Delolepis

virgatus 537 (Wrymouth)

Genus 316 Cryptacanthodes

maculatus 538 (Wrymouth: Ghost-fish)

Family CV Anarhichadidce. Included in Blenniidse by some. Placed by Jordan and
Evermann in their group Blennioidea.

Genus 317 Anarhichas

latifrons 539 (Wolf-fish)
minor 540 (Wolf-fish)
lupus 541 (Wolf-fish)
lepturus 542 (Alaska Wolf-fish)

Genus 318 Anarrhichthys
ocellatus 543 (Wolf Eel)

Family CVI Scytalinidce. Included in Zoarcidse by Boulenger. Placed by Jordan and
Evermann in their group Ophidioidea.

Genus 319 Scytalina
cerdale 544

Family CVI I Zoarcidw. Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their group Ophidioidea.
Genus 320 Zoarces

anguillaris 545 (Eel Pout)

Genus 321 Lycodopsis

pac.ificus 546 (Pacific Eel Pout)

Genus 322 Lycodes
vahlii 547
zoarchus 548
reticulatus 549
frigidus 550
terrse-novse 551
Genus 323 Lycodalepis
mucosus 552
Genus 324 Lycenchelys
verrillii 553
paxillus 554
Genus 325 Bothrocara
mollis 555

Genus 326 Gymnelis
viridis 556
stigma 557
Genus 327 Lycocara
parrii 558

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Family CVIII Derepodichthyidce. Included in Zoarcidae by Boulenger. Placed by
Jordan and Evermann in their group Ophidioidea.

Genus 328 Derepodichtliys
alepidotus 559
Sub-order 9 Taeniosomi1
Family Cl X Trachypteridce.

Genus 329 Trachypterus

rex-salmonorum 560 (King-of-the-Salmon)

ORDER X\ II PEDICULATI (Anglers or Fishing-frogs and their allies)

Family CX Lophiidce
Genus 330 Lophius

piscatorius 561 (Angler: Fishing-frog: Monk-fish)

Family CXI Ceratiidce
Genus 331 Cerat-ias

holbolli 562 (Sea Devil)

ORDER X^ III PLECTOGNATHI. (Teleosteans, which have combined with other
characters, the gill-openings very much reduced). Placed as a group in Acanthop-
terygii (Aeanthopteri) by Jordan and Evermann.2
Sub-order 1 Sclerodermi
Family CXI I Balistidce
Genus 332 Balistes

carolinensis 563 (Trigger-fish)

Family CXIII Monacanthidce.3 Included in Balistidie by some.

Genus 333 Monacanthus
hispidus 564 (File-fish)

Sub-order 2 Gymnodontes
Family CXIV Diodontidce

Genus 334 Chilomycterus

schcepfi 565 (Common Burr-fish)

Family CXV Molidce
Genus 335 Mola

mola 566 (Sun-fish: Head-fish)

'“Remotely related to the Scombrifonn fishes, and perhaps derived from the same ancestral stock as the
Trichiuridce.” Jordan and Evermann.

2“From the Squamipinnes the Plectognathi are certainly descended.’’ “The close connection of these groups leads
us to subordinate the Plectognathi to the Aeanthopteri and to place its 3 sub-orders in their natural position as an
offshoot from the Squamipinnes." Jordan and Evermann.

3“Closely allied to the Balistidce, differing chiefly in having the first dorsal represented by a single spine,
behind which is sometimes a rudiment.” Jordan and Evermann.

Check List

1. Myxine limosa* Girard.

American Hagfish.

Marine. Parasitic: burrowing into the flesh of fishes.

Coast of North America, south to Cape Cod: recorded from Grand Manan, New Brunswick
(Girard, 1858): also recorded from Devil’s Island, some 70 miles off Nova Scotia, at
a depth of 54 fathoms (Honeyman, 1886, as M. glutinosa).

2. Polistotrema stouti Lockington. (Plate XIII, figures 151 and 152).

California Hagfish.

Marine. Parasitic: burrowing into the flesh of fishes.

Ranges from coast of Vancouver Island southward to coast of California.

3. Petromyzon marinus Linnseus.

Great Sea Lamprey.

Anadromous. Parasitic: attaching itself to fishes.

Maritime Provinces, and Gaspe Bay (Stafford, 1905-1906), and presumably Gulf of St.
Lawrence, perhaps extending still further north: “often found attached to the Mackerel”
at Tignish, Prince Edward Island (Cornish) : Atlantic coast of North America and Europe,
including the British Isles south on the American side to Chesapeake Bay: according
to A arrell (1859) found in the Mediterranean, and according to him included among
the fishes of Iceland by Reinhardt : “also found on the west coast of Africa” (Bridge,
1910).

4. Petromyzon marinus unicolor De Ivay.

Landlocked Lamprey.

Landlocked in lakes. Parasitic: attaching itself to fishes.

Recoided from Lake Champlain (De Kay, 1842, as Ammocoetes unicolor — larva): occurs in
northern and central lakes of State of New York; abounding in Cayuga Lake.

5. Ichthyomyzon concolor Kirtland.

Silver Lamprey.

Lacustrine and fluviatfle. Parasitic: attaching itself to fishes.

St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region: presumably Michipicoten River (Agassiz, 1850,
as Ammocoetes borealis) : Hill River, Hudson Bay region (Preble, 1900): upper Mississippi
Valley.

6. Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard.

Northern Lamprey.

Fluviatile. Parasitic: attaching itself to fishes.

Assiniboine River, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (Thompson Seton, 1898) ; and locally recorded
from the States of Minnesota, Kansas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

^The European Hagfish (71/. glutinosa ) and the American Hagfish (71/. limosa) have long been regarded as forms
of one and the same species. Characters which specifically diagnose them have been pointed out in “A Revision
of the Myxinoids of the Genus Myxine by Mr. C. Tate Regan, and are here quoted:—

Myxine glutinosa. 0 (exceptionally 7) branchial pouches. 7 to 9 teeth in the first series and 8 to 10 in the second, the 2 most
anterior teeth in each series united. Pores 24-34 + 54-64 + 10-14. Length of head 3$ to 4 in the total length
.Northern and western coast of Europe.

Myxine limosa 6 branchial pouches. 9 teeth in the first series and 10 in the second, the two most anterior teeth in each
series united. Pores 26 + 70+ 10. Length of head 3f in the total length.

Atlantic coasts of North America

It may be mentioned that in the “Revision” there is also a diagnosis, quoted below, of a new species M.
atlantica f rom western North Atlantic, although it may not be indigenous to the coasts of Canada.

.Sd”6 Pn S„P; , 6 branchial pouches. 9 teeth in the first series and 8 in the second, the two most anterior teeth in each
. enes united. Pores 28 + 64+12. Length of head 3£ in the total length.

Western North Atlantic.

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7. Entbsphenus tridentatus Gairdner.

Three-toothed Lamprey.

Anadromous. Parasitic: attaching itself to fishes.

British Columbia: Pacific coast of North America, ranging from the Aleutian Islands to
southern California.

8. Lampetra aurea Bean.

Brook Lamprey.

Mostly abounding in streams. Parasitic: attaching itself to fishes.

Yukon River, and presumably Great Slave Lake (Richardson, 1836, as Petromyzon fluvialis):*
streams of Alaska and Kamchatka.

9. Lampetra cibaria Girard.

Brook Lamprey.

Fluviatile. Parasitic: attaching itself to fishes.

Ranges from British Columbia southward to the Sacramento River, California.

10. Lampetra wilderi Gag§.

Small Black Lamprey: Brook Lamprey.

Mostly abounding in rivers, and ascending small streams to spawn. Parasitic: attaching
itself to fishes.

State of New York and Great Lakes region westward, and embracing the Ohio valley to the
Mississippi valley: perhaps to be found in Ontario and Manitoba.!

11. Notorhynchus maculatus Ayres.

Cow Shark.

Marine.

Doubtless occurs in British Columbian waters as it is known to range from the coast of the
State of Washington to California, and is “rather common northward, especially in
Humboldt Bay” (Jordan and Evermann).

12. Hexanchus corinus Jordan and Gilbert.

Shovel-nosed Shark.

Marine.

Vancouver Island and Puget Sound, southward to Bay of Monterey, California.

13. Catulus brunneus Gilbert.

Cat Shark: Swell Shark.

Marine.

Specimen (very young) in the Provincial Museum, Victoria, from Nanaimo, Vancouver Island:
coast of California.!

*“P. fluvialis, Richardson, mentioned only as a small lamprey attached to an Inconnu in Great Slave Lake.”
Jordan and Evermann. “The proper identification of the specimen is uncertain; it is probably the same as L.
aurea.” Evermann and Goldsborough.

!“I am not positive as to the occurrence of this species in our waters, though I have often taken a small
Lamprey in the northern and western streams of Ontario and in the rivers of Manitoba which I believe to be the
Brook Lamprey.” Nash.

|At the time of the publication of Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America’ (1896) only
one specimen of this species was known, “a female with mature eggs.”

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14. Galeorhinus zyopterus Jordan and Gilbert.

Oil Shark: Tope.

Marine.

Ranges from coast of California, from San Francisco to Cerros Island, Lower California,
Mexico: recorded from British Columbia.

15. Prionace glauca Linnaeus.

Great Blue Shark.

Marine.

Maiitime Provinces and Banks of Newfoundland: coasts of California and Brazil (Valenci¬
ennes, 1838, as bqualus hirundinaceus) : more common in seas of Europe: “an inhab¬
itant of the Mediterranean, and appears to occur much more frequently on the Devon¬
shire and Cornish coasts than on any other part of the British Islands; it has been taken
m the Bristol Channel, and in Swansea Bay; also off the south and east coasts of Ireland,
and has been known to wander even as far north as Zetland” (Yarrell, 1859).

16. Alopias vulpes Gmelin.

Thresher.

Pelagic.

Very cosmopolitan in the seas: Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: “occasionally taken [in Nova
Scotia] in fishing nets, to their great detriment — a fine specimen in the collection of
King s College, Windsor, N.S.” (Jones, 1879): according to Knight, Basin of Minas
and Gulf of St. Lawrence* (1866, as Carcharias vulpes ): also “Cumberland Bay and
Bay des Chaleurs” (Cox, 1895): “commonest of the larger Sharks frequenting the
British coasts (Bridge, 1910): common in the Mediterranean: coast of New Zealand
(Gunther, 1880).

17. Lamna cornubica Gmelin.

Porbeagle: Mackerel Shark.

Pelagic.

Gulf of St. Lawrence and Maritime Provinces: north Atlantic and north Pacific: “occurs
occasionally on the northern and frequently on the southern coasts of this country
[Great Britain] and also on different parts of the Irish coast— not rare, according to
Dr. Baikie, among the Orkney Islands” (Yarrell, 1859): “Haast has found this species
also off the coast of New Zealand” (Gunther, 1880).

18. Carcharodon carcharias Linnaeus.

Great White Shark.

Pelagic.

lemperate and tropical seas: occasional on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North
America, and for that reason included here: “found in all tropical and sub-tropical seas,
lorn the Mediterranean to Australia and New Zealand” (Bridge, 1910, as C rondeletii)-

Cape of Good Hope (Smith, 1842, as C. capenm): “its distribution evidently girdling
the globe” (Jordan). J °

* Knight says:— “It is a great enemy to the small whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.”

PLATE V.

25-30 . Oncorhynchus kisutch (Coho or Silver Salmon)

(Showing seasonal characteristics)

31. Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Quinnat or Spring Salmon)
(Showing spawning characteristic)

«

•

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fnoirrkH gahqfc -io tsrmin$)> • jsrfoaiv vwbaJ axjxI-jflvflioonO

( „0«iIbH 19vUH -io orioO) dotaaii auilormhooid ) UK <"K

(aoidaiiQdoB'iBflo Lsdotefioa gahwodB)

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(oi.tahodoxnBxio gninwaqa ;gnmorI8)

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Plate V

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19. Cetorhinus maximus Gunner.

Basking Shark.

Pelagic.

Maritime Piovinces and British Columbia: Arctic seas, southward on the American sides to
A iiginia and California, and on the European, side to Portugal, and the Mediterranean:
according to Biidge (1910) fairly common off the coasts of Scotland, and it has been
seen oi captured at various points on the western coast of Ireland] and the eastern and
southern coasts ol England,’ and according to him “although generally described as a
northern form Cetorhinus is known to occur in Australian waters.”

20.

21.

Squalus acanthias Linnaeus. (Plate I, figure 1).

Picked Dogfish.

Marine.

Coast of Labiadoi (Storer, 1850 and 1853): Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, and Maritime
Provinces: ‘at Tignish the picked dogfish is very common and extremely destructive”
(Cornish), both coasts of north Atlantic, extending south to Cuba on the American
side: Knight says— “found everywhere on the coast of North America, from the Dela¬
ware to Davis’ Straits” (1866, as Spinax acanthus): common on coasts of the British
Islands, including the Orkney Islands (Yarrell, 1859), and other European coasts.

Squalus sucklii Girard.

California Dogfish.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from the Aleutian Islands to California: once recorded from Bering
Island, Bering Sea ((Stejneger) : S. fernandinus Molina, of Chile perhaps referable to
this species.

22. Centroscymnus coelolepis Bocage and Capello.

Spiny Dogfish.

Marine.

Abundant on the fishing banks” off the coast of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879): occasional
off the coast of Massachusetts: coast of Portugal and adjacent coasts of the Atlantic.

23. Centroscyllium fabricii Reinhardt.

Spiny Dogfish.

Marine.

Arctic seas and coasts of Greenland: “fishing banks off the coast” of Nova Scotia (Jones,
1879): occasional off the coast of Massachusetts: also said to be found “in the opposite
hemisphere at the Falkland Islands” (Bridge, 1910).

24. Somniosus microcephalus Bloch.

Sleeper Shark: Greenland Shark.

Marine.

Arctic seas: coast of Labrador: “the only specimen of this rare northern form the author
has had the opportunity of examining was taken off Halifax Harbour in February 1863”
(Jones, 1879, as Lcemargus borealis): an individual from opposite the mouth of the
Saguenay River, Province of Quebec (Whiteaves, 1886): on the American sides south
to Cape Cod, and coast of Oregon: “numerous instances are recorded of its capture off
the coast of Great Britain, especially in northern waters” (Bridge, 1910); and recorded
from other European coasts, ranging southward to France.

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25. Pristis pectinatus Latham.

Common Sawfish.

Marine.

“West Indies and Florida; abundant in the Gulf of Mexico; ascending the lower Mississippi”:
“occurs northward at least to Beaufort, North Carolina” (Jordan and Evermann): once,
but long ago, recorded from coast of Nova Scotia (Denys, 1672).*

26. Raja erinacea Mitchill.

Common Skate.

Marine.

Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, and Maritime Provinces, including Grand Manan, Bay of
lundy: in the United States from the coast of Maine southward to Virginia.

27. Raja ocellata Mitchill.

Big Skate.

Marine.

Maritime Provinces to the coast of the State of New York.

28. Raja fyllge Liitken.

Marine.

Based upon a small specimen, some 8 inches in length, from Davis Straits, Greenland (Liitken,
1887): given here owing to its occurrence in Davis Straits.

29. Raja radiata Donovan. (Plate I, figure 2).

Starry Ray.

Marine.

Both sides of North Atlantic: on the American side seemingly recorded at least as far south
as Staten Island, State of New York (De Kay, 1842, as R. americana): Maritime Prov¬
inces, including the Bay of Fundy: common on the eastern coast of Nova Scotia
(Cornish, 1901-2): on the eastern side of the Atlantic “inhabits the northern seas only,
extending from the British Isles to Iceland and Greenland, the coast of Norway, and
the Baltic as far as Scania” (Yarrell, 1859, on the authority of the Skandinaviens
Fiskar ) .

30. Raja senta Garman.

Marine.

Questionable on the coast of Labradorf (Schmitt, 1904): Banks of Newfoundland southward
to Cape Cod.

31. Raja laevis Mitchill.

Barn-door Skate.

Marine.

Maritime Provinces and Atlantic coast of United States south to coast of Florida.

*“L’espadon est un poisson gros comme une vache, de six 4 huit pigds de longueur, qui va en diminuant vers
la queue, il a sui le nez un espadon, dont il pi end le nom, qui est long d’environs trois pi£ds, large d’environs quatre
bons doigts, il y a de deux costez de cet espadon des pointes longues d ' w n pouce, de pareille distance les uns des
autres, et va etraissessant vers le bout; il ne plye point et est dur et, fort roide.” L’Histoire Naturelle, par Nicholas
Denys, Paris, 1672: quoted after Cox.

■j"Queried by Kendall in his 'Check List of the Fishes recorded from the Labrador Peninsula.’

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32. Raja granulata* Gill.

Marine.

“This new species is given in Messrs. Goode and Bean’s list of N. E. Vmerican Fishes as
occurring on La Have fishing bank” (Jones, 1879).

33. Raja rhina Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

Recorded from Departure Bay, Vancouver Island: ranges from coast of Alaska southward
to Bay of Monterey, California.

34. Raja binoculata Girard.

Big-Skate-of -California.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of Alaska southward to Bay of Monterey, California.

35. Raja stellulata Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, southward to Santa Barbara,
California.

36. Raja abyssicola Gilbert and Thoburn.

Deep Sea Ray.

Bathybial.

Off Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia: known from a single male specimen,
obtained at a depth of 1,588 fathoms. f

37. Dasyatis centrura Mitchill.

Common Sting Ray.

Marine.

May possibly be found in the Bay of Fundy as it is known to range from Cape Hatteras to
the coast of Maine.

38. Chimaera affinis Capello.

Chimaera.

Bathybial.

Atlantic Ocean: said to occur on the American coast as far south as Cape Cod: “a specimen
collected on the south-eastern portion of La Have Bank”:J Gulf Stream (Gill, 1877, as
Ch. plumbea ), and Lat. 40° N., Long. 60° W., (Gill, 1883, as Ch. abbreviata ): recorded
from off the coast of Portugal (Gunther, 1880).

39. Hydrolagus colliei Lay and Bennett. (Plate XIII, figures 154 and 155).

Ratfish.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of Alaska southward to Bay of Monterey, California:
“especially plentiful off South-eastern Alaska, and about the wharves at Esquimalt”
(Bridge, 1910).

*“A doubtful species, imperfectly described, apparently not different from R. Icevis.” Jordan and Evermann.

j-No ray was ever found at any such a depth as this before. A ray from a depth of 565 fathoms is included

in the list of deep-sea fishes obtained by the dredgings of the 'Challenger' (Gunther) ; and “R. mamillidens, a uniform

jet-black species, has been obtained from a depth of 597 fathoms in the Bay of Bengal” (Bridge), but so far as

available records show none have been obtained at a greater depth than some 600 fathoms except this one.

JThis specimen is figured in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America,’ vol. IV, pi. XIX.

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40. Polyodon spathula Walbaum.

Paddlefish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Exceedingly rare in Canada — the following appearing to be its records: Lake Huron, near
Sarnia, Ontario (two specimens);* Spanish River, District of Sudbury (one specimen);
Lake Helen, Nipigon River (one specimen) ; Lake Erie (if from the Canadian side of the
lake one specimen): plentiful in the Mississippi valley and southern United States:
also recorded from Ohio River (Le Sueur, 1817, as Platirostra edentula; and Rafinesque,
1820. as Acipenser lagenarius ); and from Lake Ontario (Rafinesque, 1820, as Proceros
vittatus ) .

41. Acipenser transmontanus Richardson.

White Sturgeon.

Either anadromous or remaining permanently in fresh water.

Biitish Columbia, recorded from Pine Island Lake and Saskatchewan River (Richardson,
1836): extends from Alaska southward to Monterey, California.

42. Acipenser medirostris Ayres.

Green Sturgeon.

Frequents the sea or brackish water, seldom entering rivers beyond their mouths.

British Columbia: ranges from San Francisco northward: "not common north of the
Straits of Fuca” (Jordan and Evermann).

43. Acipenser sturio oxyrhynchusf Mitchill. (Plate I, figure 3).

Common Sturgeon.

Anadromous perhaps spawning in brackish as well as in fresh water.

Maritime Provinces and St. Lawrence River and tributaries: although a coastwise sturgeon
reported from Manitoba and from northern lakes of the interior (Eigenmann, 1894):
m the United States ranging from Maine to South Carolina.

44. Acipenser rubicundus Le Sueur.

Lake Sturgeon.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Ontario and Quebec: St. Lawrence River, Lake of the Woods, and Prairie Prov¬
inces: also recorded from Labrador; Hudson Bay; and Albany River, Rupert Land

(Richardson, 1836, as A. rupertianus) : Mississippi and Ohio valleys and tributary
waters. " J

45. Acipenser brevirostrum Le Sueur.

Short-nosed Sturgeon.

Anadromous: entering the larger rivers and estuaries.

Recorded from St. Lawrence River and tributaries (Fortin, 1864) : said to range in the United
States from Cape Cod to Florida: reported from the coast of Texas.

*“01d fishermen near Point Edward
in Lake Huron.” Prince.

on the Lambton county shore vaguely refer to other specimens occurring

fThis is a sub-species of the common sturgeon (4. sturio) of Europe, from which it chiefly differs in the number
and character of the stellate ossifications.

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46. Lepidosteus osseus Linnaeus. (Plate I, figures 4 and 5).

Common Garpike.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence River, and Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, westward to Lake Huron: very
plentiful near Belleville, Bay of Quinte: in the United States ranges from Vermont
westward to the Great Lakes region and southward to the Rio Grande.

47. Lepidosteus platostomus Rafinesque.

Short-nosed Garpike.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Not common in Canada: Great Lakes region, and Ohio and Mississippi valleys.

48. Amia calva Linnaeus. (Plate I, figures 6 and 7).

Bowfin: Dogfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence River, and Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, westward to Lake Huron: very
plentiful near Belleville, Bay of Quinte: in the United States, ranges from the Mississippi
valley and Great Lakes region southward to the southern States.

49. Tarpon atlanticus Cuvier and Valenciennes.

Tarpon.

Marine, and fluviatile in that it ascends rivers from the sea.

Ordinarily ranges from Long Island to Brazil: common on coast of Florida: also occurs on
the coasts of the West Indies: “common about Porto Rico where it evidently breeds,
as numerous immature individuals were taken at Hucares and Fajardo” (Evermann and
Marsh, 1899): twice recorded from Nova Scotia, from off Isaac’s Harbour, and from
Harrigan Cove in eel-grass.*

50. Albula vulpes Linnseus.

Lady-fish.

Marine.

All warm and tropical seas: ordinarily ranges on the American coasts northward to Lpng
Island: a specimen obtained in September 1911, at Black’s Harbour, Bay of Fundy,
New Brunswick. f

51. Hyodon alosoides Rafinesque.

Shad Mooneye.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Manitoba and presumably Saskatchewan: Ohio River region.

*This specimen which was speared on 6t.h September, 1906, is in the Provincial Museum at Halifax.

-j-This specimen was received from Mr. William McIntosh, Curator of the Museum of the Natural History Society
of New Brunswick, for identification. Not having seen the lady-fish before, and as the preservatives have consider¬
ably altered the appearance of the specimen, I should mention that it differs at least in one particular from descriptions
and figures, viz: — the snout does not appear to overlap the mouth. But as this species passes through a meta¬
morphosis, being at first a band-shaped larval form, and as this specimen is only about 7 inches in length, whereas
the species attains a length of from 1£ ft. to 3ft., possibly every character had not been completed even although
in effect the fish had passed through its metamorphosis when not more than an inch or two in length. This I do
not know, but other external characters, particularly the heavy adipose covers over the eyes, appear to determine
it a specimen of the lady-fish. Internal characters could not be examined, as all the organs had become pasty and
undecipherable.

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52. Hyodon chrysopsis Richardson.

Western Goldeye.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

53. Hyodon tergisus Le Sueur. (Plate VIII, figures 60 and 61).

Mooneye: Toothed Herring.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, including the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers and Lake
St, Peter (Montpetit, 1897): Great Lakes region, including Lake of the Woods: Ohio
and Mississippi valleys.

54. Dorosoma cepedianum Le Sueur.

Gizzard Shad: Hickory Shad.

Marine, in brackish water, lacustrine, sometimes landlocked, and fluviatile.

Recorded from St. John River, Fredericton, New Brunswick: "no doubt occurs in the St.
Lawrence and doubtless also in the Ottawa River”* (Prince, 1909): ranges along the
Atlantic coast at least from Cape Cod to Mexico; and extends westward in the United
States to the Mississippi: introduced into Lakes Erie and Michigan.

55. Clupea harengus Linnaeus. (Plate VIII, figures 62 and 63)

Common Herring.

Marine: but according to Boulenger, as first shewn by Gunther, the fry or ‘white-bait’ have
a predilection for brackish water.

Temper ate and colder parts of the northern Atlantic and seas of Europe, including the
British Isles: most abundant on the American side north of Cape Cod, extending to the
coast of Labrador and embracing Newfoundland: occurs in Gaspe Bay (Stafford,
1905-1906): recorded from south shore of River St. Lawrence (Fortin, 1862, as C. sar-
dina): extends in the United States as far south as Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

56. Clupea pallasii Cuvier and Valenciennes. (Plate VIII, figures 64 and 65).

California Herring.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranging over the entire Pacific coast from San Diego,
California, to Alaska and Kamchatka.

57. Clupanodon caeruleus Girard.

California Sardine.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound, extending southward to Magdalena Bay, Lower California.

58. Pomolobus chrysochloris Rafinesque.

Blue Herring: Skipjack.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Great Lakes (at least Lakes Erie and Michigan into which it has introduced itself through
the canals): Ohio River (Rafinesque, 1820), Mississippi Valley, and enters the Gulf of
Mexico.

*This, quoted from a review of Mr. C. W. Nash’s ‘Check List of the Fishes of Ontario’, as to the occurrence of

the fish in the Ottawa River at least needs substantiating.

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59. Pomolobus mediocris Mitchill.

Hickory Shad: Fall Herring.

Marine.

Recorded from vicinity of Campobello Island, New Brunswick. (Cox, 1895, as Clupea mediocris) :
extends from Cape Cod to coast of Florida.

60. Pomolobus pseudoharengus Wilson.

Gaspereau: Alewife.

Anadromous or landlocked.

Widely distributed from the coasts of the Maritime Provinces and Labrador, and embracing
the St. Lawrence River, to Lake Ontario, in which lake it is very abundant: extends
along the Atlantic coast of the United States from Maine southward to the Carolinas:
occurs landlocked in certain lakes of the State of New York.

61. Pomolobus aestivalis Mitchill.

Glut Herring.

Anadromous.

Extends from the Maritime Provinces to the Carolinas, but more abundant southward than
northward.

62. Alosa sapidissima Wilson. (Plate VII, figure 59).

American Shad.

Anadromous.

Extends, or did extend, from Labrador, Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Maritime
Provinces, to the Gulf of Mexico; but its distribution in our waters more limited and
local than formerly: “occasional in Baie-des-Chaleurs” (Cox, 1895): still frequents
the shores of St. John and Albert Counties, and ascends the St. John River, New Bruns¬
wick; as well as occurring in Chignecto, Cobequid and St. Marys Bays, and Bay Verte,
Maritime Provinces: mentioned as occurring in Gaspe Bay (Stafford, 1905-1906, as
Clupea sapidissima) : “formerly abundant in the lower Ottawa, but has abandoned that
river, and its occurrence within our boundaries [Ontario] is now only accidental” (Nash,
1908,): has been introduced into Pacific coast waters by the United States Fish Com¬
mission, and has “been established in several of the tributaries of the Mississippi River,
notably the Ohio River” (Goode, 1888).

63. Brevoortia tyrannus Latrobe. (Plate VIII, figures 66 and 67).

Menhaden: Mossbunker.

Marine: “probably spawning in brackish water.”

Ranges from Nova Scotia, at least from St. Marys Bay, southward to Brazil;* and mentioned
by Jones (1879) in his “List of the Fishes of Nova Scotia” on the authority of Dr. Gilpin:
being migratorially erratic, its geographical range varies greatly from year to year:
according to Goode (1888), as defined for 1877, its wanderings “bounded by the parallels
of north latitude 25° and 45°; on the continental side by the line of brackish water; on
the east by the inner boundary of the Gulf Stream. ”f

*“Represented on the coast of Brazil by Brevoortia tyrannus aurea Agassiz.” Jordan and Evermann.

•[Goode goes on to say: — “In the summer it occurs in the coastal waters of all the Atlantic States from Maine
to Florida, in winter only south to Cape Hatteras: the limits of its winter migration oceanwards cannot be defined,
though it is demonstrated that the species does not occur about the Bermudas or Cuba, nor presumably in the
Caribbean Sea.”

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64. Engraulis mordax Girard.

California Anchovy.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from southern Alaska to coast of Lower California, Mexico.

65. Mitchillina bairdii Goode and Bean.

Bathybial.

Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Goode and Bean, 1879, as Alepocephalus bairdii).

66. Coregonus coulterii Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Coulter’s Whitefish.

Fluviatile.

Kicking Horse River at Field and Golden, British Columbia.

67. Coregonus williamsoni Girard.

Rocky Mountain Whitefish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile: frequenting clear waters.

Ranges from Alberta and Montana westward to coasts of British Columbia and States of
Washington and Oregon; and southeastward to Utah.

68. Coregonus kennicotti Milner.

Broad Whitefish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers, and certain rivers of Alaska: also Great Bear Lake, and Lake
Bennett (Evermann and Goldsborough, 1907): the type from Fort Good Hope (Milner,
1883): possible record Hudson Bay (Pennant, 1788, as Salmo lavaretus ).

69. Coregonus richardsonii* Gunther.

Richardson’s Whitefish.

Fluviatile.

The type from Arctic North America — locality unknown (Gunther, 1866): Mackenzie River
Basin (Preble, 1903-4).

70. Coregonus quadrilateralis Richardson.

Round Whitefish : Shad-Waiter.

Mostly lacustrine, seldom entering rivers.

Most widely distributed of our whitefishes: extending from Labrador, New Brunswick, and
the New England States to British Columbia, Alaska, and the Arctic regions; and em¬
bracing within its range Hudson Bay (Richardson, 1823), Bathurst Inlet and Great
Bear Lake (Richardson, 1836), Fort Enterprise (type locality), and Great Lakes region.

*“A doubtful species, perhaps identical with Coregonus kennicotti, or possibly with Coregonus nelsonii.”
Jordan and Evermann.

PLATE VI.

32-38. Oncorhvnchus nerka (Sockeye Salmon)
(Showing seasonal characteristics)
39-40. Salmo rivularis (Steelhead Salmon)

O THE DOMINION.

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Richardson's V\ hitefish.

70. Coregonus quadrilateralis Richardson.

Jordan md Evermann.

Plate VI

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71. Coregonus clupeiformis Mitchill. (Plate VII, figures 55 and 56).

Common Whitefish.

Mostly lacustrine.

Collectively records repute its distribution to be from Labrador and New Brunswick to the
liaiiie Provinces and northward:* abundant in the Great Lakes, especially in Lake
Liie, its spawning beds being perhaps more especially on the Canadian side of the lake.

72. Coregonus nelsonii Bean.

Humpback Whitefish.

Lacustrine.

Recorded from Lake Bennett, British Columbia (Everrnann and Goldsborough, 1907), and
from Alaska.

73. Coregonus labradoricus Richardson.

Labrador Whitefish: Sault Whitefish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Distributed from Labrador, Province of Quebec, and New Brunswick, to the Prairie Prov¬
inces, embracing the Great Lakes region, including Lake of the Woods: abundant at
Sault Ste. Marie: in the United States extending from the “Great Lakes region to the
lakes of the Adirondacks and White Mountains, and northeastward” (Jordan and Ever-
mann) .

74. Argyrosomus osmeriformis H. M. Smith.

Smelt-of-the-New-York-Lakes.

Lacustrine.

Provisionally included here: “has been recorded only from Seneca and Skaneateles lakes,
New York, where it is known as smelt: it doubtless inhabits others of the deep-water
lakes of northern New York” (Jordan and Everrnann); and possibly may be found in
Ontario waters.

75. Argyrosomus artedi Le Sueur. (Plate VII, figures 57 and 58).

Cisco: Lake Herring.

Lacustrine.

Ranges from Province of Quebec and State of Vermont, occurring in Lakes Champlain and
Memphremagog, and in Thirty-one mile Lake, some 60 miles north of Ottawa (Shields,
1897) westward to Lake Superior: abundant in Lake Erie: extends northward to the
Hudson Bay region and to Labrador.

76. Argyrosomus hoyi Gill.

Mooneye Cisco.

Lacustrine.

“Thus far known [1902] only from Lake Michigan and possibly from Lake Superior” (Jordan
and Everrnann): questionable in our waters.

*“It is to be found throughout the Great Lakes region from Lake Champlain to Lake Superior, and possibly
to Lake Winnipeg. It has been reported commercially from Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg and Northwest
Territory, but all references to its occurrence west of Lake Superior need verification. All specimens of so-called
whitefish from Lake of the Woods which have been examined by any ichthyologist belong to a different species —
the Labrador whitefish ( Coregonus labradoricus) , and this is doubtless the species which the Canadian Fish Commission
reports call the ‘whitefish’ when referring to localities west of Lake Superior.” Jordan and Everrnann.

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77. Argyrosomus pusillus Bean.

Least Whitefish.

Fluviatile.

Barter Island, off Alaska, near the mouth of the Mackenzie River (Scofield, 1899): occurs in
the Yukon River and “practically all of Alaska except the south-eastern portion” (Jordan
and Evermann): will perhaps be found in British Columbia.

78. Argyrosomus lucidus Richardson.

Great-Bear-Lake-Herring.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Mackenzie River and tributaries: Great Bear Lake (Richardson, 1836, as Salmo ( Coregonus )
lucidus): Great Bear Lake River (Gilbert, 1894, as Coregonus lucidus): Herschel Island
(Scofield, 1899): Arctic Red River (Preble, 1903-4).

79. Argyrosomus laurettae Bean.

Lauretta Cisco.

Fluviatile.

Yukon River northward to Point Barrow, Alaska: perhaps British Columbia.

80. Argyrosomus prognathus* H. M. Smith.

Bloater: Long Jaw.

Lacustrine.

Basins of the Great Lakes, with the possible exception of Lake Erie.

81. Argyrosomus nigripinnis Gill.

Blackfin: Bluefin.

Lacustrine.

Lake Michigan and certain lakes of Wisconsin and Minnesota: also reported from Lake
Superior.!

82. Argyrosomus tullibee Richardson.

Tullibee.

Lacustrine.

Occurs in Lakes Erie, Superior, and Michigan; and in Lake Onondaga, State of New York:
also in Lake of the Woods, and in the Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan — fre¬
quenting the Qu’Appelle Lakes near the middle of the chain: recorded from Pine Island
Lake and from Albany River region (Richardson, 1836, as Salmo ( Coregonus ) tullibee).

83. Stenodus mackenzii Richardson.

Inconnu.

Fluviatile and lacustrine.

Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers and their tributary waters: also recorded from Salt River
(Richardson, 1823, as Salmo mackenzii — the type), and from Great Slave Lake (Richard¬
son, 1836): perhaps identical with S. leucichthys of Siberia.

*“This species and A. osmeriformis have been confounded under the name Coregonus hoyi, though neither much
resembles the original of that name.” Jordan and Evermann. A. hoyi, unless to be found in Lake Superior does
not seem to belong to our waters; but is given provisionally in the Check List under number 76.

f“It has also been reported from Lake Superior, but all the specimens of so-called blackfin or bluefin that we have
seen from that Lake are the long jaw” [A. prognathus ]. Jordan and Evermann.

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84. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Walbaum. (Plate II, figures 8-13).

Humpback Salmon.

Anadromous.

British Columbia: both coasts of the Pacific and their slopes, ranging from California to
Kamchatka, and extending northward.

85. Oncorhynchus keta Walbaum. (Plate III, figures 14-19).

Dog Salmon.

Anadromous.

British Columbia: both coasts of the Pacific and their slopes, ranging from California to
Bering Straits, Kamchatka, and Japan — being “by far the most abundant species of
salmon” in Japan (Jordan).

86. Oncorhynchus tschawytscha Walbaum. (Plates IV and V, figures 20-24 and 31).

Spring Salmon: Quinnat: King Salmon.

Anadromous.

British Columbia: both coasts of the Pacific and their slopes, ranging from California to
Bering Straits and China.

87. Oncorhynchus kisutch Walbaum. (Plate V, figures 25-30).

Coho: Silver Salmon.

Anadromous.

British Columbia: both coasts of the Pacific and their slopes, ranging on the American side
from California to Alaska, and on the Asiatic side southward to Japan.

88. Oncorhynchus nerka Walbaum. (Plate VI, figures 32-38).

Sockeye Salmon: Blue-back Salmon.

Anadromous.

British Columbia: both coasts of the Pacific and their slopes, ranging on the American side
from Oregon to Alaska; and on the Asiatic side southward to Japan, being landlocked in
Lake Akan in northern Hokkaido (Jordan).

89. Oncorhynchus kennerlyi Suckley.

Kennerly’s Salmon: Little Redfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile, and perhaps anadromous.

Certain lakes of British Columbia, and the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

90. Salmo salar Linnaeus. (Plate VII, figure 41).

Atlantic Salmon.

Anadromous.

Both coasts of the Atlantic and its affluents: Maritime Provinces, Gaspe Bay, St. Lawrence
River and Gulf with their tributary waters, including La Riviere Jupiter, Anticosti
Island (Schmitt, 1904): formerly Lake Ontario: recently (1905) one specimen found
near South Bay, Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron: Newfoundland and Labrador: re¬
corded from Hudson Bay (Pennant, 1788): northeastern States of North America, and
the Delaware River: lakes and rivers of Greenland (Fabricius, 1780): seas and rivers
of Europe, including Iceland, and entering the Baltic: southern limit of distribution
in Europe, Galicia, Spain.

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91. Salmo salar sebego Girard.

Landlocked Salmon.

Landlocked in lakes.

Certain lakes in New Brunswick, such as Loch Lomond and Sciff and Musquash Lakes; and
of the States of Maine and New Hampshire: now more widely distributed by having-
been introduced into lakes of other localities.

92. Salmo salar ouananiche McCarthy.

Ouananic.he.

Landlocked in lakes.

Saguenay River and Lake St. John regions, and lakes and rivers northward to the Ungava
region, and eastward to Labrador: occurs also in lakes of Newfoundland — such as Red
Indian and Terra Nova Lakes, and lakes at the head of Gambo River.

93. Salmo clarkii Richardson. (Plate VII, figures 42 and 43).

Cutthroat Trout.

Lacustrine and fluviatile, and coastwise: possibly entering the sea.

Southern Alberta and British Columbia: ranging from California perhaps as far north as
Alaska.

94. Salmo rivularis Ayres. (Plate VI, figures 39 and 40).

Steelhead.

Anadromous.

British Columbia to California and eastward to the Mountains: extending as far north as
Skagway, Alaska: introduced into Lake Superior by the United States Fish Commission,
and since found in waters of Ontario.

95. Salmo rivularis kamloops Jordan.

Kamloops Trout.

Lacustrine.

Kamloops, Kootenay, Okanagan, and other lakes in British Columbia: certain lakes tribu¬
tary to the Fraser and upper Columbia Rivers.

96. Salmo irideus* Gibbons. (Plate VII, figures 44 and 45).

Rainbow Trout.

Fluviatile, and perhaps in a measure anadromous.

Ranges, under a number of varieties, from State of Washington to California: introduced
into certain eastern waters, including Lake Superior, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland:!
records for British Columbia do not appear to be authentically supported.

*It is affirmed by some that the rainbow trout is only an earlier stage, in the course of development, of the
steelhead, but as this matter appears to others open to question it is given provisionally in the check-list as con¬
stituting in itself a valid species.

t" The California Rainbow Trout has proved its great adaptability to the environment of Newfoundland waters.”
Report of the Came and Inland Fisheries Board, Newfoundland, for the year 1910.

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97. Salmo trutta levenensis Walker.

Loch Leven Trout.

Lacustrine.

Loch Leven, Fifeshire, and other Scottish lochs: lochs in north of England (Jordan): intro¬
duced into lakes of Newfoundland; and by the United States Fish Commission into
Shoshone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, and elsewhere.

98. Cristivomer namaycush* Walbaum. (Plate VII, figures 46 and 47).

Salmon Trout: Great Lake Trout.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Widely distributed from Labrador, the Maritime Provinces, and the State of Maine, to
Vancouver Island, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River, northward to the Arctic Circle.

99. Cristivomer namaycush siscowet Agassiz.

Siscowet.

Lacustrine.

Lake Superior: occasional in lakes Huron and Erie.

100. Salvelinus fontinalisf Mitchill. (Plate VII, figures 48-50).

Speckled Trout: Brook Trout.

Fluviatile, lacustrine, and enters (as a sea-run variety — vmmaculatus ) the sea.

Widely distributed in North America, presumably from the Arctic regions (but “the northern
limits of its range being as yet not well ascertained” — Jordan, 1905) southward to
Georgia and Alabama, and from Newfoundland to Saskatchewan.

101. Salvelinus parkei Suckley.

Dolly Varden Trout.

Lacustrine and fluviatile and entering the sea.

Ranges from California, embracing British Columbia, northward to Aleutian Islands, and
Herschel Island, Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean (Scofield, 1899) ; and extending west¬
ward to the South Saskatchewan and Montana.

102. Salvelinus alpinus alipesj Richardson.

Long-finned Charr.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Arctic regions: lakes in Regent’s Inlet, Boothia Felix (Richardson, 1835-6, as Salmo alipes
and Salmo nitidus ): lakes and rivers of Greenland (Fabricius, 1780, as. Salmo alpinus).

*This species is subject to great variation, and although all the varieties bear the specific name of namaycush
there is considerable reason for the popular distinctions such as salmon-trout, gray trout, and Mackinaw trout.
Structurally, however, it has not appeared to ichthyologists that there are sufficient distinctions to warrant the
separation of varieties into sub-species, except in the following.

•{•This species varies greatly in size and coloration according to the character of the waters in which it occurs.
Nipigon Lake, Ontario, is noted for its large sized individuals.

jThis and the two following are regarded as varieties of the European charr (S. alpinus).

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103. Salvelinus alpinus stagnalis Fabricius.

Greenland Charr.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Arctic regions: Regent’s Inlet and rivers of Boothia Felix (Richardson, 1836, as Salmo
rossii ): Coppermine River (Richardson, 1823 and 1836 as Salmo hearnii): streams
and ponds of Greenland: also recorded from Labrador.*

104. Salvelinus alpinus arcturus Gunther.

Arctic Charr.

Lacustrine.

Victoria Lake, Floeberg Beach, Arctic America, Lat. 82°, 34' (Gunther, 1877, as Salmo
arcturus ) .

105. Salvelinus oquassa naresi Gunther.

Nares Charr.

Lacustrine.

Arctic America: Discovery Bay and Cumberland Gulf.

106. Salvelinus marstonif Garman. (Plate VII, figures 51 and 52).

Marston Trout: Red Canadian Trout.

Lacustrine.

Recorded from the following lakes, among others in the Province of Quebec: Lac de Marbre,
near Ottawa; lakes of the Laurentides Club in the Lake St. John region; Lac a Cassette,
Rimouski County; and Lake Saccacomi and the Red Lakes, Maskinonge County: the
above records probably right at the southern limits of its distribution, and that the
centre of its distribution is much further north.

107. Thymallus signifer Richardson.

Arctic Grayling.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Occurs in Lakes Bennett and Atkins, Forty-mile Creek, and other waters of the northern
part of British Columbia: recorded from Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake, and Winter
River regions (Richardson, 1823 and 1836) : Mackenzie River and Alaska to the Arctic
Ocean: Churchill River and tributaries, Hudson Bay.

108. Thymallus tricolor Cope.

Michigan Grayling.

Fluviatile.

Streams of the State of Michigan, and possibly to be found on the Ontario side of the St.
Marys River, said to have been brought by Milbert from Lake Ontario (Cuvier and
Valenciennes, 1848, as T. ontariensis) .

* “Specimens from Greenland and Labrador in the U.S. National Museum have been identified and recorded
as Salmo stagnalis. It is doubtful if this is a correct identification.” Kendall. Various other records from Labrador.

fHere assigned specific instead of sub-specific rank. “A specimen of Salmo [ Salvelinus ] marstoni sent me some

days ago indicates a more distinct species than was at first supposed . Though quite distinct, the species

is nearer S. oquassa than any other.” Garman. As a sub-species it would stand as ■—Salvelinus oquassa marstoni.

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109. Thymallus tricolor montanus Milner.

Montana Grayling.

Fluviatile.

Southern Alberta?:* certain rivers of Montana, and Yellowstone National Park.

110. Mallotus villosus Muller.

Capelin.

Marine: sometimes ascending streams.

Ranges from the Arctic regions southward, on the Pacific coasts to British Columbia and
Kamchatka, and on the Atlantic coast of North America, embracing Greenland,
Labrador, Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Maritime Provinces, and New England
States, to Cape Cod.

111. Thaleichthys pacificus Richardson.

Oolachan: Candlefish.

Anadromous in a measure.

British Columbia, ascending the Fraser and Naas Rivers: ranging from Oregon north¬
ward to Alaska.

112. Osmerus thaleichthys Ayres.

Pacific Smelt.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from California to Alaska.

113. Osmerus mordax Mitchill. (Plate VII, figures 53 and 54).

American Smelt.

Marine, fluviatile, and landlocked.

Atlantic coast of North America from Labrador to Virginia: lakes in Maritime Provinces,
Province of Quebec, and New England States: Lac-des-Isles, Gatineau District, some
sixty miles north of Ottawa, f

114. Osmerus dentex Steindachner.

Rainbow Herring.

Marine and fluviatile.

Naas River, British Columbia: Arctic Red River (Preble, 1903-4): Pacific coast from
Alaska, embracing both coasts of Bering Sea, and extending southwestward to northern
China.

115. Mesopus pretiosus Girard.

Surf Smelt.

Marine: spawns in the surf.

British Columbia, extending southward to California.

*A little salmonoid in rivers of southern Alberta, locally called the grayling, may be this sub-species.

tWhilst engaged in some fisheries matters in the month of May, 1903, I found some specimens of the American
Smelt floating dead on the surface of the water of Lac des Isles, in the Gatineau district, P .Q. It is known that this
species of fish exists land-locked in fresh water lakes in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and in the State of Maine,
but its occurrence in a lake so far away from the sea as Lac des Isles, is perhaps worthy of mention. The specimens
are dwarfed, otherwise the external characters appear to agree with the ordinary Osmerus mordax.

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116. Argentina silus Arcanius.

Argentine: Siel Smelt.

Marine.

Grand Banks, Newfoundland: a specimen from the stomach of a codling ( Phycis tenuis )
off Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Goode and Bean, 1878, as A. syrtensium ): occasional
on the coast of Maine, and off the coasts of northern Europe.

117. Bathylagus pacificus Gilbert.

Deep-sea Smelt.

Bathybial.

Coast of State of Washington: “two specimens taken in 685 and 877 fathoms” (Jordan
and Evermann): given here as likely to occur in British Columbian waters.

118. Chauliodus macouni Bean.

Viperfish.

Bathybial.

Off Queen Chailotte Islands, British Columbia (the type — in 876 fathoms): extending south¬
ward to coast of California.

119. Chauliodus sloanei Bloch and Schneider.

Viperfish.

Bathybial.

Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean: a specimen found in the stomach of a cod-fish at George’s
Banks— lat. 42° 08' N., long 65° 35' W., in 185 fathoms.

120. Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann.

Bath} bial and pelagic “rising toward the surface at night or in stormy weather.”

Grand Banks, Newfoundland, southward to Santa Cruz Island, and recorded from Jamaica
(Hermann, 1/71): also off the Hawaiian and Japanese Islands.

121. Argyropelecus olfersi Cuvier.

Bathybial and pelagic— “rising toward the surface at night or in stormy weather.”

Grand Banks, Newfoundland: open Atlantic, extending to the coasts of Brazil, Cape of
Good Hope, and Norway.

122. Stomias ferox Reinhardt.

Bathybial.

East Banquereau: ranging from Greenland southward to the Bahama Channel.

123. Malacosteus niger Ayres.

Bathybial.

A specimen collected on the northeastern edge of George’s Bank by the schooner Alice G
Wonson m 125 fathoms: Gulf Stream southward to the Barbadoes.

124. Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque.

Channel Catfish.

Abounding especially in river channels.

Rivers of Great Lakes region westward to Manitoba:
tary to the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi valley, and streams tribu-

PLATE VII.

4 1 . Salmo salar (Atlantic Salmon)

42-43 . Salmo clarkii (Cutthroat Trout)

44-45 . Salmo irideus (Rainbow Trout)

46-47 . Cristivomer namaycush (Salmon Trout)
48-50. Salvelinus fontinalis (Speckled Trout)
51-52. Salvelinus marstoni (Red Canadian Trout)
53-54 . Osmerus mordax (American Smelt)

55-56. Coregonus clupeiformis (Common Whitefish)
57-58 . Argyrosomus artedi (Cisco or Lake Herring)
59. Alosa sapidissima (American Shad)

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125. Ameiurus lacustris Walbaum.

Lake Catfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence river and tributaries, and Great Lakes region westward to the Prairie Prov¬
inces: Hudson Bay (Pennant, 1788, as the mathemeg; and Walbaum, 1792, as Gadus
lacustris ) : in the United States, ranging from the Great Lakes possibly to the Mississippi
valley, but the limits ol its southern habitat uncertain.*

126. Ameiurus natalis Le Sueur.

Yellow Catfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Great Lakes region: recorded from Sugarbush, Bevin, and Bark Lakes, Province of Quebec
(D Urban, 1859, as Pimelodus ccmosus ): extends southward to the southern United
States.

127. Ameiurus vulgaris Thompson.

Long-jawed Catfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Lake Champlain and Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba: ranges in the United States from
Vermont westward to Illinois and Minnesota: “most abundant from Lake Erie.”
(Nash).

128. Ameiurus nebulosus Le Sueur. (Plate VIII, figures 68 and 69).

Common Catfish: Horned Pout.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ranges in Canada from the Maritime Provinces to Manitoba, including the St. Lawrence
River and Great Lakes region: recorded from the Saskatchewan River region (Richard¬
son, 1823, as Silurus felis ) : in the United States extending from Maine westward to
North Dakota, and southward to the southern States: has been introduced into rivers
of California, and into lakes of southern Oregon.

129. Ameiurus melas Rafinesque.

Black Bullhead.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Extends from upper St. Lawrence River and State of New York, westward to Nebraska
(Gill, 1862, as Amiurus obesus ) and Kansas (Gilbert, 1884, as Amiurus cragini ): re¬
corded from Medina River, Texas (Cope, 1880, as Amiurus brachgacantlius ): pre¬
sumably Ontario.f

130. Noturus flavus Rafinesque.

Stone Catfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ottawa River :J Lake Champlain: Great Lakes region, extending westward to Montana
and Wyoming and southward to Texas.

*“It is not certain just what its range really is. It is probably chiefly or even entirely confined to the Great

Lakes and northward, including possible the upper Mississippi.” Jordan and Evermann.

j-“I believe that many years ago I took it in the county of Lincoln, Ontario.” Nash.

JA very small specimen some If inches long passed from the Ottawa River through the water taps of the Ottawa

fish hatchery in February, 1909.

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131. Schilbeodes gyrinus Mitchill.

Tadpole Stone Cat: Mad Tom.

Fluviatile.

Great Lakes region, extending from the Hudson River westward to the Mississippi valley;
and probably to be found in Ontario.

132. Ictiobus cyprinella Cuvier and Valenciennes.

Common Buffalo Fish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Manitoba: Qu’Appelle valley, Saskatchewan, at the head of the chain of lakes; and Missis¬
sippi valley.

133. Ictiobus bubalus Rafinesque.

Small-mouth Buffalo Fish.

Fluviatile and lacustrine.

Manitoba, and Mississippi valley and basin.

134. Carpiodes thompsoni Agassiz.

Lake Carp Sucker.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Lake Champlain, upper St. Lawrence River, and Great Lakes region, including Lake of the
Woods.

135. Carpiodes velifer Rafinesque.

Quillback.

Fluviatile.

Prairie Provinces, Mississippi valley, and upper Missouri River, extending southward to
the Rio Grande.

136. Pantosteus jordani Evermann.

Mountain Sucker.

Frequents clear streams.

Upper Missouri valley, streams of the Black Hills, South Dakota, localities in Montana and
Idaho, and Columbia River basin: may be found in southern Alberta or perhaps in
British Columbia.

137. Catostomus griseus Girard.

Gray Sucker.

Fluviatile.

Alberta and Saskatchewan: upper Missouri basin and Platte and Yellowstone Rivers.

138. Catostomus catostomus Forster.

Northern Sucker.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Nearly cosmopolitan in the Dominion: ranging from Labrador and New Brunswick to
British Columbia, and from the eastern to the western United States, extending southward
at least to Latitude 40° N., but has been obtained in West Virginia; and occurs also in
Alaska: recorded from Hudson Bay (Forster, 1773, and Pennant, 1788, as Cyprinus
catostomus) , and from “stream near Great Bear Lake and stream near Fort Good Hope”
(Preble, 1903-4.)

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139. Catostomus macrocheilus Girard.

Columbia River Sucker.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Kootenay Lakes; Shushway Lake, Sicamous; and Thompson River, Kamloops; British
Columbia: Columbia River basin, and rivers and lakes of the States of Oregon, Wash¬
ington, Idaho, and Montana.

140. Catostomus commersonii Lac6pede. (Plate VIII, figures 70 and 71).

Common White Sucker.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Very cosmopolitan in British North America, from the Maritime Provinces, Gaspe District,
and Labrador, to Alberta: in the United States extending from the eastern States
westward to Montana and Colorado and southward to Georgia: recorded from Hudson
Bay (Pennant, 1788, as the Namapeth).

141. Catostomus nigricans Le Sueur.

Stone Roller: Black Sucker.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Great Lakes region, including Lake of the Woods: in the United States extending from the
State of New York to Minnesota and Kansas westward, and to the Carolinas and
Arkansas southward.

142. Erimyzon sucetta oblongus Mitchill.

Chub Sucker.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Mentioned in “List of the Fishes of Nova Scotia” (Jones, 1879); tributaries of lower St.
John River, New Brunswick* (Cox, 1895, after Adams); St. Lawrence River and tribu¬
taries (Fortin, 1865, as Catostomus tuberculatus) ; and Great Lakes region: in the United
States extending from Maine westward to the Dakotas, and southward to Virginia
and Oklahoma: “gradually passing southward into the typical sucetta” (Jordan and
Evermann.)

143. Minytrema melanops Rafinesque.

Spotted Sucker.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Great Lakes region: southeastward to North Carolina and southwestward to Texas: given
here owing to its occurrence in the Great Lakes.

144. Moxostoma anisurum Rafinesque.

White-nosed Red Horse.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence River; Great Lakes region, including Lake of the Woods; and Manitoba:
Youghiogheny River, Pennsylvania (Cope 18/0, as Ptychostomus velatus') . Ohio Rivei
(Rafinesque, 1820, as Catostomus anisurus).

*Dr. Cox considers this species to be extinct in New Brunswick, not having seen it for some thirty years. He

regards the green pike ( Lucius reticulatus ) as being the cause of its disappearance.

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145. Moxostoma aureolum Le Sueur. (Plate VIII, figures 72 and 73).

Common Red Horse.

Lacustrine and fiuviatile.

St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region, including Lake of the Woods; and Manitoba:
abundant west of the Alleghaney mountains to Nebraska: extending southward to
Arkansas and Georgia.

146. Moxostoma macrolepidotum Le Sueur.

Large-scaled Red Horse.

Lacustrine and fiuviatile.

Pine Island Lake and Albany River (Gunther, 1868, as Catostomus macrolepidotus) : Chesa¬
peake and Delaware Bays southward to North Carolina.

147. Moxostoma lesueuri Richardson.

Northern Red Horse.

Lacustrine and fiuviatile.

Manitoba: Saskatchewan River and northward of Great Slave Lake, Pine Island Lake,
and Albany River district (Richardson, 1823 and 1836, under Catostomus lesueuri
and other synonyms).

148. Moxostoma breviceps Cope.

Short-headed Mullet.

Lacustrine and fiuviatile.

Great Lakes region* and Ohio valley: Youghiogheny River, Pennsylvania (Cope, 1870, as
Ptychostomus breviceps ) .

149. Placopharynx duquesnii Le Sueur.

Fiuviatile.

Detroit River system (at least on the Michigan side): extending southward to Tennessee,
Arkansas, and Georgia: “it is probably most abundant in the French Broad River and
in the Ozark region ” (Jordan and Evermann, 1902).

150. Campostoma anomalum Rafinesque.

Stone Roller: Stone Lugger.

Fiuviatile, ascending small brooks to spawn.

Detroit River, doubtless Lake Erie, and likely Niagara River :f State of New York, ex¬
tending westward to Wyoming and southward to Texas.

151. Acrocheilus alutaceus Agassiz and Pickering.

Chisel-mouth.

Fiuviatile.

Possibly British Columbia: Lower Columbia River and tributaries.

*“This species seems to be confined to Lake Erie, so far as our Province [Ontario] is concerned.” Nash.

■{■“Should and probably does occur in streams flowing into Niagara River and into Lake Erie.” Nash.

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152. Chrosoimis erythrogaster Rafinesque.

Red-bellied Dace.

Fluviatile.

Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick: in the United States extending from
Maine westward to Iowa and southward to northern Alabama.

153. Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz.

Silver Minnow.

Fluviatile.

Lake Ontario region: tributary streams of the United States from the Delaware and Neuse
rivers westward to the upper Missouri and southward to Texas and Georgia: embraced
undes a number of sub-species and varieties.

154. Hybognathus argyritis Girard.

White Minnow.

Fluviatile.

Manitoba and upper Missouri region.

155. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque.

Blackhead Minnow: Bull Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Extends from Lake Champlain to the Prairie Provinces, ranging southward to Kentucky
and the Rio Grande.

156. Pimephales notatus Rafinesque.

Blunt-nosed Minnow.

Fluviatile.

Province of Quebec to Delaware: St. Lawrence River and presumably Ontario: “generally
very abundant in small streams west of the Alleghanies” (Jordan and Evermann);
extending westward to the Dakotas and southward to Alabama and Arkansas: may
be found in Manitoba.

157. Mylocheilus caurinus Richardson.

Columbia River Chub.

Fluviatile, and marine in that it enters the sea.

British Columbia, including Vancouver Island: extends south to Oregon.

158. Semotilus corporalis Mit chill. (Plate VIII, figures 74 and 75).

Silver Chub: Fall-fish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Widely distributed in the rivers and streams of the Maritime Provinces: St. Lawrence
River system and streams and ponds of Ontario: abundant also in northern United
States east of the Alleghanies.

159. Semotilus atromaculatus Mitchill.

Creek Chub: Horned Dace.

Fluviatile.

Maritime Provinces and Provinces of Ontario and Quebec: St. Lawrence River and its
tributaries: in the United States extending from Maine westward to Wyoming and
southward to Alabama and Georgia.

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160. Ptychocheilus oregonensis Richardson.

Squawfish.

Fluviatile.

British Columbia, including Vancouver Island: States of Washington and Oregon west¬
ward to Montana.

161. Leuciscus balteatus Richardson.

Columbia River Minnow.

Fluviatile.

British Columbia: Columbia river and streams of Puget Sound: presumably westward to
Montana (Evermann, 1891, as L. gilli).*

162. Leuciscus elongatus Kirtland.

Red-sided Shiner.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

“Very abundant in most streams in southern and central Ontario” (Nash, 1908): in the
United States “Great Lakes and upper Mississippi Valley, chiefly from Pennsylvania
to Minnesota” (Jordan and Evermann).

163. Leuciscus nachtriebi Cox

Nachtrieb Dace.

Lacustrine.

Certain lakes of northern Minnesota: given here as likely to occur in Lake of the Woods
region.

164. Leuciscus neogaeus Cope.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec, and presumably Ontario: also locally known
from Michigan to South Dakota.

165. Opsopceodus emiliae Hay.

Fluviatile.

Streams tributary to Lake Erie: also distributed from southern Indiana southward to
Georgia: given here owing to its occurrence in Lake Erie waters.

166. Abramis crysoleucas Mitchill. (Plate VIII, Figures 78 and 79).

Bream: Roach: Golden Shiner.

Lacustrine and fluviatile — abounding in bayous and weedy ponds.

Maritime Provinces, including Prince Edward Island: in the United States from the eastern
States westward to Dakota and southward to Texas.

167. Cliola vigilaxBaird and Girard.

Bullhead Minnow.

Fluviatile.

Detroit, Michigan (Cope, 1866, as Hybopsis tuditanus), and therefore given here owing to
its occurrence so close to our border: extends from Ohio westward to Iowa and south¬
ward to Texas and Georgia.

* “Apparently not distinct from L. balteatus.” Jordan and Evermann.

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168. Notropis jordani Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Jordan’s Shiner.

Fluviatile.

South Saskatchewan River, Medicine Hat, Alberta.

169. Notropis cayuga Meek.

Cayuga Shiner.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan: extends from northern New York State westward to
South Dakota and Nebraska and southward to Arkansas: may be found in Ontario
and Manitoba.

170. Notropis fretensis* Cope.

Fluviatile.

Detroit River, Michigan (Cope, 1866, as Hybopsis fretensis ) therefore given here as being
so near our border.

171. Notropis muskoka Meek.

Muskoka Shiner.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Gull Lake and adjacent waters, Muskoka, Ontario.

172. Notropis heterodon Cope.

Blackchin Minnow.

Fluviatile.

“Ranges from the St. Lawrence River westward” (Nash, 1908): in the United States ex¬
tending, probably under a number of varieties,! from the State of New York to Michigan
and Kansas.

173. Notropis blennius Girard.

Straw-coloured Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Upper St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region, including Lake of the Woods, to Mani¬
toba: in the United States, under several varieties, extends from Ohio to Dakota and
southward to Texas.

174. Notropis volucellus Cope.

Fluviatile.

Detroit River, Michigan (Cope, 1864, as Hybognathus volucellus) therefore given here as
being so near our border: known from northern Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

175. Notropis scylla Cope.

Fluviatile: “sandy streams of the plains.”

“Illinois River to western Kansas and Montana” (Jordan and Evermann) : given here as
likely to occur in the Prairie Provinces.

*“A doubtful species, perhaps identical with Notropis cayuga.” Jordan and Evermann.

Notropis heterodon is apparently subject to large variations.” Jordan and Evermann.

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176. Notropis hudsonius De Witt Clinton.

Spawn-eater: Spot-tail Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Great Lakes: State of New York westward to the Dakotas, and southward to South Caro¬
lina.

177. Notropis hudsonius selene Jordan.

Spawn-eater.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Lake Superior; Lake of the Woods; Prairie Provinces; and Hayes River, 15 miles above
York Factory, Hudson Bay region (Preble, 1900).

178. Notropis whipplii Girard.

Silverfin: Satin-fin Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region: in the United States from central New York
State westward to Minnesota and southward to Alabama and Arkansas.

179. Notropis cornutus Mitchill.

Dace: Redfin.

Fluviatile.

Widely distributed in Canada from New Brunswick and Province of Quebec to Manitoba:
will probably be found in the Prairie Provinces: in the United States "entire region
east of the Rocky Mountains excepting the south Atlantic States and Texas: its varie¬
ties are great, some of them appearing like distinct species” (Jordan and Evermann).

180. Notropis jejunus Forbes.

Poor Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Lake of the Woods and Prairie Provinces: extending in the United States to Kansas and
Pennsylvania.

181.

Notropis scopifer Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Fluviatile.

The three Prairie Provinces, viz:— Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

182.

Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque.

Great Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region; Lake of the Woods;
Ohio and Mississippi Valleys.

Prairie Provinces;

and

183.

Notropis rubrifrons Cope.
Rosy-front Minnow.
Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Recorded from the St. Lawrence River and Lake of the Woods: in the United States ex-
the ,State of New York westward to southern Michigan and southward

60-61 .
62-63 .
64-65 .
66-67 .
68-69 .
70-71 .
72-73 .
74-75 .
76-77.
78-79 .
80-81.
82.

83-84 .

PLATE VIII.

Hyoclon tergisus (Mooneye)

Clupea harengus (Common Herring)

Clupea pallasii (California Herring)

Brevoortia tyrannus (Menhaden)

Ameiurus nebulosus (Common Catfish)
Catostomus commersonii (Common White Sucker)
Moxostoma aureolum (Common Red Horse)
Semotilus corporalis (Silver Chub or Fallfish)
Cyprinus carpio (German Carp)

Abramis crysoleucas (Bream or Roach)

Anguilla chrysypa (American Eel)

Leptocephalus conger (Conger Eel)

Lucius reticulatus (Green Pike)

.IliV UTAJCI

(oy.onooM) anaigiat nobovli . 19 00
(gnmoH nornmoO) gi/gnairul naquIO . SO-SO
(gninaH fiirnolilsO) iiajsllnq Baqi/lO . 59-N)
(nebisdrisl/I) aminmyj' nibioovoiH TO- 00
(rlaflTfiO nornmoO) anaolndan autuiamA .(>0-80
('i9>Ioij '< oihr/f nornmoO) iinoaiammoo anrnodaobsO . IT-OT
(aaioH bail nonimoO) niuloainr; xnnoJaoxol/ . 8T-ST
(riarULfiO -io cfnrlO 'i9v Ji8) ailsroqioo anliJomaSi . 5T— 87
(qxfiO ninmaD) oiqifia annhqvO .TT-OT
(rlyfio® io nifioifl) sfioxioloavio airnfiicfA .07-87
(fo3 nsohamA) uq^a^nio AJingnA . 18- 08
(lo3 lognoO) lagnoo aukrlqaaodqaJ .88
(ofiO naoiO) tuis-Aii‘)h>n >niaiii! .

Everm • t

Plate VIII

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184. Notropis umbratilis Girard.

Redfin Minnow.

Fluviatile and lacustrine.

Western New York State westward to Minnesota and southward to . North Carolina and
Alabama: given here as likely to occur in western Ontario: occurs under numerous
sub-species and varieties in many of the States of North America.

185. Rhinichthys cataractae Cuvier and Valenciennes.

Long-nosed Dace.

Fluviatile: “frequenting clear and boisterous streams and rock pools.”

Extending in Canada from New Brunswick and Province of Quebec to Lake Superior: “not
uncommon at Sault Ste. Marie” (Nash, 1908): in the United States from the New
England States westward to Wisconsin and southward to Virginia.

186. Rhinichthys cataractae dulcis Girard.

Long-nosed Dace.

Fluviatile.

Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta: Columbia River basin: “Rocky Mountain region
on both sides of the divide” (Jordan and Evermann): headwaters of numerous rivers
in western States, including tributaries of Great Salt Lake.

187. Rhinichthys atronasus Mit chill.

Black-nosed Dace.

Fluviatile: “clear brooks and mountain streams.”

Extending from the Maritime Provinces and Province of Quebec to the Great Lakes region:
in the United States extending from the New England States westward to Minnesota
and southward to Virginia and northern Alabama.

188. Agosia nubila Girard.

Dusky Minnow.

Fluviatile.

“Basin of Columbia River from western Idaho below the Shoshone Falls of Snake River
to the coast, and in coastwise streams from Washington southward into Oregon”
(Jordan and Evermann) : given here as likely to occur in British Columbia.

189. Agosia umatilla Gilbert and Evermann.

Idaho Minnow.

Fluviatile.

“Known from the Columbia River at Umatilla and Payette River at Payette, Idaho”
(Jordan and Evermann): given here as likely to occur in British Columbia.

190. Agosia falcata Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Falcate Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Recorded from Shushwap Lake, Sicamous, British Columbia: Columbia River basin and
Idaho.

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191. Hybopsis dissimilis Kirtland.

Spotted Shiner.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Great Lakes region (at least Lake Erie): extending westward to Iowa and southward to
the head waters of the Tennessee, and Arkansas.

192. Hybopsis amblops Rafinesque.

Silver Chub.

Fluviatile.

State of New York westward to Iowa and southward to Alabama: probably occurs in
Canada.

193. Hybopsis storerianus Kirtland.

Lake Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Lakes Ontario and Erie, and Manitoba: in the United States extends westward to eastern
Wyoming and southward to Arkansas.

194. Couesius plumbeus Agassiz.

Lake Chub.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ranges from Maritime Provinces and Province of Quebec to Lake Superior: recorded from
Grant or St. Croix Lake, Mackenzie River region (Preble, 1903-4).

196. Couesius dissimilis* Girard.

Fluviatile.

Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, and Montana.

196. Couesius greeni Jordan.

Green’s Chub.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

British Columbia, and Lake Pend d’ Oreille, Idaho.

197. Platygobio gracilis Richardson.

Flat-headed Chub.

Fluviatile.

Prairie Provinces: Athabasca and Mackenzie Rivers (Preble, 1903-4): Missouri and Yellow¬
stone Rivers to the Rocky Mountains: southward to Kansas.

198. Exoglossum maxillingua Le Sueur.

Cutlip Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Lake Champlain, St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, and State of New York, southward
to Virginia.

*“Very close to C. plumbeus, the only important difference being in the form of the dorsal fin: probably a
variety of C. plumbeus." Jordan and Evermann. According to Dr. Cox many authorities regard C. dissimilis
and C. greeni as not specifically different from C. plumbeus.

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199. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus. (Plate VIII, figures 76 and 77).

German Carp.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Native to Asia, but introduced into Europe long ago; and of late years into North America:
has made its way from the United States into the Bay of Quinte and other Canadian
waters, being common throughout the Detroit River.

200. Carassius auratus Linnaeus.

Goldfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Native to Japan and China, but introduced into waters of the United States, and well nigh
cosmopolitan as an introduced fresh water pond and aquarium fish, wherein it breeds
freely — sometimes even in the latter.

201. Anguilla chrysypa Rafinesque. (Plate VIII, figures 80 and 81).

American Eel.

Lacustrine, fluviatile, and catadromous: alleged to move sometimes through damp grass
over land to adjacent waters.

Widely distributed in British North America from Newfoundland and Labrador westward;
recorded from a stream in Anticosti Island (Schmitt, 1904) : “ does not occur above the
Grand Falls, St. John River” [New Brunswick] (Cox) : nor according to Nash above the
Falls of Niagara in Ontario, the Falls “forming an insurmountable obstacle to further
progress”: in the United States extending from Maine westward to the Rocky Moun¬
tains, and southward into Mexico and Central America: occurs also in the West Indies:
“caught in considerable numbers in Porto Rico in the small bamboo traps or ‘ nasas’
set in the small rivers” (Evermann and Marsh, 1899): recorded from streams and lakes
of Greenland (Fabricius, 1780, as Murcena anguilla ).

202.

Simenchelys parasiticus Gill.

Snubnosed Eel.

Bathybial: Parasitic: burrowing into the flesh of the halibut and other fishes.

Recorded from the Banks off Newfoundland and from Sable Island Banks:* recorded also
from the Azores (Collett, 1889, as Conchognathus grimaldii).

203. Leptocephalus conger Linnaeus. (Plate VIII, figure 82).

Conger Eel.

Marine.

Atlantic Ocean: on the American side extending from Cape Cod to Brazil: recorded by
Dr. Stahl from Porto Rico (Evermann and Marsh, 1899): coasts of Europe, Asia, and
Africa: has been recorded from New Brunswick — “a specimen taken in Pokemouche
Gully in October, 1849” (Cox).

*A specimen collected near Sable Island Banks is figured in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and
Middle America,’ vol. IV, pi. LVI.

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204. Avocettina infans Gunther.

Snipe Eel.

Bathybial.

Recorded (but with a query* as to its being this species) from Prince of Wales Island, Alaska,
close to the British Columbian border (Bean, 1890, as Labrichthys gilli ) and therefore
given here: otherwise known from West Indies, mid-Atlantic, off Pernambuco; at a
depth of 2,500 fathoms.

205. Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson.

Snipe Eel.

Bathybial.

Atlantic Ocean; and Pacific Ocean, at least if the following {note to which see ) is the same
species: “fishing banks off the coast” of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879): Grand Banks,
Newfoundland: off New England coast: Madeira Islands: first recorded from south
Atlantic (Richardson, 1848).

206. Nemichthys avocettaf Jordan and Gilbert.

Snipe Eel.

Bathybial.

Known from vicinity of Victoria, Vancouver Island, and from Puget Sound, State of Wash¬
ington.

207. Synaphobranchus pinnatus Gronow.

Deep-sea Eel.

Bathybial.

Northern Atlantic and western Pacific: “fishing banks off the coast of Nova Scotia” (Jones,
1879): Banks of Newfoundland: Canary and Madeira Islands: S. afjinis Gunther, of
Japan may be referable to this species.

208. Gastrostomus bairdii Gill and Ryder.

Gulper.

Bathybial: has been obtained in from 389 to 1,467 fathoms.

Known from Banks of Newfoundland and Davis Straits.

209. Lucius reticulatus Le Sueur. (Plate VIII, figures 83 and 84).

Green Pike: Common Eastern Pickerel.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ranges from New Brunswick and the St. Lawrence River westward to Ontario: extensively
distributed east of the Alleghany Mountains to southern United States.

*In their synonyms of A. infans Drs. Jordan and Evermann query Labrichthys gilli, but add in a foot-note:
“probably identical with Avocettina infans.”

f Perhaps ought not to be regarded distinct as a species from the preceding: “differing in some slight respects
from all Atlantic specimens examined, but very likely not a distinct species.” Jordan and Evermann.

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210. Lucius lucius Linnaeus. (Plate IX, figures 85 and 86).

Common Pike.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Nearly cosmopolitan in the fresh waters of the northern parts of North America, Europe,
and Asia, being the most widely distributed of fresh water fishes: widely distributed
in British North America westward to Alberta: extending far north, the limits of its
northern distribution not yet well determined, but it occurs in Alaska: extending in
the United States from the State of New York westward to the Mississippi valley,
perhaps further west, and southward to the Ohio River.

211. Lucius masquinongy Mitchill.

Maskinonge.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region, embracing the Provinces of Quebec and On¬
tario: common among the Thousand Islands: said also to occur in Manitoba- ranvimr

o o

from Lake Champlain to the upper Mississippi valley.

212. Umbra limi Kirtland.

Mud Minnow.

Lacustrine and fluviatile: sluggish streams and ditches, even living in mud.

Ranges from the Province of Quebec westward through the Great Lakes region to Minne¬
sota and southward to the Ohio River.

213. Fundulus heteroclitus Linnaeus.

Common Ivillifish.

Usually in brackish water: burying in the mud of lagoons.

Maritime Provinces, Gaspe Bay, Anticosti Island, and Labrador: in the United States ex¬
tending from the coast of Maine southward to the Rio Grande.

214. Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus Walbaum.

Common Cobbler.

In brackish water.

Recorded from mouth of Little River, St. John, New Brunswick (Cox, 1895, as F. nigro-
fasciatus ): ranges in the United States from Maine southward to Virginia.

215. Fundulus heteroclitus badius Garman.

Garman’s Cobbler.

In brackish water.

Island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick.

216. Fundulus diaphanus Le Sueur.

Fresh-water Killy: Grayback.

Lacustrine, fluviatile, and marine: frequenting river mouths and ascending streams.

Maritime Provinces, including Prince Edward Island, and Provinces of Quebec and On¬
tario: in the United States from Maine to North Carolina.

217. Fundulus notatus Rafinesque.

Top Minnow.

Abounds in ponds and canals.

Detroit River, Michigan, extending southward to southern States: given here as likely to
be found on the Ontario side of the Detroit River.

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218. Macrostoma quercinum Goode and Bean.

Bathybial.

Grand Banks, Newfoundland, in from 700 to 800 fathoms (Goode and Bean, 1895, as Noto¬
scopelus quercinum): also the Mediterranean.

219. Macrostoma margaritiferum Goode and Bean.

Marine.

Based upon two specimens from off Banquereau (Goode and Bean, 1895, as Notoscopelus
margaritifer ) .

220. Macrostoma castaneum Goode and Bean.

Marine.

Based upon two specimens from Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Goode and Bean, 1895,
as Notoscopelus castaneus).

221. Ceratoscopelus madeirensis Lowe.

Lantern Fish.

Bathybial.

Grand Banks of Newfoundland, in some 1,500 fathoms, extending eastward to the Mediter¬
ranean.

222. Lampanyctus giintheri Goode and Bean.

Marine.

Grand Banks of Newfoundland.

223. Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode and Bean.

Bathybial.

Based upon a specimen in 538 fathoms from Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Goode and
Bean, 1895).

224. Nannobrachium nannochir Gilbert.

Bathybial.

British Columbia: ranges from Santa Barbara Islands, California, to Alaska.

225. Diaphus theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Head-light Fish.

Bathybial.

Ranges at least from British Columbia to Point Loma near San Diego, California.

226. Rhinoscopelus coccoi Cocco.

Marine.

Coast of Newfoundland: abundant in the Gulf Stream: extends eastward to the Mediter¬
ranean and to the coast of Africa.

227. Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque.

Lantern Fish.

Marine.

Off Banks of Newfoundland: extending from Gulf Stream eastward to the Mediterranean.

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228. Benthosema arcticum Liitken.

Marine.

Davis Straits, Greenland (Liitken, 1892, as Scopelus arcticus ): given here owing to its oc¬
currence in Davis Straits.

229. Tarletonbeania crenularis Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

Off Straits of Fuca, State of Washington: Santa Barbara Channel, California: “two small
specimens known, one from the stomach of an albacore, the other blown on a vessel
during a storm” (Jordan and Evermann) : given here owing to its occurrence off Straits
of Fuca.

230. Arctozenus borealis Reinhardt.

Bathybial.

“Greenland; occasionally southward to Cape Ann” (Jordan and Evermann), and therefore,
being a northern fish, but extending south beyond our coasts, mentioned here.

231. Plagyodus ferox Lowe.

Lancet Fish.

Bathybial.

Off Nova Scotia: Grand Banks, Newfoundland: coast of Massachusetts: Madeira, and
Canary Islands (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1849, as Alepisaurus azureus).

232. Plagyodus aesculapius* Bean.

Wolffish: Handsawfish.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from California northward to Alaska.

233. Plagyodus borealis Gill.

Handsawfish.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from the Aleutian Islands to Puget Sound.

234. Percopsis guttatus Agassiz.

Sand Roller: Trout Perch.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ranging more or less locally, sometimes as in the Great Lakes region abundantly, from
Lake Champlain westward to Alberta, northward to the Hudson Bay region, and south¬
ward to Kansas and the Ohio and Delaware Rivers: ascends the river Moira, passing
the town of Tweed, Ontario, at the spawning season in great numbers.

235. Columbia transmontana Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Oregon Trout Perch.

Fluviatile: “sandy or weedy lagoons.”

Known from the lower basin of the Columbia river: given here as likely to be found in
British Columbia.

*“It does not seem to differ at all from Plagyodus ferox." Jordan.

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236. Notacanthus phasganorus Goode.

Spiny Eel.

Marine.

Grand Banks, Newfoundland: known from one specimen which was taken from the stomach
of a sleeper shark.

237. Macdonaldia rostrata Collett.

Spiny Eel.

Bathybial.

Off Newfoundland: stations 2216 and 2553 of the United States s.s. Albatross : has also
been obtained west of Iceland.

238. Lampris luna Gmelin.

Opah: Kingfish.

Pelagic.

Recorded from Sable Island,* Nova Scotia: “off Madeira, occasionally taken off Newfound¬
land, Maine, and Cuba, also at Monterey and other places in California” (Jordan and
Evermann): off coasts of Europe, and in the Mediterranean: British Islands, including
coasts of Ireland and the Orkney Islands (Yarrell, 1859).

239. Eucalia inconstans Kirtland.

Brook Stickleback.

Fluviatile: in small brooks especially.

Ranges from Maritime Provinces to Alberta: in the United States from State of New York
westward to Minnesota: doubtfully recorded from Sukkertoppen, Greenland (Cope

240. Eucalia inconstans pygmasa Agassiz.

Dwarf Stickleback.

Lacustrine.

Lake Supeiioi (Agassiz, 1850, as Gasterosteus pygmceus)

241. Pygosteus pungitius Linnaeus.

Nine-spined Stickleback.

Lacustrine, fluviatile, and in brackish water.

Very widely distributed in Canada from the Atlantic probably to the Pacific, and to the
Arctic Sea: Newfoundland and Labrador: in the United States south to Lono- Island,
and m Alaska: northern parts of Europe.

242. Pygosteus pungitius brachypoda Bean.

Arctic Stickleback.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Arctic regions: “mountain streams and lakes about

Baffin’s Bay”

(Jordan and Evermann).

K e have before us a drawing of a specimen of Lampris luna made at Sable Island by James Farqukar in 1856

was tlkeiTt qnbiaCCTTPryinS ter ^ Dr' J' BemaI'd °ilpin’ °f Halifax'” Jordan Evermann. “A specimen
was taken at Sable Island some years ago, a rough sketch of which, with the colours well depicted was made bv

one of the men belonging to the establishment there, and given to Dr. Bernard Gilpin, in whose portfolio I saw it

teft do ’doubt as toi heAsh T„ 8 Tf** «•*"*- the >»™ — Mta* An,)

leit, no doubt as to the fish. I he man had never seen one before.” Jones.

PLATE IX.

85-86 . Lucius lucius (Common Pike)

87-88 . Merluccius bilinearis (Silver Hake or Whiting)
89-90 . Pollachius virens (Pollack)

91-92. Microgadus tomcod (Tomcod or Frostfish)
93-94 . Gadus callarias (Common Codfish)

95-96. Melanogrammus seglefinus (Haddock)

97. Lota maculosa (Fresh-water Ling or Burbot)
98-99. Urophycis tenuis (Codling or White Hake)

THK DO jIM

'linen which was taken from (he stomach

■ s. Albatross: In s also

.XI :ltajci

I lands, including

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(S.flididW jo 9vb;II -ievli8) ehnoriilid auioouhoM .88 -18
(>iofillo'l) 809*1 iv snirlorilloS .00-08
(Heftfe >*;'•] to hdoraoT) boomoj airbagoioiM . .SG-1U
(d&fiboO flwiimoO) asnjslleo aj.rb.tsO .1-0 80
OloobbnH) Bjmbsfggs gnmmnTgonoleM .60-6 0
btochnfl io gfliJ i9>tew-jlg9irJ) figolua^rn js.toJ .70
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tic probably to the Pacific, and to the
n ■>( •State h . 1 ul,

" n,!ldc nt Sable Island by James 1 arqnhar in 1S56,
Jordan and Evermann. “A specimen
o v, Iik b. ,f h the colours well depicted, was made by
' icii *o Dr, Bernard flilpin, in whose portfolio 1 sav it
i the extreme, the peculiar form and brilliant i . lours

Plate IX

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243. Gastrosteus aculeatus* Linnaeus.

Common Stickleback.

Fluviatile, in brackish water, and marine.

Maritime Provinces; and Gaspe district, Province of Quebec: also found in Ontario: Hud¬
son Bay, Labrador, and Greenland: extends southward in the United States to New
Jersey: coasts and streams of northern Europe.

244. Gastrosteus atkinsii Bean.

Eastern Stickleback.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Province of Quebec and State of Maine.

245. Gastrosteus cuvieri Girard.

Partly Armoured Stickleback.

Lacustrine, fluviatile, and in brackish water.

Labrador, Newfoundland, and Anticosti Island (Schmitt, 1904, as Gasterosteus bispinosus):
extending southward to the coast of Massachusetts.

246. Gastrosteus cataphractus Pallas.

Alaska Stickleback.

Marine: “rarely or never entering fresh water.”

British Columbia: ranges from California to Alaska, hence to Siberia and Japan.

247. Gastrosteus williamsoni microcephalus Girard.

California Stickleback.

Coastwise streams and brackish water.

British Columbia: ranges from Lower California, Mexico, to Alaska.

248. Apeltes quadracus Mitchill.

Four-spined Stickleback.

Marine.

Maritime Provinces: ranges in the United States from Maine to New Jersey.

*

249. Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill.

Yellow Stickleback.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Alaska.

250. Fistularia tabacaria Linnseus.

Trumpet Fish.

Marine.

“Occasional specimens taken in shore waters [of Nova Scotia] during the summer months”
(Jones, 1879): ordinary range, “West Indies and neighbouring seas, generally com¬
mon; occasional northward to Carolina and Florida, or even to Long Island” (Jordan
and Evermann) : has been recorded also from coast of Massachusetts.

*G. aculeatus and G. bispinosus are treated here as one and the same species, the European name being adopted
for the two.

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251. Fistularia petimba Lac6p&de.

Trumpet Fish.

Marine.

Western Pacific, and other warm seas, also recorded from the Bermudas and from Cuba”
(Joidan and Fvormann) : occasionally taken in shore waters” of Nova Scotia —

a fine specimen . taken at Portugal Cove, Halifax Harbour” and

“a small specimen is in the Halifax Museum” (Jones, 1879, as F. serrata).

252. Siphostoma griseolineatum Ayres.

Pipefish.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound, extending southward to California.

253. Siphostoma fuscum Storer.

Common Pipefish.

Marine.

Atlantic coast of the United States from Cape Ann southward to Virginia: “two specimens

; . taken, 16 May, in Mill cove, Dartmouth,”* and a specimen obtained

in North West Arm, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, 11th May, 1909 (Piers) ;f and also
recorded as “common in shore waters” of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879, as Syngnathus
peckicmus) .

254. Hippocampus hudsoniusj De Kay.

Common American Sea-horse.

Marine: attaching itself by coiling its caudal region around sea- weeds or other objects

Recorded from coast of Nova Scotia (Cox— verbally), and from Atlantic coast of Canada
(Whiteaves, 1886, as H. heptagonus ): “Atlantic coast from Cape Cod southward to-
Charleston” (Jordan and Evermann).

255. Scombresox saurus Walbaum.

Saury: Billfish.

Pelagic, capable when pursued of springing out of the water, and for an interval of skipping
along the surface.

Maritime Provinces: both sides of the north Atlantic, and the open sea.

256. Exocoetus volitans Linnams.

Flying-fish.

Pelagic, and capable of suspending itself and moving by its expanded pectoral fins for a
time in the atmosphere.

Atlantic coast of North America, northward to Bdnks of Newfoundland: many coasts and
open seas.

Both specimens are males and differ from the normal in having three more rays (43) in the dorsal fin than
the maximum normal number (40); and in the dorsal being on 11£ and 12 rings respectively instead of only
9 rings. It must be either a variety of S. fuscum or possibly a new species.” Piers.

fPiers says; — “It presented a slight variation from the typical S. fuscum.”

^ %H. antiquorum recorded by Jones as “occasionally taken [in Nova Scotia] during the summer months- a Gulf

Stream migrant no doubt” is probably referable to this species.

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257. Exonautes vinciguerrae Jordan and Meek.

Flying-fish.

Pelagic, and rising out of the water sails or springs through the air.

Open Atlantic: extends from off Newfoundland southward, and occurs in the Gulf of
Mexico: coasts of southern Europe.

258. Cypselurus heterurus Rafinesque.

Flying-fish.

Pelagic, and rising out of the water sails or springs through the air.

Grand Banks, Newfoundland, extending to both coasts of Atlantic Ocean.

259. Ammodytes dubius Reinhardt.

Sand Launce: Lant.

Marine: sandy shores.

Labrador and Greenland, southward to Cape Cod.

260. Ammodytes americanus De Kay.

Sand Launce: Sand Lant.

Marine: sandy shores.

Maritime Provinces, Gaspe Basin, Labrador, and Newfoundland: southward to Cape Hat-
teras, North Carolina.

261. Ammodytes personatus Girard.

Sand Launce.

Marine: “burying itself in the sand.”

British Columbia: shores of the Pacific from California to Alaska, including the Aleutian
Islands, and westward to Japan.

262. Menidia menidia notata* Mitchill.

Silverside.

Marine.

Maritime Provinces and southward.

263. Labidesthes sicculus Cope.

Lake Silverside: Skipjack.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Great Lakes region and Mississippi valley southward to the southern United States.

264. Atherinopsis californiensis Girard.

Pescado del Rey: California Smelt.

Marine.

Ordinary range coast of California: three mounted specimens in the Canadian Fisheries
Museum were obtained by Mr. S. F. Denton, taxidermist, in British Columbia.

*“An examination of numerous specimens of Menidia from various places between Florida and Halifax shows
that M. notata and M. menidia intergrade perfectly. The first will therefore stand as Menidia menidia notata.”
Jordan and Evermann.

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265.

Chiasmodon niger Johnson.
Black Swallower.

Bathybial.

Recorded from Magdalena, Madeira— the first specimen by Lowe in 1850, at a depth of
312 fathoms; and the species found again at the same locality by Johnson in 1862: a
specimen obtained by the ‘ Challenger ’ in the mid-Atlantic, on 26th August, 1873,
at a depth of 1,500 fathoms: two specimens found floating upon the surface of the

near the lsland of Dominica, and the other, in June 1880, at La Have Bank *
oft Nova Scotia, by the Gloucester schooner Bessie W. Somers.

266. Sphyraena argentea Girard.

California Barracuda.

Marine.

Recorded from Vancouver Island, British Columbia (—a specimen in the Provincial Museum,
ictoria) : “Pacific coast from San Francisco southward to Cape San Lucas; very
abundant about the Santa Barbara Islands” (Jordan and Evermann).

267. Palinurichthys perciformis Mitchill.

Rudderfish.

Marine.

Atlantic coast of North America southward to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina: “Two
specimens were brought to the Museum [at Halifax] some years ago by a fisherman
devil s Mand , and during the summer of 1885 “they were very plentiful in our
[alifax] harbour” (Honeyman, 1886, as Palinurus perciformis ): Canso,f Nova
» cotia, and Banks of Newfoundland : “ one specimen once taken in a live-box off Cornwall
[England], having drifted across from America” (Jordan and Evermann).

268. Palometa simillimus Ayres. (Plate XIII, figures 156 and 157).

California Pompano: Poppy Fish.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound, southward to California.

269. Poronotus triacanthus Peck.

Dollarfish: Harvest Fish.

Marine.

Maritime Provinces southward to Florida.

270.

Icosteus aenigmaticus Lockington.

Ragfish.

Bathybial.

Off the coasts of the States of Washington, Oregon,' and California:
to be found in British Columbian waters.

given here as likely

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271. Acrotus willoughbyi Bean.

Ragfish.

Bathybial.

Known from the States of Washington and California: given here as likely to be found in
British Columbian waters.

272. Zaprora silenus Jordan.

Prowfish.

Marine.

Only two specimens known, one from Nanaimo (the type,* which is in the Provincial Mu¬
seum, Victoria) and the other from the Straits near Victoria, Vancouver Island.

273. Merluccius bilinearis Mitchill. (Plate IX, figures 87 and 88).

Silver Hake: Whiting.

Marine.

Ranges from the coast of Labrador, embracing Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Mari¬
time Provinces, and the New England States, southward to the Bahama Islands.

274. Merluccius productus Ayres.

Pacific Hake.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia (according to Goode from Alaska) and Puget Sound south¬
ward to Santa Catalina Island.

275. Boreogadus saida Lepechin.

Northern Pollack.

Marine: hiding in holes in floating ice.

Arctic regions of America and Asia, extending from Greenland to Siberia: recorded from
Labrador: also said to occur on coasts of Europe — no doubt far north.

276. Pollachius virens Linnseus. (Plate IX, figures 89 and 90).

Pollack: Coalfish.

Marine.

Both sides of north Atlantic: recorded from Davis Straits :f Maritime Provinces south¬
ward to State of New York: “on the shores of Spitzbergen; ” “in all the northern
seas and in the Baltic;” Orkney and Shetland Islands; coasts of England; “on the
Irish coast from Waterford along the eastern shore to Belfast;’’ and “very abundant
on the western and northern coasts of Scotland” (Yarrell, 1859): “occurs about Ice¬
land” (Goode, 1888) : on the European side at least as far south as the coast of France.:):

*The type specimen is figured in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America,’ vol. IV,
pi. CLII.

j"“Tlie fry, under four or five inches in length, were caught with the trawl-net on the west coast of Davis
Straits, during the first voyage of Captain Sir Edward Parry.” Yarrell.

J“Concerning the limits of its southern range authorities differ. Gunther places this at latitude 46° in the
Bay of Biscay, whilst others claim that it enters the Mediterranean. Canestrini states that it has been observed
at Taranto. It does not appear, however, that the species is abundant south of the English Channel.” Goode.

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277. Theragra fucensis* Jordan and Gilbert.

Wall-eyed Pollack.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California: probably extends
northward to coast of Alaska.

278. Microgadus proximus Girard.

California Tomcod.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California northward to coast of Alaska, including
the Aleutian Islands.

279. Microgadus tomcod Walbaum. (Plate IX, figures 91 and 92).

Tomcod: Frostfish.

Anadromous.

Ranges from coast of Labrador, and embracing the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, and
Maritime Provinces, southward to the coast of Virginia.

280. Gadus callarias Linnaeus. (Plate IX, figures 93 and 94).

Common Codfish.

Marine.

Both sides of north Atlantic: ranging on the American side at leastf from coast of Labra¬
dor, and embracing the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, Maritime Provinces, and
Newfoundland, southward to coast of Virginia; and on the European side “found uni¬
versally from Iceland very nearly as far south as Gibraltar” (Yarrell, 1859).

281. Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius.

Pacific Codfish.

Marine.

British Columbia: both coasts of northern Pacific, ranging from Bering Sea southward to

the off-shore banks of Oregon and to Japan: said to be very abundant in the sea of
Okhotsk.

282. Gadus ogac Richardson.

Greenland Codfish.

Marine.

Recorded from Labrador and Greenland.

T form may intergrade with Theragra chalcogramma, though the original types seem well separated

Little is known of its range to the northward.” Jordan and Evermann. P

f G. callarias G. macrocephalus, and G. ogac, are very closely allied, and in assigning specific rank to each it is
n t easy from ichthyological works to determine just where the northern range of G. callarias is as the three forms

Nortt I'll T If ! Same SpedeS- F°r inStanC6’ G°°de says • “The codfish is usually found in the

o th Atlantic, in the North Pacific, and m the Polar Ocean, its range extending far beyond the Aictic Circle”—
thus making no discrimination of species. " ° c Llrcle

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283. Melanogrammus asglefinus Linnaeus. ((Plate IX, figures 95 and 96).

Haddock.

Marine.

Both coasts of north Atlantic: on the American side ranging from coast of Labrador south¬
ward, and embracing Gulf of St. Lawrence, Maritime Provinces, and Newfoundland,
to coast of North Carolina; and on the European side from Iceland and "the Scandi¬
navian coast to East Finmark and Varanger Fjord” (Goode, 1888) southward to the
coast of France: “coast of Great Britain, from extreme north to the Land’s End”
and “all round the shores of Ireland” (Yarrell, 1859).

284. Antimora viola Goode and Bean.

Violet Antimora.

Bathybial.

“Fishing Banks off the coast” of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879, as Haloporphyrus viola): Banks
of Newfoundland, and southward.

285. Antimora microlepis Bean.

Small-scaled Antimora.

Bathybial.

Off Queen Charlotte Islands: also recorded from coast of California and Bering Sea.

286. Lota maculosa* Le Sueur. (Plate IX, figure 97).

Fresh-water Ling: Burbot.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Well nigh cosmopolitan in northern North America: recorded from Labrador, and ranging
from New Brunswick westward to British Columbia; and from the Arctic regions south¬
ward to northern States of the Union.

287. Molva molva Linnaeus.

Ling.

Marine.

Reputed to have been recorded off Newfoundland:! “common on the northern coasts of
Europe, Iceland, and Greenland” (Gunther, 1880, as M. vulgaris): in the British Is¬
lands — “among the Western Islands, in the Orkneys, and on the Yorkshire coast; in
Cornwall, and the Scilly Islands; and the species may be traced nearly all round the
Irish coast” (Yarrell, 1859, as Lota molva): ranges “from Spitzbergen to the Gulf of

Gascony . most abundant along the coast of northern Europe, especially in

the German Ocean and off Norway” (Jordan and Evermann).

*“The American Burbot is very close to the common species of northern Europe and Asia, Lota lota . and

may prove wholly identical with the latter.” Jordan and Evermann. Gunther does not distinguish the two, for
he says: — -“It is locally distributed in Central and Northern Europe and North America.” If the two are to be
regarded as forms of one and the same species then the geographical range of the fresh water ling is in all probability
nearly co-extensive with the fresh waters of the northern part of the northern hemisphere.

!“It is said to have been found in deep water off Newfoundland, but we have been unable to find the specific
record.” Jordan and Evermann.

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288.

Urophycis regius Walbaum.

Codling.

Marine.

“Sir John Richardson gives Halifax as a locality for this species” (Jones, 1879, as Pht/cis
regius ): north Atlantic southward to Cape Fear.

289. Urophycis tenuis Mitchill. (Plate IX, figures 98 and 99).

Codling: White Hake.

Marine.

Ranges from coast of Labrador southward to coast of North Carolina: Gulf of St. Lawrence,
Gaspe Bay, Maritime Provinces, and Newfoundland.

290. Urophycis chuss Walbaum.

Codling: Squirrel Hake.

Marine.

Geographical range essentially the same as that of the preceding species.

291. Gaidropsarus ensis Reinhardt.

Three-bearded Rockling.

Bathybial.

Atlantic coast of North America, from Greenland to Cape Hatteras; in deep water, reach¬
ing a depth in the Gulf Stream of 1,081 fathoms” (Jordan and Evermann).

292. Enchelyopus cimbrius Linnaeus.

Four-beardecl Rockling.

Marine.

Both sides of north Atlantic, extending southward to the Gulf Stream: recorded from
Chedabucto Bay, vicinity of Canso, Nova Scotia (Cornish, 1901 or 1902): “fishing-
banks off the coast of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879, as Onus ( Rhinonemus ) cimbrius):
has been obtained in Bay Chaleur: “not uncommon on the southern coast of Sweden;”
found also “among the islands of the Kattegat, on the west coast of Norway;” and
recorded from the Frith of Forth and Ilothsay (Yarrell, 1859, as Motella cimbria).

293. Brosme brosme Muller. (Plate X, figures 100 and 101).

Cusk.

Marine.

Loth sides ol noith Atlantic: ranging on the American side from Greenland, and embra¬
cing Labrador, Newfoundland, Maritime Provinces, and New England States, south¬
ward to coast of Massachusetts: “occurs in Iceland and Spitzbergen, and along the
entire length of the Scandinavian Peninsula,” and “occasionally taken in the Frith
of Forth” (Goode, 1888): frequently found “in the Orkney Islands, and swarms among
those of Zetland; “ among the Faroe Islands; ” “coasts of Norway as far as Finmark;”
and “just touches the most northern point of Denmark, at Skagen in Jutland” (Yarrell,
1859, as Brosmius vulgaris).

294. Moseleya cyclolepis Gilbert.

Bathybial.

Off Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.

100-101 .
102-103.
104-105.
106-107.
108-109.
110-111.
112-113.
114-115.
116-117.
118-119.
120-121.
122

123-124.

PLATE X.

Brosme brosme (Cusk)

Pomoxis sparoides (Calico Bass)

Ambloplites rupestris (Rock Bass)

Eupomotis gibbosus (Common Sunfish)

Micropterus salmoides (Large-mouth Black Bass)

Micropterus dolomieu (Small-mouth Black Bass)

Stizostedion vitreum (Pike Perch)

Stizostedion canadense (Sauger)

Perea flavescens (Yellow Perch)

Roccus lineatus (Striped Bass)

Morone americana (White Perch)

Cynoscion regalis (Common Weakfish)

Aplodinotus grunniens (Fresh-water Drum or Lake Sheepshead)

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295. Albatrossia pectoralis Gilbert.

Bathybial.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of Oregon northward to Bering Sea.

296. Chalinura serrula Bean.

Bathybial.

Coast of British Columbia east of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

297. Chalinura filifera Gilbert.

Bathybial.

Off Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.

298. Coryph^noides rupestris Gunner.

Bathybial.

“Arctic seas and the north Atlantic, on both coasts south to the banks of Newfoundland
and Norway” (Jordan and Evermann).

299. Macrurus holotrachys Gunther.

Grenadier.

Bathybial.

Recorded from Banks of Newfoundland, and from the mouth of the Rio de la Plata.

300. Macrurus acrolepis Bean.

Grenadier.

Bathybial.

Coasts of British Columbia, and of the States of Washington and Oregon: also recorded
from off Bogoslof Island, Bering Sea.

301. Aphredoderus sayanus Gilliams.

Pirate Perch.

Fluviatile: sluggish streams and bayous.

Presumably Ontario:* State of “New York coastwise to Texas, and throughout the Missis¬
sippi basin” (Jordan and Evermann).

302. Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque.

Crappie.

Lacustrine and fluviatile: frequenting sluggish waters.

Ranges from the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region westward to the Dakotas and
southward to Texas.

303. Pomoxis sparoides Lacepede. (Plate X, figures 102 and 103).

Calico Bass: Strawberry Bass.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, through the Great Lakes region, including Lake of the
Woods, westward to Manitoba: in the United States ranging from eastern States west¬
ward to the Mississippi Valley and southward to the southern States.

*“It should be found in the streams of the Niagara district and at the western end of Lake Erie.” Nash.

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304. Ambloplites rupestris Rafinesque. (Plate X, figures 104 and 105).

Rock Bass.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, embracing the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region,
westward to Manitoba: in the United States ranging from Vermont westward to the
Mississippi Valley and southward to Louisiana and Texas.

305. Chaenobryttus gulosus Cuvier and Valenciennes.

Warmouth: Goggle-eye.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Presumably Ontario:* Great Lakes region, westward to Iowa and Kansas, and southward
to Georgia and Texas.

306. Apomotis cyanellus Rafinesque.

Green Sunfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile: ascending brooks.

Possibly Ontario :f ranges from Great Lakes region to Mexico.

307. Lepomis auritus Linnseus.

Long-eared Sunfish: Yellow Belly.

Fluviatile.

New Brunswick:^ Maine to southern United States.

308. Lepomis megalotis Rafinesque.

Long-eared Sunfish.

Fluviatile.

Possibly Ontario: Ohio to Minnesota, and southward to South Carolina and the Rio Grande.

309. Lepomis humilis Girard.

Red-spotted Sunfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Recorded from Langford Lake, British Columbia§ (May 1908 — specimen in Provincial
Museum, Victoria): ranges from Ohio westward to the Dakotas and southward to
Texas.

*“I am under the impression that some years ago this fish was found in the marsh at Toronto, and also near
Hamilton, but of late no specimens have been obtainable. It should occur in Lake Erie and will probably be found
in the Niagara district.” Nash.

f“I have no Ontario records of this fish, but as it will probably be found in Lake Erie it is mentioned here.”
[Check-list Fishes of Ontario.] Nash.

Jin regard to its occurrence in New Brunswick Dr. Cox says that the only record he knows is that of Dr. Leath
Adams, and that its alleged occurrence in that province is extremely doubtful.

§This is the only record for Canada of this species known to the author, and the locality is a long way from the
hitherto recognized range of the species. It may possibly range in waters of the Prairie Provinces, but as yet does
not appear to have been recorded.

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310. Lepomis pallidus Mitchill.

Blue Sunfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ontario and Great Lakes region: ranging in the United States from the western part of
the State of New York westward to the Missouri Valley and southward to the Rio Grande
and Florida, or according to Goode to Mexico.

311. Eupomotis euryorus McKay.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

The type recorded from Fort Gratiot, Lake Huron, Michigan, opposite Point Edward, On¬
tario (McKay, 1881, as Lepomis euryorus)-, and for that reason mentioned here/ also
recorded from northern Ohio and northern Indiana.

312. Eupomotis gibbosus Linnaeus. (Plate X, figures 106 and 107).

Common Sunfish.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ranging m Canada from the Maritime Provinces to Lake Huron; and in the United States
from Maine westward to the Mississippi Valley, and southward to Florida.

313. Micropterus dolomieu Lac6p6de. (Plate X., figures 110 and 111).

Small-mouth Black Bass.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Widely distributed in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, extending through the St. Law¬
rence River and Great Lakes region westward to Manitoba and the Mississippi Valley,
and southward to South Carolina, Mississippi, and Arkansas: introduced into waters
of other Provinces of the Dominion, and of various States of the Union, and also into
waters of various European countries.

314. Micropterus salmoides Lacepede. (Plate X, figures 108 and 109).

Large-mouth Black Bass.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, extending through the St. Lawrence River and Great
Lakes region westward to Manitoba: ranges in the United States from the Great Lakes
westward to the Mississippi Valley, and southward to southern States: also in waters
of Mexico.

315. Stizostedion vitreum Mitchill. (Plate X, figures 112 and 113).

Pike Perch.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, extending through the St. Lawrence River and Great
Lakes region westward to Saskatchewan: Hudson Bay region and Labrador: ranges
in the United States from Vermont westward to the upper Mississippi Valley and south¬
ward to Alabama and Georgia.

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316. Stizostedion canadense C. H. Smith. (Plate X, figures 114 and 115).

S auger.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Ontario and Quebec: distributed under one or two varieties* from the St.
Lawrence River and its tributaries westward, and embracing Manitoba, and perhaps
Saskatchewan, to Montana, and southward to Arkansas.

317. Perea flavescens Mitchill. (Plate X, figures 116 and 117).

Yellow Perch: American Perch.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Widely distributed in British North America from the Atlantic sea-board to Saskatchewan,
and in the United States from Maine to the upper Missouri Valley, and extending south¬
ward to North Carolina.

318. Percina caprodesf Rafinesque.

Log Perch.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Extends from the Province of Quebec through the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes
region, westward to Lake Superior and Iowa, and southward to the Rio Grande and
State of Mississippi.

319. Hadropteras aspro Cope and Jordan.

Black-sided Darter.

Fluviatile: frequenting clear gravelly streams.

Ranges from the Great Lakes region westward to Manitoba and the Missouri Valley and
southward to Arkansas.

320. Hadropteras giintheri Eigenmann and Eigen m an n.

Gunther’s Darter.

Fluviatile and lacustrine.

Manitoba to Iowa: presumably Fort Gratiot, Lake Huron, Michigan, opposite Point Ed¬
ward, Ontario (Girard, 1859, as Alvordius maculatus). f

321. Cottogaster copelandi putnami§ Jordan and Gilbert.

Putnam’s Darter.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Ranges from Lake Champlain to Lake Huron.

322. Cottogaster shumardi Girard.

Shumard’s Darter.

Fluviatile.

Possibly to be found in Ontario waters: “Michigan to Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and
southward to Kentucky and Arkansas” (Jordan and Evermann).

*Three varieties of this species have been distinguished : the typical form and <S. c. griseum and S. c. boreum.

■j*Two varieties of this species have been distinguished: the typical form and P. c. zebra.

Alvordius maculatus is more likely to be Iladropterus giintheri than H. aspro, as Girard describes it as having
the head scaleless. Perhaps both are varieties of one species.” Jordan and Evermann.

§ Questionably distinct from the ordinary C. copelan di.

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323. Cottogaster cheneyi Evermann and Kendall.

Cheney’s Darter.

Fluviatile.

Known from Racket River, near Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, State of New York: given
here as it may be found in Ontario waters.

324. Boleosoma nigrum Rafinesque.

Johnny Darter.

Fluviatile and lacustrine: frequenting streams among gravel and weeds.

St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region, and Ohio valley, westward to Saskatchewan
and upper Mississippi valley, extending southward to Colorado.

325. Boleosoma nigrum olmstedi Storer.

Tesselated Darter.

Fluviatile and lacustrine.

Province of Quebec, St. Lawrence River, and southern and eastern parts of Ontario: ex¬
tending southward to Virginia.

326. Ammocrypta pellucida Baird.

Sand Darter.

Lacustrine and fluviatile: burys in the sand in clear streams.

Mill likely be found in Ontario: ranges from Lake Erie westward to Minnesota, and
southward to Texas.

327. Etheostoma boreale Jordan.

Northern Darter.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Known localities of occurrence: — near Montreal (Jordan, 1884, as Pce.cilichthys borealis
— the type); Gull Lake, Muskoka district, Ontario; and Manitoba: perhaps occurs
far north in the Province of Quebec, and records may be looked for from other localities.

328. Etheostoma iowae Jordan and Meek.

Fluviatile and lacustrine.

Saskatchewan and perhaps Manitoba: range extending southward to Iowa and Nebraska.

329. Etheostoma coeruleum Storer.

Rainbow Darter.

Fluviatile.

Ontario, and Ohio and Mississippi valleys.

330. Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque.

Fan-tailed Darter.

Fluviatile: living in swift streams.

Province of Quebec: ranging in the United States westward to Iowa, and southward to
southern States.

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331. Boleichthys fusiformis Girard.

Fusiform Darter.

“Lowland streams and ponds.”

Massachusetts westward to Minnesota, and southward to the Rio Grande: probably occurs
in Canadian waters.

332. Boleichthys exilis Girard.

Fluviatile.

Known from Red River and upper Missouri River basin.*

333. Microperca punctulata Putnam.

Least Darter.

“Clear, cold, weedy streams, and ponds.”

Ranges from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, southward to Arkansas: perhaps occurs
in Canadian waters.

334. Roccus chrysopsf Rafinesque.

White Bass.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes region, westward to Manitoba and Mississippi valley,
and southward to Arkansas: recorded from Lake Oromocto, one of the head waters
of the Magaguadavic River, New Brunswick^ (Cox, 1895, after Adams).

335. Roccus lineatus Bloch. (Plate X, figures 118 and 119).

Striped Bass.

Anadromous: essentially a brackish water species.

Atlantic coast of North America, from the Maritime Provinces to the Gulf of Mexico: as¬
cends the Miramichi and St. Lawrence Rivers and tributaries; as well as “the Potomac
to the Great Falls, and the other rivers of the Middle States, until it meets obstruc¬
tions (Jordan and Evermann): said to occur occasionally in Lake Ontario, and “has
been taken at the mouth of the Niagara River’ § (Ramsay Wright): introduced into
wateis of the Pacific coast by the United States Fish Commission.

* “Specimens of a small darter obtained by Mr. Charles Id. Bollman in Clam Lake, Michigan, may belong to
this species.” Jordan and Evermann.

t This is doubtless the Silver Bass of Canada, the details of whose introduction into France, and successful
propagation by M. Carbonnier, from 1877 to 1879, are recorded by that experimenter in the Bulletin of the Society
of Acclimation for 1881.” Goode.

tDr- Cox considers that the present occurrence of this species in Lake Oromocto is doubtful, and not only so
but that the record of Dr. Adams is open to question.

§ “There is a record of an example taken in the Niagara River at Lewiston, but this may have been a mis-
ldentification of the white bass.” Jordan and Evermann. “The White Bass or Striped Lake Bass, Roccus chrysops
is often confounded with the Striped Bass which it closely resembles.” Goode.

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336. Morone americana Gmelin. (Plate X, figures 120 and 121).

White Perch.

Anadromous, being essentially a brackish water species: often landlocked.

Atlantic coast of North America from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Maritime Provinces
to South Carolina: recorded as abounding “in the numerous lakes of Nova Scotia”
(Knight, 1866, as Labrax pallidus).

337. Cynoscion regalis Bloch and Schneider. (Plate X, figure 122).

Common Weakfish.

Marine: on sandy shores.

Mr. S. F. Denton, taxidermist, Wellesley Farms, Mass., writes that he has mounted speci¬
mens which he understood from the senders had been obtained at coasts of Nova Scotia:
reputed range “Atlantic and Gulf coast of the United States from Cape Cod south¬
ward to Mobile” (Jordan and Evermann).

338. Cynoscion nobilis Ayres.

White Sea Bass.

Marine.

Vancouver Island, southward to coast of California.

339. Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque. (Plate X, figures 123 and 124).

Fresh-water Drum: Lake Sheepshead.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Extends from Ontario, through the Great Lakes region, westward to Manitoba; and ranging
through the Ohio and Mississippi valleys southward to Louisiana and Texas: also re¬
corded from the Rio Usumacinta, Tabasco, southern Mexico.

340. Eques lanceolatus Linnaeus.

Ribbon-fish.

Marine.

Recorded from Sherringham Point, British Columbia (specimen in Provincial Museum,
Victoria): “West Indies, ranging northward to Pensacola” (Jordan and Evermann):
certain warm seas.

341. Ronquilus jordani Gilbert.

Ronquil.

Marine.

Recorded from Departure Bay,* Vancouver Island, from Puget Sound, and from coast of
Alaska.

342. Trichodon trichodon Tilesius.

Sand-fish.

Marine: burys in the sand of sandy shores.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Bering Sea, and Kamchatka (Tilesius,

1811).

!*A specimen of this species was dredged at Departure Bay, Vancouver Island, near the Biological Station by

the late Rev. G. W. Taylor, the then Curator of the station, and the author, in the Autumn of 1908, being its first

recoid in Canadian waters.

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CHEGK LIST OF FISHES OF THE DOMINION.

343. Stenotomus chrysops Linnaeus.

Porgy: Common Scup.

Marine.

Possibly occurs in St. Mary’s Bay, Nova Scotia* (Knight, 1866, as Pagrus argyrops ): ordin¬
arily ranges from Cape Cod to South Carolina, being “especially abundant northward.”

344. Archosargus probatocephalus Walbaum.

Sheepshead.

Marine.

Said to be occasional in St. John’s Harbour, New Brunswick (Cox, 1895, as Diplodus probato¬
cephalus): ranges ordinarily from Cape Cod to Florida Keys and the Gulf of Mexico.

345. Cymatogaster aggregatus Gibbons.

Sparada: Viviparous Perch.

Marine: in shallow water.

British Columbia: ranges from Alaska to Lower California, Mexico.

346. Brachyistius frenatus Gill.

Surf-fish.

Marine: in shallow water.

Ranges from Vancouver Island to Lower California.

347. Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz.

Surf-fish.

Marine: in shallow water.

Ranges from entrance to Straits of Juan de Fuca at Cape Flattery, State of Washington,
southward to coast of California: given here as it ought to be found on the British
Columbian side of the Straits.

348. Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz.

Common Surf-fish: Blue Surf-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from Vancouver Island to Todos Santos Bay.

349. Tasniotoca lateralis Agassiz. (Plate XIII, figures 158 and 159).

Striped Surf-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia to coast of California.

350. Phanerodon furcatus Girard.

White Surf-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia to coast of California.

this fish is seldom lound north of Cape Cod. About the year 1833, an attempt was made to introduce them
[sic] into the waters north of the Cape, but with no success, the water proving too cold to enable them to breed there.
The only authority that the writer possesses as to their existence on the coast of Nova Scotia, is, the ‘Official Circular’
from Mr. Gidney, the collector of Sandy Cove, in which it is stated that porgies are occasionally seen in St. Mary’s
Bay. If they are the true porgies they have probably strayed from a warmer latitude in pursuit of food.” Knight.

PLATE XI.

125-126. Tautogolabrus adspersus (Gunner)
127-128. Tautoga onitis (Tautog)

129-130. Scomber scombrus (Common Mackerel)

131 Hippoglossoides platessoides (Sand Dab)

132 . Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Halibut)

133 . Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Halibut-specimen with the eyes on the left side of the head,

an abnormal but an occasional character)

134-135. Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Winter Flounder)

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1800, as Pagrua argyrops ): ordiu-
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wanner lat itude in pursuit of food.1' Knight.

Plate XI

182

133

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89

351. Damalichthys argyrosomus Girard. (Plate XIII, figures 160 and 161).

Porgee.

Marine: “entering the inlets in thousands.”

Pacific Coast from British Columbia and Puget Sound to Lower California.

352. Tautogolabrus adspersus Walbaum. (Plate XI, figures 125 and 126).

Cunner.

M arine: in harbours and bays.

Atlantic coasts of North America extending from Labrador and Newfoundland to Sandy
Hook, and embracing the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, Maritime Provinces, and
New England States.

353. Tautoga onitis Linnseus. (Plate XI, figures 127 and 128).

Tautog: Black-fish.

Marine: among rocks and kelp.

Atlantic coasts of North America from the Maritime Provinces to South Carolina.

354. Scomber scombrus Linnaeus. (Plate XI, figures 129 and 130).

Common Mackerel.

Marine.

Both sides of North Atlantic: on the American side from Labrador to Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina; and on the European side from Norway to the Mediterranean and Adriatic.

355. Scomber japonicus Houttuyn.

Chub Mackerel.

Marine.

Widely distributed in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: extending as far northward as
British Columbia, Labrador, and England: abounds off the coast of California, in the
Mediterranean, and “everywhere in. Japan” (Jordan, 1905).

356. Gymnosarda pelamis Linnseus.

Oceanic Bonito.

Pelagic.

Warm seas; ranging northward on the western side of the Atlantic to the Bermudas and
Cape Cod: recorded from the Atlantic coast of Canada (Whiteaves, 1886, as Euthynnus
pelamys ):* also recorded from coast of California: coasts of Europe, — including
coasts of Britain (Yarrell, 1859, as Thynnus pelamys).

*The small specimen upon which this record is based is in a very poor state of preservation and hard to determine,
but judging by what can be made out from the ragged and broken condition of the fins and their rays, and the other¬
wise mutilated condition of the specimen it does not appear to be this species. Certain of its characters, some of
them more or less obscure, are as follows: — Maxillary not reaching the posterior border of the orbit: pectorals about
mid-way between dorsal and ventral outlines: caudal deeply forked: anterior dorsal elongate with 20 rays: posterior
dorsal and anal short: 8 dorsal and 7 anal finlets: many other characters obscured, with little but the flesh remaining
on the left side, and skin of the right scaleless, except very small scales, forming a corselet, which does not appear
to extend beyond the pectoral fin. It would appear to agree more closely with Sarda than with Gymnosarda.

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357. Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus.

Tunny: Horse Mackerel.

Pelagic.

Occurs on the Atlantic coast of Canada and the United States, around the coast of New¬
foundland and at the Loffoden Islands: also on the Pacific coasts as far northward
as California and Japan: “abundant in the Mediterranean and ranging to the south
coast of England and to Tasmania” (Gunther, 1880): Yarrell (1859) says it has “been
taken among the islands west and north of Scotland” and at a few other Scottish
localities, and mentions “two instances of its having been taken on the Irish coast”:
occurs also in the Indian Ocean (Boulenger, 1910).

358. Germo alalunga Gmelin.

Longfinned Albacore.

Pelagic.

A idely distributed, but rare on the Atlantic coast of America: a specimen obtained at
Banquereau at a depth of 300 fathoms in the summer of 1878 (Jones, 1879, as Orcynus
alatunga ): occurs on the Pacific coast northward to California, and abundant at the
Santa Barbara Islands: “very common in the Mediterranean.”

359. Sarda sarda Bloch.

Bonito.

Pelagic.

Abundant in Atlantic Ocean northward to Cape Cod: occasional on coast of Nova Scotia —
“a very rare fish in these waters” (Piers, 1902): “a young example captured at the
mouth of Halifax Harbour” (Jones, 1879, as S. pelamys if such signifies this species) :
inhabits the open ocean, and occurs on both sides of the Atlantic.

360. Sarda chilensis Cuvier and Valenciennes.

California Bonito.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranging in the Pacific Ocean from Patagonia to Japan.

361. Escolar violaceus Bean.

Escolar.

Bathybial.

-Type specimen* from La Have Bank, off Nova Scotia (Bean, 1887, as Thyrsitops violaceus ):
“lives in the abysses of the Gulf Stream” (Jordan, 1905).

362. Benthodesmus atlanticus Goode and Bean.

Marine.

“One specimen taken from the stomach of a halibut caught on the western edge of the
Grand Banks of Newfoundland in 80 fathoms” (Jordan and Evermann).

•'-This specimen is figured in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America,’ vol. IV, pi.
CXXXV, and the specimen of the following species ( Benthodesmus atlanticus ) in pi. CXXXVI.

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363. Xiphias gladius Linnseus.

Sword-fish.

Pelagic.

Atlantic Ocean, and on both its sides: Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland Banks:
occurs also in the Pacific Ocean, and in the Mediterranean; and according to Goode
(1888) enters the Baltic: otherwise distributed in many seas, being, be it said, “of
nearly world-wide distribution” and “occurring occasionally on the coasts of Great
Britain and Ireland” (Boulenger, 1910); and also occurring at the South Sea Islands
(Gunther, 1880); yet according to Jordan (1935) “rare off the California coast ” and
“ scarcely known in Japan.”

364. Naucrates ductor Linnaeus.

Pilot-fish.

Pelagic.

“Known in all tropical and temperate seas” (Gunther, 1880): “occasionally appears on our
[British] coasts, accompanying large sharks and ships” (Boulenger, 1910): “our
specimen was brought to the Museum [at Plalifax] for identification — it must have
been caught near our harbour ” — (Honeyman, 1886): “occasional on our Atlantic coast
from Cape Cod to the West Indies” (Jordan and Evermann).

365. Seriolo zonata Mitchill.

Rudderfish: Banded Seriole.

Marine.

A specimen “was caught on the banks south of Devil’s Island” off Nova Scotia (Honey-
man, 1886): ranges ordinarily from Cape Cod" to Cape Hatteras.

366. Decapterus macarellus Cuvier and Valenciennes.

Mackerel Shad.

Marine.

Chedabucto Bay, Canso, Nova Scotia:* “warm parts of the Atlantic, straying northward
to Cape Cod; scarce on our coast” (Jordan and Evermann).

367. Trachurops crumenophthalmus Bloch.

Goggler.

Marine.

Recorded from Canso, Nova Scotia:f ordinarily ranges on the Atlantic and Pacific} coasts
of tropical America, extending occasionally northward to Cape Cod: abundant at the
West Indies, the Bermudas, the Hawaiian Islands, and on the west coast of Mexico:
occurs besides in most tropical seas, and on the coast of Africa: “in the Indian Ocean,
the Red Sea, and off the coast of Guinea” (Goode, 1888, as Caranx crumenophthalmus).

*“Two specimens of this species were caught in the Chedabucto Bay trap-nets. They were wholly unfamiliar
to the fishermen, and aie apparently rarely seen at Canso.” Cornish.

•[“Two specimens were taken in the trap-nets by local fishermen, to whom the fish was unknown before. The
specimens were found to differ from the description of Drs. Jordan and Evermann in two respects — there are no
scales on the cheeks, and along the side, a bright golden yellow band passes longitudinally below the lateral line
anteriorly; but about midway it crosses and then passes back above the lateral line.” Cornish. Mr. Cornish queries
the species.

}“We are unable to see any difference between the Pacific Coast form Trachurus brachychirus, Gill, and the
ordinary crumenophthalmus.” Jordan and Evermann.

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368. Caranx crysos Mitchill.

Hard i ail : Yellow Mackerel.

Marine.

According to Jones, not uncommon in the waters of Nova Scotia (1879, as Paratractus
pisquetus): ranges southward to coast of Brazil: according to Evermann and Marsh
“one of the best game-fishes of Porto Rico.”

369. Selene vomer Linnaeus.

Moonfish.

Marine.

“Specimens are occasionally taken in shore waters” of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879, as Argy-
riosus vomer)) and “the young of it is said, in one or two instances, to have been found
as far north as Halifax” (Honeyman, 1886, as S. argentea ): ordinarily Atlantic
and Pacific* coasts of America “from Cape Cod to Brazil, and from California to
Peru : included among the fishes of Porto Rico “on the authority of Poey and Stahl”
(Evermann and Marsh, 1S99).

370. Pomatomus saltatrix Linnaeus.

Bluefish.

Marine.

“Inserted on the authority of Dr. Bernard Gilpin, who has seen specimens taken on this
[Nova Scotian] coast” (Jones, 1879): widely distributed: Atlantic and Indian Oceans,
and occasionally occurring in the Mediterranean.

371. Brama raii Bloch.

Pomfret.

Pelagic.

British Columbia and Puget Sound, southward to Santa Catalina: Grand Banks, New¬
foundland, and the Bermuda Islands: coasts of Europe, including the British Isles,
and northward to the Faroe Islands: also occurs on the coast of Japan.

372. Atheresthes stomias Jordan and Gilbert.

Arrow-toothed Halibut.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California northward to Bering Sea.

373. Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Walbaum.

Greenland Halibut.

Marine.

Arctic regions, extending southward to the Grand Banks and to Finland: coasts of Green¬
land:! Fortune Bay, Newfoundland: recorded from Canso, Nova Scotia (Cornish,
1901 or 1902): “occasional specimens are brought us from the northern fishing banks
[of Nova Scotia], but it is more common off Newfoundland” (Jones, 1879, as Platy-
somatichthys hippoglossoides) .

*“The Pacific Coast form brevoortii=pacificus, is not evidently different from Selene vomer.” Jordan and

Evermann.

f “It is said to be found chiefly in the ice-fiords and between the great ice fields in Northern Greenland.” Jordan
and Evermann.

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374. Hippoglossus hippoglossus Linnaeus. (Plate XI, figures 132 and 133).

Halibut.

Marine.

Northern seas; ranging from the Arctic regions southward: Atlantic and Pacific coasts of
British North America and United States; as far south at least as Montauk Point and
the Farallone Islands: occurs plentifully in Bering Sea northward to Bering Straits:

“along the entire west coast of Greenland . Iceland and north to Spitzbergen,

in latitude 80° ” (Goode): numerous seas of northern Europe southward at least to
the coast of France.

375. Lyopsetta exilis Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

Ranges from coast of California, at least as far north as Puget Sound: probably occurs in
waters of British Columbia.

376. Eopsetta jordani Lockington.

California Sole. *

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California.

377. Hippoglossoides platessoides Fabricius. (Plate XI, figure 131).

Sand Dab: Rough Dab.

Marine.

Both sides of North Atlantic: ranging on the American side from Greenland southward to
coast of Massachusetts, and embracing Labrador, doubtless Newfoundland, Gulf of
St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, Maritime Provinces, La Have Bank, and New England
States; and on the European side from the Scandinavian coast southward to the coast
of England.

378. Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from Bering Sea southward to Puget Sound: also occurs on
coast of Kamchatka.

379. Psettichthys melanostictus Girard.

Sole.

Marine: near the shore.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of Alaska southward to coast of California.

380. Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard.

Muddy Flounder.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranging from coast of California to coast of Alaska.

381. Parophrys vetulus Girard.

Sharp-nosed Flounder.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from Santa Barbara, California, to coast of Alaska.

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382. Inopsetta ischyra Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

Recorded from Puget Sound: given here as likely to occur in British Columbia.

383. Isopsetta isolepis Lockington.

Marine.

Range known to extend from Puget Sound south to Point Concepcion: doubtless occurs
in British Columbia.

384. Lepidopsetta bilineata Ayres. (Plate XIII, figure 153).

Two-lined Flounder.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Bering Straits: “in Bering Sea it far
outnumbers all other flounders” (Jordan and Evermann).

385. Limanda ferruginea Storer. (Plate XII, figures 148 and 149).

Rusty Dab.

Marine.

Maritime Provinces and Gaspe Bay: ranges from coast of Labrador southward to State
of New York.

386. Limanda aspera Pallas.

Alaska Dab.

Marine.

Ranges from Vancouver Island northward to Bering Sea, and from Siberia southward to
Sea of Okhotsk.

387. Pseudopleuronectes americanus Walbaum. (Plate XI, figures 134 and 135).

Winter .Flounder: Common Flatfish.

Marine.

Ranges from the coast of Labrador southward to South Carolina, and embracing Gulf of
St. Lawrence, Maritime Provinces, and New England States.

388.

Liopsetta putnami Gill.

Eel-back Flounder: Smooth Flounder.
Marine.

Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from beyond Labrador southward to Cape Cod:
its records within the limits of its range appear to be somewhat local: recorded from
Labrador; ligmsh, Prince Edward Island (Cornish, as Lepidopsetta putnami ); Grand
Man an; and represented in the United States National Museum, and in the Museum

of Comparative Zoology, by specimens from various localities on the New England
coast.

389. Platichthys stellatus Pallas. (Plate XIII, figure 150).

Starry Flounder.

Marine: in shallow water: sometimes ascends rivers.

British Columbia: widely distributed from the Arctic Ocean southward to the Amur River,
and I acific coasts ol Asia: abounds in Bering Sea.

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95

390. Microstomus pacificus Lockington.

Slippery Sole.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California northward to the Aleutian Islands.

391. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Linnaeus.

Craig Fluke: Pole Flounder.

Marine.

Both sides of North Atlantic: “abundant in Bedford Basin, the inner expansion of Halifax
Harbour” (Goode, 1888): recorded from Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia (Cornish, 1901
or 1902): La Have fishing bank (Jones, 1879): on the American side ranges south¬
ward at least to coast of Massachusetts; and northward according to Goode (1888)
“it ranges nearly to Greenland”: occurs also on certain European coasts.

392. Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington.

Long-finned Sole.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California northward to Bering Sea.

393. Lophosetta maculata Mitchill.

ERRATUM

For 393 Lophosetta maculata read 393 Lophopsetta maculata.

394. Citharichthys sordidus Girard.

Soft Flounder.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia southward to the Mexican boundary.

395. Gobius nicholsii Bean.

Goby.

Marine.

Coast of British Columbia.

396. Lepidogobius lepidus Girard.

Goby.

Marine.

Ranges from Vancouver Island to Lower California.

397. Quietula y-cauda Jenkins and Evermann.

Goby.

Lives in mud flats at mouths of rivers and lagoons.

Ranges from British Columbia to Guaymas, Sonora.

398. Clevelandia ios Jordan and Gilbert.

Goby.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

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CHECK LIST OF FISHES OF THE DOMINION.

399. Remora remora Linnaeus.

Remora: Sucking-fish.

Marine: attaching itself to sharks, vessels, or other objects.

Recorded from Atlantic coast of Canada (Whiteaves, 1886, as Remora squalipeta — speci¬
men in Canadian Fisheries Museum) : from Sechart, British Columbia (specimen in
Provincial Museum, Victoria): from the British Islands* (Yarrell, 1859, as Echeneis
remora): ordinarily ranges in warm seas — in North America extending northward to
the coasts of the States of New York and California: abounds in the West Indies.

400. Sebastes marinus Linnaeus. (Plate XII, figures 136 and 137).

Snapper: Rose-fish.

Marine.

Both sides of the Atlantic Ocean: on the American side ranging from Greenland and Lab¬
rador southward to off the coast of New Jersey, and embracing the Maritime Provinces
and Newfoundland: coasts of Europe northward to Iceland and Spitsbergen and
southward to the British Channel.

401. Sebastolobus alascanus Bean.

Bathybial.

British Columbia: coast of California to Alaska and Bering Sea.

402. Sebastolobus altivelis Gilbert.

Bathybial.

British Columbia: Alaskan Peninsula, and off the coast of California.

403. Sebastodes paucispinis Ayres. (Plate XIII, figure 162).

Jack-fish: Bocaccio.

Marine.

3 specimens, obtained by Mr. S. F. Denton, Taxidermist, from British Columbia, in the
Canadian Fisheries Museum: a specimen listed in 1898 by Mr. John Fannin, at that
time Curator of the Provincial Museum, Victoria, as belonging to the collection of that
museum; but without locality:f ordinarily ranges on coast of California.

404. Sebastodes melanops Girard. (Plate XIV, figures 177 and 178).

Black Sea Bass.

Marine.

Vancouver Island: ranges from Monterey to Kadiak Island, Alaska.

405. Sebastodes mystinus Jordan and Gilbert. (Plate XIV, figures 175 and 176).

Black Rock-fish: Priest-fish.

Marine: in rather shallow water.

Vancouver Island to coast of California.

Though natives of warmer latitudes, it is not surprising that they should occasionally come into precincts
of the channel sticking on the bottoms of ships or transported by cosmopolite sharks.” Yarrell.

fMr. Kermode, the present Curator, considers that Mr. Fannin was in error in listing this species, as no specimen
can be found in the museum.

PLATE XII.

136-137.
138-139.
140-141.
142-143 .
144-145.
146-147.
148-149.

Sebastes marinus (Snapper or Rosefisli)
Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus (Common Sculpin
Myoxocephalus groenlandicus (Daddy Sculpin)
Hemitripterus americanus (Sea Raven)

Anarhichas lupus (Wolf-fish)

Zoarces anguillaris (Eel Pout)

Limanda ferruginea (Rusty Dab)

TH1 . DOMIMON.

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,ji rh siati’ s of warmer latitude-, it is not .uprising that they should occasionally conv into precincts
mel licking on tin- bottom of ship# or transported by cosmopolite harks.” Yarrell.

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406. Sebastodes brevispinis Bean.

Marine.

Known from a specimen from Hassler Harbour, southeastern Alaska: may possibly be
found in waters of British Columbia.

407. Sebastodes alutus Gilbert.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Bering Sea.

408. Sebastodes pinniger Gill.

Orange Rock-fish.

Marine.

Recorded from British Columbia: ranges southward, including Puget Sound, to coast of
California.

409. Sebastodes introniger Gilbert.

Marine: in deep water.

British Columbia: ranges from the Santa Barbara Islands to the Aleutian Islands.

410. Sebastodes ruberrimus Cramer. (Plate XIV, figures 179 and 180).

Red Rock-fish: Tambor.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California.

411. Sebastodes auriculatus dallii Eigenmann and Beeson.

Brown Rock-fish.

Marine: enters Bays.

Ranges from British Columbia to Point Reyes.

412. Sebastodes caurinus Richardson.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia and Puget Sound to coast of Alaska.

413. Sebastodes maliger Jordan and Gilbert.

Yellow-backed Rock-fish.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to coast of Alaska.

414. Sebastodes chrysomelas Jordan and Gilbert. (Plate XIII, figures 163 and 164).

Black and Yellow Rock-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia and Puget Sound to coast of California.

415. Sebastodes nebulosus Ayres.

Yellow Spotted Rock-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from Vancouver Island to coast of California.

416. Sebastodes nigrocinctus Ayres. (Plate XIII, figures 165 and 166).

Black Banded Rock-fish.

Marine: in deep water.

Ranges from Vancouver Island to coast of California.

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417. Anoplopoma fimbria Pallas. (Plate XIII, figures 167 and 168).

Coal-fish: Skil.

Marine.

Pacific coast of Canada from Straits of Juan de Fuca to Queen Charlotte Islands: entire
range from coast of California to Aleutian Islands.

418. Hexagrammos decagrammus Pallas. (Plate XIV, figures 169 and 170).

Boregat: Starry Rock Trout.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from Point Concepcion to Kadiak Island.

419. Hexagrammos stelleri Tilesius.

Greenling.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Aleutian Islands and Kamchatka.

420. Hexagrammos superciliosus Pallas.

Red Rock-trout.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Bering Sea.

421. Ophiodon elongatus Girard. (Plate XIV, figure 174).

Cultus Cod.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from Santa Barbara to coast of Alaska.

422. Zaniolepis latipinnis Girard.

Broad-fin Cod.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound south to coast of California.

423. Oxylebius pictus Gill.

Painted Cod.

Marine: lives among sea-weeds on rocky shores.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California.

424. Jordania zonope Starks.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

425. Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Ayres. (Plate XIV, figures 171-173).

Cabezon.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia and Puget Sound to coast of California.

426. Chitonotus pugetensis Steindachner.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound to coast of California.

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427. Icelinus strabo Starks.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

428. Astrolytes fenestralis Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

429. Artedius lateralis Girard.

Marine: in rocky pools.

Biitish Columbia and Puget Sound to San Luis Obispo.

430. Artedius asperulus Starks.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

431. Axyrias harringtoni Starks.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

432. Artediellus atlanticus Jordan and Evermann.

Marine.

Ranges from coast of Labrador to Cape Cod: recorded from off Sable Island (Kendall,
1909), and from the fishing banks off Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879, as Centridermichthys
uncinatus) .*

433. Ruscarius meanyi Jordan and Starks.

Marine.

* British Columbia and Puget Sound.

434. Icelus bicornisf Reinhardt.

Marine.

Circumpolar: Greenland and Davis Straits: also Labrador, and southward to Cape Cod:
Alaska, Finland, and Spitzbergen to northern Russia.

435. Radulinus asprellus Gilbert.

Marine.

Puget Sound and coasts of the States of Washington and Oregon: given here as likely to
occur in British Columbia.

*In all probability Centridermichthys uncinatus in Jones’ “List of the Fishes of Nova Scotia” is referable to
this species.

•)•/. bicornis and I. hamatus are treated here as one and the same species; the name used being 7. bicornis.
“Circumpolar if all specimens named bicornis and hamatus belong to one species which is doubtful.” “According
to Dr. Liitken, Cottus bicornis is identical with Icelus hamatus, this opinion being based on a drawing of bicornis
by Reinhardt.” Jordan and Evermann.

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436. Asemichthys taylori* Gilbert.

Marine.

"Type, a female, 55 mm. long, from Departure Bay, Vancouver Island; collected by the
Rev. G. W. Taylor” (Gilbert, published 1912): only specimen known.

437. Triglops pingeli Reinhardt.

Marine.

North Atlantic: at the north of its range extending from Greenland to Spitzbergen: on
the American side, embracing Labrador, doubtless Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Law¬
rence, and Maritime Provinces, southward to Cape Cod; and on the European side to
Christiansund.

438. Triglops beani Gilbert.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia and Puget Sound northward to coast of Alaska and Bering
Sea; and occurring on both sides of the Aleutian Islands.

439. Prionistius macellus Bean.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia northward to coast of Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands.

440. Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Tilesius.

Red Sculpin.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranging from coast of California northward to coast
of Alaska, hence westward to Kamchatka.

441. Enophrys bison Girard.

Stone Sculpin: Buffalo Sculpin.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranging from coast of California northward to coast
of Alaska.

442. Cottus asper Richardson.

Prickly Bull-head.

Fluviatile: abounding in cold mountain streams.

British Columbia, including Vancouver Island; and the States of Washington and Oregon.

443. Cottus gulosus Girard.

California Miller’s Thumb.

Fluviatile: in coastwise streams.

Recorded from Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia; and from the coast range of California.

*This species is the type of a new genus. “I take pleasure in naming this interesting species for its discoverer,
Rev. G. W. Taylor, Curator of the Biological Station at Nanaimo, B.C.” Gilbert.

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444. Cottus semiscaber Cope.

Rocky Mountain Bull-head.

Fluviatile: in clear streams.

Both slopes of the Rocky Mountain region: ranging from the Fraser River system, British
Columbia, southward to New Mexico: “its eastern and northern limits not well ascer¬
tained” (Jordan and Evermann).

445. Cottus ictalops Rafinesque.

Blop.

Lacustrine and fluviatile: clear lakes and rocky brooks, and lime-stone springs: enters
caves.

Provinces of New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario: St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes
region: extending in the United States from the eastern States to the Dakotas and
southward to southern States.

446. Cottus ricei Nelson.

Lacustrine.

Recorded from Lakes Ontario and Michigan.

447. Cottus onychus* Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Fluviatile.

Recorded from Bow River, Calgary, Alberta.

448. Cottus pollicaris Jordan and Gilbert.

Olivaceous Miller’s Thumb.

Lacustrine.

Recorded from Manitoba (Prince, 1909); and from off Racine, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin
(Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, as Uranidea 'pollicaris).

449. Cottus cognatus Richardson.

Great-Bear-Lake-Bullhead.

Lacustrine.

Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie District (Richardson, 1836) : Lake Bennett, British Columbia
(Evermann and Goldsborough, 1907): Labradorf (Kendall, 1909).

450. Cottus aleuticus Gilbert.

Fluviatile, and in brackish water. %

Recorded from Departure Bay, Vancouver Island, and “very abundant in the small streams
passing through the village of Iliuliuk, Unalaska” — “probably the Uranidea micro¬
stoma of Lockington, based on specimens collected near St. Paul, Kadiak extends
southward in the Coast Range to Monterey” (Jordan and Evermann).

*“Not seen by us and perhaps not different from Cottus 'pollicaris.” Jordan and Evermann.

■(•“Two specimens collected in North West River, July 27, are doubtfully identified as this species.” Kendall.
Recorded also from Labrador by Bowdoin in 1891, but queried by Kendall.

J“A specimen transferred to the salt water aquarium on the Albatross seemed to suffer no inconvenience from
the change of water and lived for several days.” Jordan and Evermann.

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451. Cottus philonips Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Fluviatile.

Recorded from Kicking Horse River, Field, British Columbia: Fraser River Basin.

452. Cottus spilotus Cope.

Fluviatile.

Recorded from Hudson Bay region; and from Grand River at Grand Rapids, Michigan.

453. Uranidea bendirei Bean.

Fluviatile.

Recorded from the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho: given here owing to its
occurrence so close to our border.

454. Uranidea franklini* Agassiz.

Franklin’s Sculpin.

Lacustrine.

North and east shores of Lake Superior (Agassiz, 1850, as Cottus franklini) .

455. Uranidea gracilis Heckel.

Miller’s Thumb: Blop.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, and Labrador: State of New York and New
England States.

456. Uranidea formosaf Girard.

Lake Miller’s Thumb.

Lacustrine and fluviatile.

Recorded from Madawaska River, New Brunswick (Cox, 1895): also recorded from Lake
Ontario, off Oswego, State of New York, from a mutilated specimen from the stomach
of a fresh water ling (Girard, 1850, as Cottus for mo sa).

457. Myoxocephalus aeneus Mitchill.

Grubby: Pigmy Sculpin.

Marine: amongst sea- weeds near the shore.

Ranges from the Bay of Fundy to the coast of the State of New York.

458. Myoxocephalus scorpioides Fabricius.

Arctic Sculpin.

Marine.

Arctic regions of America: recorded from coasts of Labrador and Greenland.

459. Myoxocephalus scorpius Linnaeus.

European Sculpin.

Marine.

Arctic regions: mentioned by .Jones as being very common in Nova Scotia (1879, as Cottus
scorpius ): recorded from Labrador, from Gaspe Bay (Stafford, 1905-1906, as Acantho-
cottus scorpius, if such signifies this species), and from Eastport, Maine: occurs in
northern seas of Europe and Asia, and on coasts of the British Islands.

*“Perhaps not distinct from Cottus [ Uranidea \ gracilis.” Jordan and Evermann.

f“A doubtful species.” Jordan and Evermann,

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460. Myoxocephalus groenlandicus* Cuvier and Valenciennes. (Plate XII, figures 140 and 141).

Daddy Sculpin.

Marine.

Ranges from Greenland, and embracing Labrador, doubtless Newfoundland, and the Mari¬
time Provinces, southward to the State of New York.

461. Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus Mitchill. (Plate XII, figures 138 and 139).

Common Sculpin: Long-spined Sculpin.

Marine.

Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Labrador to Virginia, and embracing the
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Maritime Provinces, and New England States.

462. Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Pallas.

Great Sculpin.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: extending northward to Alaska, Bering Sea, and Kam¬
chatka.

463. Dasycottus setiger Bean.

Marine.

North Pacific: specimens obtained at various stations of the United States s.s. Albatross,
off Sitkalidak Island, and at localities north and south of the Alaskan Peninsula, and
north of Unalaska Island: also recorded from Puget Sound: given here as it ought
in all probability to occur in British Columbian waters.

464. Oncocottus hexacornisf Richardson.

Long-horned Sculpin.

Marine, lacustrine, and at mouths of rivers.

Circumpolar: recorded from mouth of Tree River near Copper Mine River (Richardson,
1836, as Cottus hexacornis — the type): Hudson Bay region and coast of Labrador: New
Brunswick (Cox, 1895, as Cottus labradoricus) : Greenland: Point Barrow, Port Clar¬
ence, Herschel Island, and Bering Straits: Siberia, White Sea, Nova Zembla, Baltic
Sea, England, and dwarfed in Ladoga and Onega Lakes. £

465. Triglopsis thompsoni Girard.

Lake Sculpin: Deep-water Blop.

Lacustrine, and in tide pools.

Recorded from tide pools 75 miles north of York Factory, Hudson Bay region (Preble, 1900) :
previously known only from Lakes Ontario and Michigan.

*“According to Liitken the Greenland Sculpin ( groenlandicus ) is not separated from scorpius by any character
trenchant or constant.” “Lilljiberg regards the 2 as identical a view not unlikely correct.” Jordan and
Evermann. “This form is considered in current ichthyological literature as a sub-species of M. scorpius. The
differences are few but well marked and seem to be constant in such specimens as the writer has been able to
examine.” Kendall.

fO. hexacornis, O. quadricornis, and O. labradoricus provisionally treated here as one and the same species.

£ “These dwarf specimens may not be separable from Triglopsis which genus is evidently derived from the
lacustrine degradation of Oncocottus.” Jordan and Evermann.

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466. Triglopsis ontariensis Jordan and Thompson.

Lacustrine.

New species “founded on one specimen from off Toronto, Ontario” (Lambe, 1912).

467. Gymnocanthus pistilliger Pallas.

Marine.

Recorded from Hudson Bay:* and “collected at Niantilik Harbor, Cumberland Gulf”:f
coasts of Alaska, westward through Bering Sea, to Petropaulski.

468. Gymnocanthus tricuspis Reinhardt.

Marine.

Aictic Seas, extending southward on the American side to coast of Labrador, and on the
European side to coast of Norway.

469. Oligocottus borealis Jordan and Snyder.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranging on the Pacific coast from Prince William
Sound to Oregon.

470. Blennicottus acuticeps Gilbert.

Marine.

Ranges from Vancouver Island to Prince William Sound: also from tide pools at Unalaska
— 4 type specimens.

471. Blennicottus globiceps bryosus Jordan and Starks.

Globe-headed Sculpin.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound, ranging northward to Kadiak.

472. Blepsias cirrhosus Pallas.

Prickled Sailor-fish.

Marine: in shallow water.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranging from coast of California northward to Alaska,
hence westward to Kamchatka.

473. Nautichthys oculofasciatus Girard.

Banded Sailor-fish.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranging from coast of California northward to Kadiak
Island.

*“lhis fish has been reported from the Atlantic side of North America, but it is probably a different species
as the mushroom-like filaments are not mentioned in their description. Sir John Richardson took a single specimen’
a female 5 or 6 inches long, at Hudson Bay, which appears to be the same as these from Bering Sea.” Scofield:
quoted after Jordan and Evermann.

t A specimen from this locality is figured in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America ’
vol. IV, pi. CCCI. ’

150.

151-152.

153.

154-155 .
156-157.
158-159.
160-161.
162.

163-164.

165-166.

167-168.

PLATE XIII.

Platichthys stellatus (Starry Flounder)

(Specimen with the eyes on the right side of the head, the eyes of this species
being often on the left side)

Polistotrema stouti (California Hagfish)

Lepidopsetta bilineata (Two-lined Flounder)

Hydrolagus colliei (Ratfish)

Palometa simillimus (California Pompano)

Taeniotoca lateralis (Striped Surf-fish)

Damalichthys argyrosomus (Porgee)

Sebastodes paucispinis (Jackfish)

Sebastodes chrysomelas (Black and Yellow Rockfish)

Sebastodes nigrocinctus (Black-banded Rockfish)

Anoplopoma fimbria (Coalfish or Skil)

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474. Hemitripterus americanus Gmelin. (Plate XII, figures 142 and 143).

Sea Raven.

Marine.

Atlantic coast of North America: Maritime Provinces, Gaspe Bay, Gulf of St. Lawrence,
Labrador, and Newfoundland: extending southward to the coast of the State of New
York.

475. Hemitripterus cavifrons Lockington.

Sea Raven.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia northward to coast of Alaska.

476. Synchirus gilli Bean.

Marine.

Barclay Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.

477. Ascelichthys rhodorus Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine: abounding in rocky pools.

British Columbia: very abundant at the entrance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca: ranges
on the Pacific coast from Mendocino to Alaska.

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478. Psychrolutes paradoxus Gunther.

Spineless Sculpin.

Marine.

British Columbia — the type from Gulf of Georgia (Gunther, 1861): ranges from Puget
Sound northward to coast of Alaska, including the Alaskan Peninsula; “thence west¬
ward through Unimak Pass, along the northern shore of Unalaska Island to the Kuril
Islands, and the Pribilof Islands and in Bristol Bay” (Jordan and Evermann).

479. Gilbertidia sigolutes Jordan and Starks-
Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

480. Rhamphocottus richardsoni Gunther.

Richardson’s Sculpin.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound: ranges from coast of California to Alaska.

481. Hypsagonus quadricornis Cuvier and Valenciennes.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from Puget Sound northward to Alaska, Bering Sea, and Kam¬
chatka.

482. Pallasina barbata Steindachner.

Marine.

British Columbia: extends from the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Sea and to the coast
of Alaska southward to Oregon, and on the Asiatic side to Japan.

483. Pallasina aix Starks.

Marine.

Ranges from British Columbia and Puget Sound to the Aleutian Islands.

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484. Leptagonus decagonus Bloch and Schneider.

Marine: in deep water.

Arctic Ocean, extending southward to coasts of Newfoundland and Norway.

485. Podothecus acipenserinus Tilesius.

Common Alligator-fish.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound, extending northward to Alaska, hence, including the
Aleutian Islands, westward to Kamchatka.

486. Agonus cataphractus Linnaeus.

Sea Poacher: Pogge.

Marine.

Arctic Ocean: Davis Straits, at least on the western coast of Greenland: seas of northern
Europe: also recorded from Great Britain, and from the coast of France.

487. Averruncus emmelane Jordan and Starks.

Dark-coloured Alligator-fish.

Marine.

Known from British Columbia and Puget Sound.

488. Xystes axinophrys Jordan and Starks.

Marine.

Known from British Columbia and Puget Sound.

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489. Bathyagonus nigripinnis Gilbert.

Bathybial.

British Columbia: ranges from the coast of the State of Washington northward to the
Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea.

490. Xenochirus pentacanthus Gilbert.

Marine: in deep water.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California northward to Bering Sea.

491. Odontopyxis trispinosus Lockington.

Marine: in deep water.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to Santa Barbara, California: recorded
from Alaska (Lockington, 1879).

492. Bothragonus swanii Steindachner.

Marine.

*

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

493. Aspidophoroides olriki Liitken.

Marine.

Arctic Ocean: Davis Straits, at least on the Greenland side: also recorded from the Kara
Sea.*

*“The Dutch expedition took 15 specimens of this form in Barents Bay [Kara Sea] and probably confused it
with A. monopterygius.” Jordan and Evermann.

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494. Aspidophoroides monopterygius Bloch.

Sea Poacher: Alligator Fish.

Marine.

Maritime Provinces, Gulf of St. Lawrence, and coast of Labrador: presumably Hudson
Bay, and to the Arctic regions.

495. Aspidophoroides inermis Gunther.

Marine.

Ranges from Vancouver Island northward to coast of Alaska, including Bristol Bay and the
eastern Aleutian Islands.

496. Cyclopterus lumpus Linmeus.

Lump-fish: Lump-sucker.

Marine: abounding on rocky shores.

Both coasts of north Atlantic Ocean: on the American side ranging from Davis Straits,
and embracing Labrador, Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, Maritime
Provinces, and New England States, southward to Cape Cod: on the European side
occurs at the British Islands, including the Orkney Islands and “all around the Irish
coasts” (Yarrell, 1859); and coasts of Scandinavia and Baltic Sea southward to
coast of France.

497. Eumicrotremus spinosus Muller.

Marine.

North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean: coast of Labrador: recorded from Davis Straits (Dresel
— a specimen from the stomach of a halibut): “trawled off Halifax Harbour by the
‘Speed-well’ Expedition, August, 1877” (Jones, 1879, as Cyclopterus spinosus ): ex¬
tends southward to Maine and Denmark.

498. Eumicrotremus orbis Gunther.

Marine.

North Pacific Ocean: ranges from Vancouver Island to Bering Sea.

499. Neoliparis atlanticus Jordan and Evermann.

Marine: among rocky shores.

The type from Godbout, Province of Quebec (in the United States National Museum at
Washington): ranges from Newfoundland, and perhaps Labrador (Gill, 1872, but
queried by Kendall), southward to Cape Cod: “taken off Halifax Harbour by the
‘Speedwell’ Expedition, August, 1877” (Jones, 1879, as Liparis montagui),* and re¬
corded as occurring in Gaspe Bay (Stafford, 1905-1906, also as L. montagui).

500. Neoliparis floras Jordan and Starks.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California.

*Neoliparis atlanticus has repeatedly been confounded with the European species N. ( Liparis ) montagui. “The

published figures of N. montagui show a deeper fish with larger head and with the spinous dorsal very low, and

scarcely distinct from the soft rays.” Jordan and Evermann.

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501. Neoliparis greeni Jordan and Starks.

Green’s Sucker.

Marine.

Only the type* apparently known:, from Esquimalt Harbour, near Victoria, Vancouver
Island (in Leland Stanford Junior University Museum).

502. Liparis liparis Linnaeus.

Sea Snail.

Marine.

Both shores of North Atlantic: on the American side ranges from Davis Straits to Con¬
necticut, and recorded from Labrador: abundant in northern Europe, ranging from
Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla southward to France: “more common in the northern
parts of the British Islands than in the southern ”f (Yarrell, 1859).

503. Liparis cyclopus Gunther.

Marine.

Recorded from Esquimalt Harbour, Vancouver Island (Gunther, 18G1): probably ranges
from Puget Sound to Bering Sea.

504. Liparis fucensis Gilbert.

Marine.

Type specimens from Port Angeles, Straits of Juan de Fuca, State of Washington (Gilbert,
1893): given here as likely to occur in British Columbian waters: thought to have
been found near San Francisco (Garman, 1892, as L. calliodon, and was if such is re¬
ferable to the same species). J

505. Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt.

Marine.

Recorded from coasts of Labrador and Greenland.

506. Liparis herschelinus Scofield.

Marine.

Arctic Ocean, having been recorded from Herschel Island, Beauford Sea, and should occur,
presumably, elsewhere in the North West Passage.

507. Liparis dennyi Jordan and Starks.

Marine.

Ranges from Puget Sound northward, and recorded from near Unalaska: evidently occurs
in British Columbian waters.

*This specimen is figured, in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America,’ vol. IV, pi.
CCCXVI.

t“This species is found on the Berwickshire coast, and Dr. Parnell has obtained specimens in the Frith of Forth.
Mr. Low says, ‘The Sea Snail is found under stones at many places in Orkney; but in no place more frequently than
that at the point of the Ness of Stromness, where they may be picked up by dozens.” Yarrell.

J“Mr. Garman identifies this species with the callyodon of Pallas, but according to Pallas his species had the
gill opening reduced to a lunate spiracle which is not the case in Liparis fucensis.” Jordan and Evermann.

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508. Liparis pulchellus Ayres.

Stone Sucker.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Alaska and Bering Sea.

509. Bathyphasma ovigerum Gilbert.

Bathybial.

Off Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia — known apparently only from the type;*
obtained at 1,588 fathoms.

510. Careproctus ranula Goode and Bean.

Marine.

Off Chebucto Head, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia — only specimen apparently known
(if distinct as a species from C. reinhardi) f obtained by the ‘Speedwell’ Expedition
in 52 fathoms (Jones, 1879, as Liparis ranula).

511. Paraliparis cephalus Gilbert.

Bathybial.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Alaska: recorded also from north of
Unalaska.

512. Paraliparis ulochir Gilbert.

Bathybial.

Recorded from Gulf of California and Bering Sea: given here owing to its occurrence north
and south of British Columbia.

513. Prionotus carolinus Linnseus.

Common Gurnard.

Marine.

Ranges from Maine to South Carolina, perhaps from Maritime Provinces.

514. Cephalacanthus volitans Linnseus.

Flying Robin: Flying Gurnard.

Marine: rises out of the water, like the flying fishes, and moves in the air.

Occasional off the coast of the southern part of the Bay of Fundy: “found along our entire
coast [United States] south of Cape Cod, and in the waters of Brazil; also in the Medi¬
terranean and in the neighbouring parts of the eastern Atlantic ’ (Goode, 1888); and
recorded from various localities in the West Indies, including Porto Rico on the
authority of Poe> and Stahl (Evermann and Marsh, 1899).

515. Porichthys notatus Girard.

Midshipman.

Marine: lives under stones.

British Columbia} and Puget Sound, ranging southward to Lower California.

*This specimen is figured in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America,’ vol. IV, pi.
CCCXVIII.

f“Garman refers this species to the synonymy of Careproctus reinhardi [a fish known from Greenland and
neighbouring islands] which may be correct.” Jordan and Ihvermann.

tA specimen in the Provincial Museum, Victoria, given in the catalogue as P. porosissimus would seem to
belong to this species— the recorded range of P. porosissimus being from South Carolina to Texas and Argentina.

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516. Caularchus maeandricus Girard.

Suck-fish: Cling-fish.

Marine: in rocky pools.

British Columbia southward to Point Concepcion.

517. Heterostichus rostratus Girard.

Kelpfish.

Marine: abundant among kelp.

Reputed lange coast of California: included here on the strength of a female mounted
specimen* obtained in British Columbia by Mr. S. F. Denton, taxidermist, which seems
to answer to this species.

518. Bryostemma polyactocephalum Pallas.

Tufted Blenny.

Marine.

Biitish Columbia and 1 uget Sound, ranging northward to Bering Sea, hence westward to
Kamchatka, and, if the same, to the island of Hokkaido, Japan (Herzenstein, 1890,
as Chirolophus japonicus).

519. Bryostemma nugator Jordan and Williams.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound.

520. Apodichthys flavidus Girard.

Yellow Blenny.

Marine: “usually found below low-tide mark.”

Biitish Columbia and Puget Sound southward to Santa Barbara Islands.

521. Xererpes fucorum Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine: m rocky pools, and amongst sea weeds often out of the water.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California.

522. Pholis gunnellus Linnaeus.

Gunnel: Butterfish.

Marine: abounding on rocky shores among sea-weeds.

Both sides of north Atlantic: ranging on the American side from Labrador, and embracing
the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, doubtless Newfoundland, and Maritime Provinces,
southward to Wood’s Hole; and on the European side from the coast of Norway to
Fiance, occurs in Great Britain from the southern counties of England, including
Cornwall, along the east coast, including Berwick Bay and the Frith of Forth, north¬
ward to the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

. , Certain characters of this specimen are as follows:— Length with mouth protracted and open IS inches- a

single row of conical teeth with a series of villiform teeth behind them in each jaw: lateral line straight from top
of operculum to beyond pectoral fin, thence straight to caudal fin: caudal fin furcate and separated from the dorsal
and anal fins dorsal fin terminating slightly in front of terminus of anal fin: first dorsal spine separated from the
second-a rudimentary membrane near their base alone connecting them : soft portion of dorsal short and somewhat
g, er than sPmous portion : a translucent spot behind the third spine, and numerous other spines in both dorsal
and anal fins each with a translucent spot behind it: pectoral fin placed high, but distance from dorsal outline greater
than from ventral outline: colour brownish and mottled with whitish markings.

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523. Pholis fasciatus Bloch and Schneider.

Marine.

Ranges from the coast of Greenland westward to the Kuril Islands, embracing the Arctic
Ocean and Bering Sea: its range indicating that it undoubtedly occurs in the waters
of the North West Passage, and should therefore be considered indigenous to the
Dominion.

524. Pholis ornatus Girard.

Ornamented Gunnel.

Marine: lives in shallow water.

British Columbia: ranging from coast of California northward to Bering Sea, hence west¬
ward to Kamchatka.

525. Anoplarchus atropurpureus Ivittlitz.

Marine.

British Columbia; ranging from coast of California to coast of Alaska and Bering Sea.

526. Xiphistes chirus Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California northward to coast of Alaska.

527. - Xiphidion mucosum Girard.

Slimy Eel Pout.

Marine: abounding among rocks and sea-weeds.

British Columbia: ranging from coast of California to coast of Alaska.

528. Xiphidion rupestre Jordan and Gilbert.

Rock Eel Pout.

Marine: living among rocks and sea-weeds.

Ranges from British Columbia to coast of California.

529. Leptoclinus maculatus Fries.

Langbarn.

Marine.

Arctic Ocean: occurs in Bering Sea and recorded from Unimak Pass and Bristol Bay: also
occurs from Spitzbergen southward to the coasts of Norway and Sweden: possibly
circumpolar, and if so should occur in the waters of the North West Passage: recorded
from the “fishing banks off the coast” of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879, as L. aculeatus) .

530. Lumpenus medius Reinhardt.

Marine.

Probably circumpolar: ranging at least from Spitzbergen and the coast of Norway west¬
ward, and including Greenland, Bering Sea, and Kamchatka; and should therefore
occur in the waters of the North West Passage.

531. Lumpenus anguillaris Pallas.

Snake Blenny.

Marine.

British Columbia: ranges from coast of California to Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands,
and thence to Kamchatka.

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532. Lumpenus fabricii Cuvier and Valenciennes.

Marine.

Recorded from Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador (Schmitt, 1904), and Hudson Bay region
(Pieble, 1900): also from Greenland, Bering Sea, and Spitzbergen.

533. Lumpenus lampetraeformis Walbaum.

Serpent Blenny.

Marine.

Both sides of north Atlantic and in the Arctic Ocean: recorded from Labrador, and extend¬
ing southward to Cape Cod “if L. serpentinus is the same” (Jordan and Evermann):

also recorded from Spitzbergen, Norway and Sweden, and Iceland under several svno-
nyms.

534.

535.

536.

537.

538.

Stichaeus punctatus Fabricius.

Marine.

Aictic Seas: ranging from Greenland westward to Siberia: on the Atlantic side extending
southward to Hudson Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia; and on the
Pacific side to Bristol Bay and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, close to the British
Columbian border: in all probability extends southward to waters of British Columbia.

Ulvaria subbifurcata Storer.

Radiated Shanny.

Marine.

North Atlantic Ocean: Maritime Provinces, extending southward to Cape Cod.

Eumesogrammus praecisus Ivroyer.

Marine.

Coasts of Greenland: “a specimen was forwarded by Mr. Whiteaves from the vicinity of
Anticosti to the Smithsonian Institution” (Jones, 1879, as E. unimaculatus) .

Delolepis virgatus Bean.

Wrymouth.

Marine.

Biitish Columbia and Puget Sound extending northward to southern Alaska.

Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer.

Wrymouth: Ghost-fish.*

Marine.

Maritime Provinces and Gaspe Bay: ranging from coast of Labrador southward to Lorn
Island Sound. c

539. Anarhichas latifrons Steenstrup and Hallgrimsson
Wolf-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from beyond the Arctic Circle southward on both sides of the Atlantic: on the
American side to Banquereau: recorded from Canso,f Nova Scotia, and from the “fish¬
ing banks of the coast” of that Province (Jones, 1879).

_ ^_fhe gh°St'fish lorm occasionally seen, is doubtless an albino.” Jordan and Evermann.

I learn large specimen of the wolf-fish was taken on the trawl of the steamer Active in about 50 fathoms

I learned that not more than one or two specimens are secured in a season, so that it is not a common fish. CoLIf

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540. Anarhichas minor Olafsen.

Wolf-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from beyond the Arctic Circle southward on both sides of the Atlantic: occasionally
brought to Canso, Nova Scotia, by the fishermen:* “fishing banks off the coast” of
Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879): occurs on the New England coast, Iceland, and Norway.

541. Anarhichas lupus Linnseus. (Plate XII, figures 144 and 145).

Wolf-fish.

Marine.

Both sides of north Atlantic southward to Cape Cod and France: Maritime Provinces,
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspe Bay, Labrador, and without doubt Newfoundland: “off
the coasts of Norfolk and Yorkshire, in Berwick Bay, in the Frith of Forth, and among
the Orkneys, occasionally also on the eastern coast of Ireland, and it is well-known
on the northern shores of Europe, and in Greenland and Iceland” (Yarrell, 1859).

542. Anarhichas lepturus Bean.

Alaska Wolf-fish.

Marine.

Ranges from Vancouver Island northward to coasts of Alaska, including the Aleutian
Islands, thence westward, perhaps, to Kamchatka (Pallas, 1811, as Anarrhichas ori-
entalis) .

543. Anarrhichthys ocellatus Ayres.

Wolf Eel.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California.

544. Scytalina cerdale Jordan and Gilbert.

Marine: burrowing among rocks or living in gravel or wet-shingle between or near tide
marks.

Recorded from Waadda Island, near Cape Flattery, State of Washington, at the entrance to
the Straits of Juan de Fuca: given here as likely to occur on the British Columbian
side of the Straits.

545. Zoarces anguillaris Peck. (Plate XII, figures 146 and 147).

Eel Pout.

Marine.

Ranges from the coast of Labrador, embracing the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Maritime
Provinces, and doubtless Newfoundland, southward to the coast of Delaware.

546. Lycodopsis pacificus Collett.

Pacific Eel Pout.

Marine.

British Columbia and Puget Sound southward to coast of California.

^“Occasional specimens differing from the two foregoing [A. latifrons and A. lupus] are occasionally brought

in by the fishermen, and appear to belong to this species. Like A. latifrons this is usually regarded as a purely

Arctic wolf-fish.” Cornish.

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547. Lycodes vahlii Reinhardt.

Marine.

“Fishing banks off the coast” of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879): coast of Greenland, and pre¬
sumably northern or Arctic seas of eastern North America.

548. Lycodes zoarchus Goode and Bean.

Bathybial.

Known apparently only from off the coast of Nova Scotia,* having been found at 130 and
190 fathoms.

549. Lycodes reticulatus Reinhardt.

Marine.

Recoided fiom Banquereau: both sides of north Atlantic: on the American side ranging
fiom Greenland to Narrangansett Bay: abundant in northern Europe.

550. Lycodes frigidus Collett.

Bathybial.

North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, from Spitzbergen south to the New England coast”
(Jordan and Evermann): probably occurs in waters of British North America.

551. Lycodes terras-novae Collett.

Bathybial.

Only the type apparently known — from Banks of Newfoundland — the specimen in the
collection of the Prince of Monaco.

552. Lycodalepis mucosus Richardson.

Marine.

Arctic America: Cumberland Gulf and Northumberland Sound.

553. Lycenchelys verrillii Goode and Bean.

Marine.

“Fishing banks off the coast” of Nova Scotia (Jones, 1879, as Lycodes verrillii): “an old
male, f collected by the U.S. Fish Commission, 27 miles southwest of Chebucto, Nova
Scotia” (specimen in U.S. National Museum): off the coast of New England.

554. Lycenchelys paxillus Goode and Bean.

Bathybial.

Recorded from between La Have and Sable Island Banks, from off Newfoundland and
from Gulf Stream.

555. Bothrocara mollis Bean.

Bathybial.

The type from off Queen Charlotte Islands: also recorded from southern California, off
Bogoslof Island, and from near Unalaska.

*The type
pi. CCCXLIX.

specimen is figured in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America,’ vol. IV,

fThis specimen is figured
CCCLI.

in Drs. Jordan and Evermann’s ‘Fishes of North and Middle America,’ vol. IV, pi.

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556. Gymnelis viridis Fabricius. *

Marine.

Arctic regions: ranging from Greenland westward to Bering Sea: extending on the Atlantic
side of North America southward to Nova Scotia; and on the Pacific side to Unalaska
and Bristol Bay.

557. Gymnelis stigma Lay and Bennett.

Marine.

Arctic regions; ranging from Greenland to Bering Sea: Northumberland Sound (Richard¬
son, 1854, as G. viridis variety unimaculatus) : Kotzebue Sound (Lay and Bennett,
1839, as Ophidium stigma).

558. Lycocara parrii* Ross.

Marine.

Recorded from Baffin’s Bay (Ross, 1826, as Ophidium parrii ).

559. Derepodichthys alepidotus Gilbert.

Bathybial.

Only the type apparently known — from off Queen Charlotte Islands.

560. Trachypterus rex-salmonorum Jordan and Gilbert.

Iving-of-the-S almon .

Marine.

Recorded from Straits of Juan de Fuca, and from off the coast of California.

561. Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus. (Plate XIV, figure 181).

Angler: Fishing-frog: Monkfish.

Marine.

Both sides of north Atlantic: Maritime Provinces and Gaspe Bay: extending southward
on the American side to the Barbado Islands: in the eastern hemisphere ranges from
Norway to the Cape of Good Hope: “not rare on any part of the coasts of Great Britain
and Ireland, and is particularly common in the Solent and in the harbours of Ports¬
mouth and Southampton” (Yarrell, 1859).

562. Ceratias holbolli Kroyer.

Sea Devil.

Bathybial.

Recorded from Nova Scotia and Greenland.

*“ Very impeifectly known, no specimens having been obtained by any recent collector.” Jordan and Evermann,

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563. Balistes carolinensis Gmelin.

Trigger-fish.

Marine.

Recorded from Banquereau,* some 50 miles southeast of Canso, Nova Scotia: “a specimen
taken at St. Margaret’s Bay is in the Halifax MuseunT’f (Jones, 1879, as B. capriscus ) :

“a fine adult specimen . taken with a spear on 25th August, near shore,

Halifax harbour . Dartmouth,” (Piers, 1910): “tropical parts of the

Atlantic; occasional northward in the Gulf Stream; very common on our coast
[United States], and in the Mediterranean, rarely north to England” (Jordan and
Evermann): a specimen was obtained by Dr. Melville in the Bay of Galway in 1853, and
is recorded in Thompson’s Natural History of Ireland (Yarrell, 1859).

564. Monacanthus hispidus Linnaeus.

File-fish.

Marine.

“Occasional specimens are taken in shore waters [of Nova Scotia] — the Rev. John Am¬
brose kindly forwarded one to the author about twelve years ago which was secured
at St. Margarets Bay” (Jones, 1879, as Stephanolepis setifer) : ordinarily ranges from
the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, being abundant among the Florida Keys,
northward to Cape Cod; and also occurs at Madeira and the Canary Islands.

565. Chilomycterus schoepfi Walbaum.

Common Burrfish.

Marine.

Specimen off Sambro near Halifax “in the summer of about 1896” (Piers): “Cape Cod to
Florida; very abundant southward in shallow water; especially numerous on the coast
of the Carolinas and Florida” (Jordan and Evermann).

566. Mola mola Linnaeus.

Sun-fish: Head-fish.

Pelagic.

Temperate and tropical seas: recorded from coast of Labrador (Schmitt, 1904): occasional
on the coasts of the Maritime Provinces: “not uncommon at Canso and out on the
Banks” (Cornish, 1901-1902) “a specimen five feet six inches in length taken in Halifax
Harbour, October, 1873” (Jones, 1879, as M. rotunda ): a specimen captured “about ten
miles off Devil’s Island, at the mouth of Halifax Harbour” — 18th July, 1894, and an¬
other seen in Bedford Basin “about half a mile from shore” — 14th August, 1895 (Piers,
1897): recorded from Gaspe Bay (Stafford, 1905-1906): “common northward to
England, Cape Cod, and San Francisco” (Jordan and Evermann): mentioned by
Gunther (1880) and by Yarrell (1859 — each as Orthagoriscus mola ) as occurring also
on the coast of Ireland, and by Yarrell in Scotland, including the Frith of Forth, and

at the Channel Islands: occurs at the West Indies, and in the Mediterranean and
Adriatic Sea.

, + 0ne specimen of this remarkable File-fish was brought in by the deep-sea fishermen, who stated that it was

gaffed on Banquereau Bank, about fifty miles southeast of Canso. It was seen near the surface swimming around
a floating buoy. Its captors had never seen one before, and it may be added that while the members of the family
are abundant m tropical seas they become very scarce in high latitudes.” Cornish.

fSo recorded, but Mr. Piers, Curator of the Museum, says:— “J. M. Jones in his ‘List of the Fishes of Nova

Tb(?0tia • ' . ; ; mentl0ns a specimen taken at St. Margaret’s bay which was then in the Provincial Museum

I nave not been able to recognize that specimen in our collections.”

PLATE XIV.

169-170.

171.

172-173.

174.

175-176.

177-178.

179-180.

181.

Hexagrammos decagrammus (Boregat)

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Cabezon-juvenile)
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Cabezon)

Ophiodon elongatus (Cultus Cod)

Sebastodes mystinus (Black Rockfish or Priestfish)
Sebastodes melanops (Black Sea Bass)

Sebastodes ruberrimus (Red Rockfish or Tambor)
Lophius piscatorius (Angler, Fishing Frog, or Monkfish)

Oi l'HK DOMINION.

u* 'icast of Canso, Xova Scotia: “a specimen
'■i >1 useurn ’’j- (Jones, 1879, as B. capriscus)i

north jO England” (J o i i and
id'' Jr in the Bay of Galway in 1853, and

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(9Im9v1.q-x1059d.BO) aixlB'ioxrnBm ayddrloinssq'iooB . IYI

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ne la itune l rovmces: not unci : ,

dand, at th< mouth of Halifax Harbour

!r >u\ Ca.qx Bay (Stafford, 1905-1906
xi .■■nl Sun ) ancisco ” (Jordan and
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ADDENDA.

Just as the check-list is going to press specimens of the following species have been re¬
ceived from Mr. S. F. Denton, taxidermist, which he claims to have obtained in British
Columbia; and it is now too late to incorporate these species in their places in the list.

12a. Scylliorhinus profundorum Goode and Bean.

Roussette.

Marine. Specimen from British Columbia as mentioned above: “one specimen — 85648,
U.S.N.M. — 20-| inches, obtained by the Fish Commission steamer Albatross at a depth
of 816 fathoms, in latitude 39° 9' N., longitude 72° 3' 15" W. — Goode and Been” (Jordan
and Evermann).

402a. Sebastodes goodei Eigenmann and Eigenmann.

Marine. Specimen from British Columbia as mentioned above: reputed range coast of
California: “the species is now taken in abundance about the Coronados Islands, Santa
Catalina, and the Cortez Banks” (Jordan and Evermann).

411a. Sebastodes rastrelliger Jordan and Gilbert.

Grass Rockfish.

Marine. Two specimens from British Columbia as mentioned above: reputed range coast
of California.

GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS

Anadromous. Passing from the sea into fresh waters, as the salmon and certain other fishes do
in order to spawn.

Bathybial. Living in depths: said of fishes and other creatures which inhabit the depths of the
ocean.

Bayous. Plural of bayou: a term employed to signify a channel proceeding from a lake or river.
Bayou is from a French word, signifying a long narrow channel or gut. As applied to a channel
proceeding from a river or lake it appears to be a United States term and is adopted here.

Brackish. Salt water diluted with fresh water, as at the mouths of rivers and estuaries.

C atadi omous. Passing from fresh water into the sea, as the eel does to spawn.

Fluviatile. — Pertaining to rivers: inhabiting rivers.

Lacustrine. — Pertaining to lakes: inhabiting lakes.

Landlocked. In closed or encompassed 'by land: a term employed in regard to certain varieties of
marine fishes which live in lakes having no direct communication with the sea: for instance
the ouananiehe.

Marine. As a term employed in the check-list to denote such fishes as inhabit the sea without
respect to the open sea or the depths.

Parasitic. -Dependence of an animal or plant upon another animal or plant for subsistence by
living in or on it.

Pelagic . — Belonging to the ocean: inhabiting the open ocean.

The symbol of Mars. & , is the zoological mark for the male, that of Venus, 9 , for the female.
[In the figures in the plates wherever the sexes are outwardly different, and in cases where the sexes
aic not outwaidly different, but where sex was determined when the specimens were opened, males
and females are distinguished by those symbols. In other instances it is impossible to indicate sex.]

INDEX TO TECHNICAL NAMES

Page

Abramis crysoleucas . 18, 62

abyssicola, Raja . 12, 43

acanthias, Squalus . 12, 41

Acanthopterygii . 25-37

Acipenser brevirostrum . 13, 44

“ medirostris . 13, ±4

“ rubicundus . 13, 44

“ sturio oxyrhynchus . 13, 44

“ transmontanus . 13, 44

Acipenseridae . 13

acipenserinus, Podothecus . 33, 106

Acipenser oidei . 13

Acrocheilus alutaceus . 18, 60

acrolepis, Maerurus . 25, 81

Acrotidae . 24

Acrotus willoughbyi . 24, 77

aculeatus, Gastrosteus . 22, 73

acuticeps, Blennicottus . 33, 104

adspersus, Tautogolabrus . 28, 89

aeglefinus, Melanogrammus . 24, 79

aeneus, Myoxoceplialus . 32, 102

aenigmaticus, Icosteus . 24, 76

aesculapius, Plagyodus . 21, 71

aestivalis, Pomolobus . 14, 47

affinis, Chimaera . 13, 43

aggregatus, Cymatogaster . 27 , 88

Agonidae . 33-34

Agonus cataphractus . 33, 106

Agosia falcata . 19 , 65

“ nubila . 19, 65

“ umatilla . . ■ • • 19 , 65

aix, Pallasina . 33, 105

alalunga, Germo . 28, 90

alascanus, Sebastolobus . 30, 96

Albatrossia peetoralis . 25, 81

Albula vulpes . 14; 45

Albulidae . 14

alepidotus, Derepodichthys . 37, 115

Alepocephalidae . 14

aleuticus, Cottus . 32, 101

alipes, Salvelinus alpinus . 15, 53

Alopias vulpes .

Alopiidae .

Alosa sapidissima .

alosoides, Hyodon .

alpinus alipes, Salvelinus

“ arcturus “ . 15, 54

“ stagnalis “ . 15, 54

altivelis, Sebastolobus . 30, 96

alutaceus, Acrocheilus . 18, 60

alutus, Sebastodes . 31 , 97

Ambloplites rupestris . 25, 82

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amblops, Hybopsis . 19, 66

Ameiurus lacustris . 17, 57

melas . 17, 57

“ natalis . . . . 17, 57

nebulosus . 17, 57

vulgaris . 17, 57

americana, Morone . 27, 87

americanus, Ammodytes . 23, 75

Hemitripterus . 33, 105

Pseudopie uronectes . 29, 94

Amia calva . 13, 45

Amiidae . 13

Ammocrypta pullucida . 26, 85

Ammodytes americanus . 23, 75

dubius . 23, 75

personatus . 23, 75

Ammodytidae . 23

Amphistichus argenteus . 27, 88

Anacanthini . 24-25

Anarhichadidae . 36

Anarhichas latifrons . 36, 112

lepturus . 36, 113

lupus . 36, 113

“ minor . 36, 113

Anarrhichthys ocellatus . 36, 113

Anguilla chrysypa . 19, 67

anguillaris, Lumpenus . 35, 111

“ Zoarces . 36, 113

Anguillidae . 19

anisurum, Moxostoma . 17, 59

annularis, Pomoxis . 25, 81

anomalum, Campostoma . 18, 60

Anoplarchus atropurpureus . 35, 111

Anoplopoma fimbria . 31 , 98

Anoplopomatidae . 31

Antimora microlepis . 25, 79

“ viola . 25, 79

Apeltes quadracus . 22, 73

Aphredoderidae . 25

Aphredoderus sayanus . 25, 81

Aplodinotus grunniens . 27, 87

Apodes . 19-20

Apodichtliys fla vidus . 35, 110

Apomotis cyanellus . 26, 82

Archosargus probatocephalus . 27, 88

arcticum, Benthosema . 21, 71

Arctozenus borealis . 21, 71

arcturus, Salvelinus alpinus . 15, 54

argentea, Sphyraena . 23, 76

argenteus, Amphistichus . 27, 88

Argentina silus . 16, 56

Argentinidae . 15-16

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argyritis, Hybognathus . 18, 61

Argyropelecus olfersi . 16, 56

Argyrosomus artedi . 15, 49

hoyi . 15, 49

laurettse . 15, 50

lucidus . 15, 50

nigripinnis . 15, 50

osmeriformis . 15, 49

prognat bus . 15, 50

pusillus . 15, 50

tullibee . 15, 50

argyrosomus, Damalichthys . 27, 89

artedi, Argyrosomus . 15, 49

Artediellus atlanticus . 31, 99

Artedius asperulus . . 31, 99

lateralis . 31 , 99

Ascelichthys rhodorus . 33, 105

Asemichthys taylori . 32 , 100

asper, Cottus . 32, 100

aspera, Limanda . 29, 94

asperulus, Artedius . 31, 99

Aspidophoroides inermis . 34, 107

monopterygius . 34, 107

olriki . 34, 106

asprellus, Radulinus . 32 , 99

aspro, Hadropterus . 26, 84

Asterospondyli . 11-12

Astrolytes fenestralis . 31, 99

Atheresthes stomias . 29, 92

Atherinidse . 23

atherinoides, Notropis . 19, 64

Atherinopsis calif orniensis . 23, 75

atkinsii, Gastrosteus . 22, 73

atlanticus, Artediellus . 31, 99

Benthodesmus . 28, 90

Neoliparis . 34, 107

Tarpon . 13, 45

atromaculatus, Semotilus . 18, 61

atronasus, Rhinichthys . 19, 65

atropurpureus, Anoplarchus . 35, m

Aulorhynchidee . 22

Aulorhynchus fla vidus . 22, 73

auratus, Carassius . 19, 67

aurea, Lam petra . 11, 39

aureolum, Moxostoma . 17, 60

auriculatus dallii, Sebastodes . 31, 97

auritus, Lepomis . 26, 82

Averruncus emmelane . 33, 106

avocetta, Nemichthys . 19, 68

Avocettina infans . 19, 68

axinophrys, Xystes . 33, 106

Axyiias harringtoni . 31, 99

badius, Fundulus heteroclitus . 20, 69

bairdii, Gastrostomus . 20, 68

“ Mitchillina . 14, 43

Balistes carolinensis . 37, H6

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Balistidie . 37

balteatus, Leuciscus . 18, 62

barbata, Pallasina . 33, 105

Bathyagonus nigripinnis . 33 , 106

Bathylagus pacificus . 16, 56

Bathymasteridse . 27

Bathyphasma ovigerum . 34, 109

Batrachoididse . 35

beani, Triglops . 32, 100

bendirei, Uranidea . 32, 102

Benthodesmus atlanticus . 28, 90

Bentkosema arcticum . 21, 71

Beryciformes . 25

bicomis, Icelus . 32, 99

bilinearis, Merluccius . 24, 77

bilineata, Lepidopsetta . 29, 94

binoculata, Raja . 12, 43

bison, Enophrys . 32, 100

Blennicottus acuticeps . 33, 104

“ globiceps bryosus . 33, 104

Blenniidse . 35—36

blennius, Notropis . 18, 63

Blepsias cirrhosus . 33, 104

Boleichthys exilis . 26, 86

“ fusiformis . 26, 86

Boleosoma nigrum . . . 26 , 85

“ “ olmstedi . . . 26, 85

boreale, Etheostoma . 26, 85

borealis Arctozenus . 21, 71

“ Oligocottus . 33, 104

“ Plygyodus . 21, 71

Boreogadus saida . 24, 77

Bothragonus swanii . 34, 106

Bothrocara mollis . 36, 114

Braehyistius frenatus . 27, 88

brachypoda, Pygosteus pungitius . 22 , 72

Brama raii . 29, 92

Bramidffl . 29

breviceps, Moxostoma. . . . 17, 60

brevirostrum, Acipenser . 13, 44

brevispinis, Sebastodes . 31, 97

Brevoortia tyrannus . 14, 47

Brosme brosme . 25, SO

brosme, Brosme . 25 , 80

brunneus, Catulus . 11, 39

Bryostemma nugator . 35, 110

polyaetocephalum . 35, no

bryosus, Blennicottus globiceps . 33, 104

bubalus, Ictiobus . 17, 58

cceruleus, Clupanodon . 14, 46

californiensis, Atherinopsis . 23, 75

callarias, Gadus . 24, 78

calva, Amia . 13, 45

Catnpostoma anomalum . 18, 60

canadense, Stizostedion . 26, 84

caprodes, Percina . 26, 84

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Carangidffi . 28

Caranx crysos . . . 28 , 92

Carassius auratus . 19, 67

carcharias, Carcharodon . 12, 40

Carcharodon carcharias . 12, 40

Careproctus ranula . 34, 109

carolinensis, Balistes . 37, 116

carolinus, Prion otus . 34, 109

carpio, Cyprinus . 19, 67

Carpiodes thompsoni . 17, 58

velifer . 17, 58

castaneum, Macrostoma . 20, 70

castaneus, Ichthyomyzon . 11, 38

eataphractus, Agon us . 33, 106

“ Gast-rost-eus . . 22, 73

cataract-re, Rhinichthys . 19, 65

“ dulcis, Rhinichthys . 19, 65

Catostomidie . 17-18

Catostomus catostomus . 17, 58

“ commersonii . 17, 59

“ griseus . 17, 58

macrocheilus . 17, 59

nigricans . 17, 59

catostomus, Catostomus . 17, 58

Catulus brunneus . 11, 39

Caularchus meeandricus . 35, 110

caurinus, Mylocheilus . 18, 61

“ Sebastodes . 31, 97

cavifrons, Hemitripterus . 33, 105

cayuga, Notropis . 18, 63

Centrarchidse . 25-26

Centiolophidre . 24

Centroscyllium fabricii . 12, 41

Centroscymnus coelolepis . 12, 41

centrura, Dasyatis . 13, 43

cepedianum, Dorosoma . 14, 46

Cephalacanthidae . 34

Cephalacanthus volitans . 34, 109

cephalus, Paraliparis . 34, 109

Ceratias holbolli . 37, 115

Ceratiidse . 37

Ceratoscopelus madeirensis . 20, 70

cerdale, Scytalina . 36, 113

Cetorhinidse. . . 12

Cetorhinus maxim us . 12, 41

Chrenobryttus gulosus . 26, 82

Chalinura filifera . 25, 81

“ serrula . 25, 81

Chauliodontidae . 16

Chauliodus macouni . 16, 56

“ sloanei . 16, 56

cheneyi, Cottogaster . 26, 85

Chiasmodon niger . 23, 76

Chiasmodontidae . 23

chilensis, Sarda . 28, 90

Chilomycterus schcepfi . 37, 116

Chimaera affinis . 13, 43

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Chimaeridae . 13

chirus, Xiphistes . 35, 111

Chitonotus puget-ensis . 31, 98

Chondrostei . 13

Chrosomus erythrogaster . 18, 61

chrysochloris, Pomolobus . 14, 46

chrysomelas, Sebastodes . 31, 97

chrvsopsis, Hyodon . 14, 46

chrysops, Roccus . 27, 86

“ Stenotomus . 27, 88

chrysypa, Anguilla . 19, 67

chuss, ITrophycis . 25, 80

cibaria, Lam petra . 11, 39

cimbrius, Enchelyopus . 25, 80

cirrhosus, Blepsias . 33, 104

Cit-harichthys sordidus . 30, 95

clarkii, Salmo . 15, 52

Clevelandia ios . 30 , 95

Cliola vigilax . 18, 62

Clupanodon caeruleus. . . 14, 46

Clupea harengus . 14, 46

“ pallasii . 14, 46

Clupeidae . 14

clupeiformis, Coregonus . 14, 49

Clupeoidea . 13-14

coccoi, Rhinoscopelus . 21, 70

coelolepis, Centroscymnus . 12, 41

coenosus, Pleuronichthys . 29, 93

coeruleum, Etheostoma . 26, 85

cognatus, Cottus . 32, 101

colliei, Hydrolagus . 13, 43

Columbia transmontana . 21, 71

commersonii, Catostomus . 17, 59

concolor, Ichthyomyzon . 11, 38

conger, Leptocephalus . 19, 67

copelandi putnami, Cottogaster . 26, 84

Coregonus clupeiformis . 14, 49

coult-erii . 14, 48

“ kennicotti . 14, 48

“ labradoricus . 14, 49

“ nelsonii . 14, 49

quadrilateralis . 14, 48

richardsonii . 14, 48

“ williamsoni . 14 48

corinus, Hexanchus . 11, 39

comubica, Lamna . 12, 40

cornutus, Notropis . 18, 64

corporalis, Semotilus . 18, 61

Coryphsenoides rupestris . 25, 81

Cottidae . 31-33

Cottogaster cheneyi . 26, 85

“ copelandi putnami . 26, 84

“ shumardi . 26, 84

Cottus aleuticus . 32, 101

“ asper . 32, 100

“ cognatus . 32, 101

“ gulosus . 32, 100

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Cottus ictalops . 32, 101

“ onychus . 32,' 101

“ philonips . 32, 102

“ pollicaris . 32, 101

“ ricei . ■ . 32, 101

“ semiscaber . 32, 101

“ spilotus . 32, 102

Couesius dissimilis . 19, 66

“ greeni . 19, 66

plum be us . 19, 66

coulterii, Coregonus . 14, 48

crenularis, Tarletonbeania . 21, 71

Cristivomer namaycush . 15, 53

“ siscowet . 15, 53

crumenophthalmus, Trachurops . 28, 91

Cryptacanthodes maculatus . 36, 112

Cryptacanthodidae . 36

crysoleucas, Abramis . 18, 62

crysos, Caranx . 28, 92

cuvieri, Gastrosteus . 22, 73

cyanellus, Apomotis . 26, 82

cyclolepis, Moseleya . 25, 80

Cyclopteridae . 34

Cyclopterus lumpus . 34, 107

cyclopus, Liparis . 34, 108

Cyclospondyli . 12

Cyclostomata . 11

Cymatogaster aggregatus . 27 , 88

cynoglossus, Glyptocephalus . 30, 95

Cynoscion nobilis . 27, 87

“ regalis . 27 , 87

cypiinella, Ictiobus . 17, 58

Cyprinidae . 1S-19

Cyprinus carpio . 19, 67

Cypselurus heterurus . 23, 75

Dalatiidae . 12

dallii, Sebastodes auriculatus . 31, 97

Damalichthys argyrosomus . 27, 89

Dasyatidse . 13

Dasyatis centrura . 13, 43

Dasycottus setiger . 32, 103

decagon us, Leptagon us. . . 33, 106

decagrammus, Hexagrammos . 31, 98

Decapterus macarellus . 28, 91

Delolepis virgatus . 36, 112

dennyi, Liparis . 34, 108

dentex, Osmerus . 16, 55

Derepodichthyidse . 37

Derepodichthys alepidotus . 37, 115

diaphana, Stemoptyx . 16, 56

diaphanus, Fundulus . 20, 69

Diaphus theta . 20, 70

Diodontidse . 37

Diplospondyli . 11

Discocephali . 30

dissimilis, Couesius . 19, 66

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dissimilis, Ilybopsis . 19, 66

dolomieu, Micropterus . 26, 83

Dorosoma cepedianum . 14, 46

Dorosomidse . 14

dubius, Ammodytes . 23, 75

ductor, Naucrates . 28, 91

dulcis, Rhinichthys cataractae . 19, 65

duquesnii, Placopharynx . 18, 60

Echeneididae . 30

Elasmobranchii . . 11-13

elassodon, Hippoglossoides . 29, 93

elongatus, Leuciscus . 18, 62

Ophiodon . 31, 98

Elopidae . 13

Embiotoca jacksoni . 27, 88

Embiotocidae . 27

emiliae, Opsopoeodus . 18, 62

emmelane, Averruncus . 33, 106

Enchelyopus cimbrius . 25, 80

Engraulididae . 14

Engraulis mordax . 14, 48

Enophrvs bison . 32 100

ensis, Gaidropsarus . 25, 80

Entosphenus tridentatus . 11, 39

Eopsetta jordani . 29, 93

Eptatretidae . 11

Eques lanceolatus . 27, 87

Erimyzon sucetta oblongus . 17, 59

erinacea, Raja . • . 12, 42

erythrogaster, Chrosomus . 18, 61

Escolar violaceus . 28 , 90

Etheostoma boreale . . 26 , 85

“ coeruleum . 26, 85

“ flabellare . 26, 85

iowae . 26, 85

Eucalia inconstans . 22, 72

“ “ pygmaea . 22, 72

Eumesogrammus praecisus . 36, 112

Eumicrotremus orbis . 34, 107

“ spinosus . 34, 107

Eupomotis euryorus . 26, S3

“ gibbosus . 26 , 83

euryorus, Eupomotis . 26, 83

Eurypharyngidae . 20

Eventognatlii . 17-19

exilis, Boleichtliys . 26, 86

“ Lyopsetta . 29, 93

Exocoetidae . 23

Exoccetus volitans . 23, 74

Exoglossum maxillingua . 19, 66

Exonautes vinciguerrae . 23, 75

fabricii, Centroscyllium . 12, 41

“ Lumpenus . 35, 112

falcata, Agosia . 19, 65

fasciatus, Pholis . 35, 111

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fenestralis, Astrolytes . 31, 99

ferox, Plagyodus . 21, 71

“ Stomias . 16, 56

ferruginea, Limanda . 29, 94

filifera, Chalinura . 25, 81

fimbria, Anoplopoma . 31, 98

Fistularia petimba . 22, 74

“ tabacaria . 22, 73

Fistulariidae . 22

flabellare, Etheostoma . 26, 85

flavescens, Perea . 26, 84

fla vidus, Apodichthys . 35, 110

“ Aulorhynchus . 22, 73

flavus, Noturus . 17, 57

florae, Neoliparis . •> 34, 107

fontinalis, Salvelinus . 15, 53

formosa, Uranidea . 32, 102

franklini “ 32, 102

frenatus, Brachyistius . 27, 88

fretensis, Notropis . 18, 63

frigidus, Lycodes . 36, 114

fucensis, Liparis . 34, 108

“ Theragra . 24, 78

fueorum, Xererpes . 35, 110

Fundulus diapbanus . 20, 69

“ heteroclitus . „ . 20, 69

“ “ badius . 20, 69

“ “ macrolepidotus . 20 , 69

“ notatus . 20, 69

furcatus, Phanerodon . 27, 88

fuscum, Siphostoma . 22, 74

fusiformis, Boleicbtbys . 26, 86

fyllae, Raja . 12, 42

Gadidae . 24-25

Gadus callarias . 24, 78

“ macrocephalus . 24, 78

“ ogac . 24, 78

Gaidropsarus ensis. . . 25, 80

Galeidae . 12

Galeorhinus zyopterus . 12, 40

Gastrosteidae . 22

Gastrosteus aculeatus . 22, 73

“ atkinsii . 22, 73

“ catapbractus . 22, 73

“ cuvieri . 22, 73

“ wilbamsoni microcephalus . 22, 73

Gastrostomus bairdii. . . 20, 68

gemmifer, Lampanyctus . 20, 70

Gempylidae . 28

Germo alalunga . 28, 90

gibbosus, Eupomotis . 26, 83

Gilbertidia sigolutes . 33, 105

gilli, Syncbirus . 33, 105

gladius, Xipbias . 28, 91

glauca, Prionace . 12, 40

globiceps bryosus, Blennicottus . 33, 104

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Glyptocephalus cynoglossus . 30, 95

zachirus . 30 , 95

Gobiesocidae . 35

Gobiidae . 30

Gobiiformes . 30

Gobius nicholsii . 30, 95

goodei, Sebastodes . 30, 117

gorbuseba, Oncorhynchus . 15, 51

gracilis, Platygobio . 19, 66

“ Uranidea . 32, 102

granulata, Raja . 12, 43

greeni, Couesius . 19, 66

“ Neoliparis . 34, 108

griseolineatum, Siphostoma . 22, 74

griseus, Catostomus . 17, 58

grcenlandicus, Myoxocephalus . 32, 103

grunniens, Aplodinotus . 27, 87

gulosus, Chaenobryttus . 26, 82

“ Cottus . 32, 100

gunnellus, Pholis . 35, 110

guntheri, Hadropterus . 26, 84

Lampanyctus . 20, 70

guttatus, Percopsis . 21, 71

Gymnelis stigma . 36, 115

“ viridis . 36, 115

Gymnocanthus pistijliger . 33, 104

tricuspis . 33, 104

Gymnodontes . 37

Gymnosarda pelamis . 28, 89

gyrinus, Schilbeodes . 17, 58

Hadropterus aspro . 26, 84

“ guntheri . 26, 84

Haplomi . 20-21

harengus, Clupea . 14, 46

barringtoni, Axyrias . 31, 99

Hemibranchii . 22

Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus . 32, 100

hemilepidotus, Hemilepidotus . 32 , 100

Hemitripterus americanus . 33, 105

“ cavifrons . 33, 105

herschelinus, Liparis . 34, 108

heteroclitus, Fundulus . 20, 69

“ badius, Fundulus . 20, 69

“ macrolepidotus, Fundulus . 20, 69

heterodon, Notropis . 18, 63

Heteromi . 21

Heterostichus rostratus . 35, 110

heterurus, Cypselurus . 23, 75

hexacornis, Oncocottus . 32, 103

Hexagrammidae . 31

Hexagrammos decagrammus . 31, 98

stelleri . 31, 98

“ superciliosus . 31, 98

Ilexancliidae . 11

Hexanchus corinus . 11, 39

Hippocampus hudsonius . 22, 74

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Hippoglossoides elassodon . 29, 93

“ platessoides . 29, 93

hippoglossoides, Reinhardtius . 29, 92

Hippoglossus hippoglossus . 29, 93

hippoglossus, Hippoglossus . 29, 93

hispidus, Monacanthus . 37, 116

holbolli, Ceratias . 37, 115

Holocephali . - . 13

Holostei . 13

holotrachys, Macrurus . 25, 81

hoyi, Argyrosomus . 15, 49

hudsonius, Hippocampus . 22, 74

“ Notropis . 18, 64

“ selene, Notropis . 18, 64

humilis, Lepomis . 26, 82

Hybognathus argyritis . 18, 61

“ nuclialis . 18, 61

Hybopsis amblops . 19, 66

“ dissimilis . 19, 66

“ storerianus . 19, 66

Hydrolagus colliei . 13, 43

Hyodon alosoides . 14, 45

“ chrysopsis . 14, 46

“ tergisus . 14, 46

Hyodontidae . 14

Hypsagonus quadricornis . 33, 105

Icelinus strabo . 31, 99

Icelus bicornis . 32, 99

Ichthyomyzon castaneus . 11, 38

“ concolor . . . 11, 38

Icosteidae. . . 24

Icosteus aenigmaticus . 24, 76

ictalops, Cottus . 32, 101

Ictalurus punctatus . 17, 56

Ictiobus bubalus . 17, 58

cyprinella . 17, 58

inconstans, Eucalia . 22, 72

“ pygmaea, Eucalia . 22, 72

inermis, Aspidophoroides . 34, 107 '

infans, Avocettina . 19, 68

Inopsetta ischyra . 29 , 94

introniger, Sebastodes . 31, 97

ios, Clevelandia . 30, 95

iowse, Etheostoma . 26, 85

irideus, Salmo . 15, 52

ischyra, Inopsetta . 29, 94

isolepis, Isopsetta . 29, 94

Isopsetta isolepis . 29, 94

jacksoni, Embiotoca . 27, 88

japonicus, Scomber . 28, 89

jejunus, Notropis . 18, 64

jordani, Eopsetta . 29, 93

Notropis . 18, 63

Pantosteus . 17, 58

“ Ronquilus . 27, 87

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Jordania zonope . 31, 98

Jugulares. . . 35-37

kamloops, Salmo rivularis . 15, 52

kennerlyi, Oncorhynchus . 15, 51

kennicotti, Coregonus . 14, 48

keta, Oncorhynchus . 15, 51

kisutch “ . 15, 51

Labidesthes sicculus . 23, 75

labradoricus, Coregonus . 14, 49

Labridae . 28

lacustris, Ameiurus . 17, 57

lsevis, Raja . 12, 42

Lamna cornubica . 12, 40

Lamnidae . 12

Lampanyctus gemmifer . 20, 70

giintheri . . 20, 70

Lam petra aurea . 11, 39

cibaria . 11, 39

wilderi . 11, 39

lampetrseformis, Lumpenus . 35, 112

Lamprididae . 22

Lampris luna . 22, 72

lanceolatus, Eques . 27, 87

lateralis, Artedius . . 31, 99

“ Taeniotoca . 27, 88

latifrons, Anarhichas . 36, 112

latipinnis, Zaniolepis . 31, 98

laurettae, Argyrosomus . 15, 50

Lepidogobius lepidus . 30, 95

Lepidopidae . 28

Lepidopsetta bilineata . 29 , 94

Lepidosteidae . 13'

Lepidosteus osseus . 13, 45

“ platostomus . 13, 45

lepidus, Lepidogobius . 30, 95

Lepomis auritus . 26, S2

“ humilis . 26, 82

“ megalotis . 26, 82

pallidus . 26, 83

Leptagonus decagonus . 33, 106

Leptocephalidae . 19

Leptocephalus conger . 19, 67

Leptoclinus maculatus . 35, 111

lepturus, Anarhichas . 36, 113

lesueuri, Moxostoma . 17, 60

Leuciscus balteatus . 18, 62

elongatus . IS, 62

nachtriebi . 18, 62

neogaeus . 18, 62

levenensis, Salmo trutta . 15, 53

Limanda aspera . 29 , 94

ferruginea . 29, 94

limi, Umbra . 20, 69

limosa, Myxine . 11, 38

lineatus, Roccus . 27, 86

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Liopsetta putnami . 29, 94

Liparididae . 34

Liparis cyclopus . 34, 108

“ dennyi . 34, 108

“ fucensis . 34, 108

“ herschelinus . 34, 108

“ liparis . 34, 108

“ pulchellus . 34, 109

“ tunicatus . 34, 10S

liparis, Liparis . 34, 108

Lophiidae . 37

Lophius piscatorius . 37 , 115

Lophobranchii . 22

Lophopsetta maculata . 30 , 95

Lota maculosa . 25, 79

lucidus, Argyrosomus . 15, 50

Luciidae . 20

Lucius lucius . 20, 69

“ masquinongy. . . . . 20, 69

“ reticulatus . 20, 68

lucius, Lucius . 20, 69

Lumpenus anguillaris . 35, 111

“ fabricii . 35, 112

“ lampetraeformis . 35, 112

“ medius . 35, 111

lumpus, Cyclopterus . 34, 107

luna, Lampris . 22, 72

lupus, Anarhichas . 36, 113

Lycenchelys paxillus . 36, 114

verrillii . 36, 114

Lycocara parrii . 36, 115

Lycodalepis mucosus . 36, 114

Lycodes frigidus . 36, 114

“ reticulatus . 36, 114

“ terr®-nov® . 36, 114

“ vahlii . 36, 114

zoarcbus . 36, 114

Lycodopsis pacificus . 36, 113

Lyopsetta exilis . 29 , 93

macarellus, Decapterus . 28, 91

Macdonaldia rostrata . 21, 72

macellus, Prionistius . 32, 100

mackenzii, Slenodus . 15, 50

macouni, Chauliodus . 16, 56

macrocephalus, Gadus . 24, 78

macrocheilus, Catostomus . 17, 59

macrolepidotum, Moxostoma . 17, 60

macrolepidotus, Fundulus heteroclitus . 20, 69

Macrostoma castaneum . 20, 70

“ margaritiferuin . 20, 70

“ quercinum . 20, 70

Macrurid® . 25

Macrurus acrolepis . 25, 81

“ holotrachys . 25, 81

maculata, Lophopsetta . 30, 95

maculatus, Cryptacanthodes . 36, 112

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maculatus, Leptoclinus . 35, 111

Notorhynchus . 11, 39

maculosa, Lota . 25, 79

madeirensis, Ceratoscopelus . 20, 70

maeandricus, Caularchus . 35, 110

Malacosteidae . . 16

Malacosteus niger . 16, 56

Malacopterygii . 13-16

maliger, Sebastodes . 31, 97

Mallotus villosus . 15, 55

margaritiferum, Macrostoma . 20, 70

marinus, Petromyzon . 11, 38

Se bastes . 30, 96

unicolor, Petromyzon . 11, 38

marmoratus, Scorpsenichthys . 31, 98

marstoni, Salvelinus . 15, 54

masquinongy, Lucius . 20, 69

maxillingua, Exoglossum . 19, 66

maximus, Cetorhinus . 12, 41

meanyi, Ruscarius . 32, 99

mediocris, Pomolobus . 14, 47

medirostris, Acipenser . 13, 44

medius, Lumpenus . 35, 111

megalotis, Lepomis . 26, 82

Melanogrammus aeglifinus . 24, 79

melanops, Minytrema . 17 , 59

“ Sebastodes . 30, 96

melanostictus, Psetticht.hys . 29, 93

melas, Ameiurus . 17, 57

Menidia menidia notata . . . 23 , 75

menidia notata, Menidia . 23, 75

Merlucciidae . 24

Merluccius bilinearis . 24, 77

“ productus . 24, 77

Mesopus pretiosus . 16, 55

microcephalus, Gastrosteus williamsoni . 22, 73

“ Somniosus . 12, 41

Microgadus proximus . 24, 78

“ tomcod . 24, 78

microlepis, Antimora . 25, 79

Microperca punctulata . 26, 86

Micropterus dolomieu . 26, 83

“ salmoides . 26, 83

Microstomidae . 16

Microstomus pacificus . 30, 95

minor, Anarhichas . 36, 113

Minytrema melanops . 17, 59

Mitchillina bairdii . 14; 48

Mola mola. . 37 , 116

mola, Mola . 37, 116

Molidae . 37

mollis, Bothrocara . 36, 114

Molva molva . 25, 79

molva, Molva . 25, 79

Monacanthidae . . 37

Monacanthus hispidus. . . . 37, 116

monopterygius, Aspidophoroides . 34, 107

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montanus, Thymallus tricolor . 15, 55

mordax, Engraulis . 14, 48

“ Osmerus . 16, 55

Morone americana . 27 , 87

Moseleya cyclolepis . 25, 80

Moxostoma anisurum . 17, 59

“ aureolum . 17, 60

“ breviceps . 17, 60

“ lesueuri . 17, 60

“ macrolepidotum . 17 , 60

mucosum, Xiphidion . 35 , 111

mucosus, Lycodalepis . 36, 114

muskoka, Notropis . 18, 63

Myctophidse . 20-21

Myctophum punctatum . 21, 70

Mylocheilus caurinus . 18, 61

Myoxocephalus seneus . 32, 102

“ groenlandicus . 32, 103

“ octodecimspinosus . 32, 103

“ polyacanthocephalus . 32, 103

scorpioides . 32, 102

“ scorpius . 32, 102

mystinus, Sebastodes . 31, 96

Myxine limosa . 11, 38

Myxinldse . 11

Myxinoides . 11

nachtriebi, Leuciscus . . . 18, 62

namaycush, Cristi vomer. . 15, 53

siscowet, Cristivomer . 15, 53

Nannobrachium nannochir . 20, 70

nannochir, Nannobrachium . 20, 70

naresi, Salvelinus oquassa . 15, 54

natalis, Ameiurus . 17, 57

Naucrates ductor . 28, 91

Nautichthys oculofasciatus . 33, 104

nebulosus, Ameiurus . 17, 57

“ Sebastodes . 31, 97

nelsonii, Coregonus . 14, 49

Nematognathi . 17

Nemichthyidse . 19

Nemichthys avocetta . 19, 68

scolopaceus . 19, 68

neogseus, Leuciscus . 18, 62

Neoliparis atlanticus . 34, 107

“ florae . 34 , 107

“ greeni . 34, 108

nerka, Oncorhynchus . 15, 51

nicholsii, Gobius . 30, 95

niger, Chiasmodon . 23, 76

“ Malacosteus . 16, 56

nigricans, Catostomus . 17, 59

nigripinnis, Argyrosomus . 15, 50

Bathyagonus . 33, 106

nigrocinctus, Sebastodes . 31 , 97

nigrum, Boleosoma . 26, 85

olmstedi, Boleosoma . 26, 85

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nobilis, Cynoscion. . 27, 87

Notacanthidae . 21

Notacanthus phasganorus . 21, 72

notata, Menidia menidia . 23, 75

notatus, Fundulus . 20, 69

Pimephales . 18, 61

Porichthys . 35 , 109

Notorhynckus maculatus . 11, 39

Notropis atherinoides . 19, 64

blennius . 18, 63

“ cavuga . 18, 63

corrrutus . 18, 64

“ fretensis . 18, 63

heterodon . 18 , 63

hudsonius . 18, 64

“ “ selene . 18, 64

jejunus . 18, 64

jordani . 18, 63

muskoka . 18, 63

“ rubrifrons . 19, 64

scopifer . 18, 64

“ scylla . 18, 63

umbratilis . 19, 65

volucellus . 18, 63

“ whipplii . 18, 64

Noturus flavus . 17, 57

nubila, Agosia. . . 19, 65

nuchalis, Hybognathus . 18, 61

nugator, Bryostemma. . 35, 110

oblongus, Erimyzon sucetta . 17, 59

ocellata, Raja . 12, 42

ocellatus, Anarrhichthys . 36, 113

octodecimspinosus, Myoxocephalus . 32, 103

oculofasciatus, Nautichthys . 33, 104

Odontopyxis trispinosus. . 33, 106

ogac, Gadus . 24, 78

olfersi, Argyropelecus . 16, 56

Oligocottus borealis . 33, 104

olmstedi, Boleosoma nigrum . 26 , 85

olriki, Aspidophoroides . 34, 106

Oncocottus hexacornis . 32, 103

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha . 15, 51

“ kennerlyi . 15, 51

“ keta . 15, 51

“ kisutch . 15, 51

nerka . 15, 51

tschawytscha . 15, 51

onitis, Tautoga . 28, S9

ontariensis, Triglopsis . 32, 104

onychus, Cottus . 32, 101

Ophiodon elongatus . 31, 98

Opsopoeodus emilise . 18, 62

oquassa naresi, Salvelinus . 15, 54

orbis, Eumicrotremus . 34, 107

oregonensis, Ptychocheilus . 18, 62

ornatus, Pholis . 35, 111

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osmeriformis, Argyrosomus . 15 ; 49

Osmerus dentex . 16, 55

mordax . 16, 55

thaleichthys . 16, 55

osseus, Lepidosteus . 13, 45

Ostariophy si . 16-19

ouananiche, Salmo salar . 15, 52

ovigerum, Bathyphasma . . 34, 109

Oxylebius pictus . 31, 98

oxyrhynchus, Acipenser sturio . 13, 44

pacificus, Bathylagus . 16, 56

“ Lycodopsis . 36, 113

“ Microstomus . 30, 95

Thaleichthys . 16, 55

Palin urichthys perciformis . 24, 76

pallasii, Clupea . 14, 46

Pallasina aix . 33, 105

barbata . 33, 105

pallidus, Lepomis . 26, 83

Palometa simillhnus . 24, 76

Pantosteus jordani. . . 17, 58

paradoxus, Psychrolutes . 33, 105

Paralepididse . 21

Paraliparis cephalus . 34, 109

ulochir . . 34, 109

parasiticus, Simenchelys . 19, 67

parkei, Salvelinus . 15, 53

Parophrys vetulus . 29, 93

parrii, Lycocara . 36, 115

paucispinis, Sebastodes . 30, 96

paxillus, Lycenchelys . 36, 114

pectinatus, Pristis . 12, 42

pectoralis, Albatrossia . 25, 81

Pediculati . 37

pelamis, Gymnosarda . 28, 89

pellucida, Ammocrypta. . . 26, 85

pentacanthus, Xenochirus . 33, 106

Perea flavescens . 26, 84

Percesoces . 22-24

Percidse . 26

Perciformes . 25-28

perciformis, Palinurichthys . 24, 76

Percina caprodes . 26, 84

Percopsidse . 21

Percopsis guttatus . 21, 71

personatus, Ammodytes . 23, 75

petimba, Fistularia . 22, 74

Petromyzon marinus . 11, 38

“ “ unicolor . 11, 38

Petromyzonidae . 11

Petromyzontes . 11

Phanerodon furcatus . 27, 88

phasganorus, Notacanthus . 21, 72

philonips, Cottus . 32, 102

Pholis fasciatus . 35, 111

“ gunnellus . 35, 110

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Pholis ornatus . 35 ; m

pictus, Oxylebius . 31 > gg

Pimephales notatus . ig, 61

promelas . IS, 61

pingeli, Triglops . 32, 100

pinnatus, Synaphobranchus . 20, 68

pinniger, Sebastodes . 31, 97

piscatorius, Lophius . 37 ; 115

Pisces . 1 1-37

pistilliger, Gymnocanthus . 33 ; 104

Placopharynx duquesnii . 18, 60

Plagiostomi . 11-13

Plagyodontidse . 21

Plagyodus sesculapius . 21, 71

borealis . . 21, 71

ferox . 21, 71

platessoides, Hippoglossoides . 29, 93

Platichthys stellatus . 29 , 94

platostomus, Lepidosteus . ]3, 45

Platygobio gracilis . 19, 66

Plectognathi . 37

Pleuronectidse . 29-30

Pleuronichthys coenosus . 29, 93

plumbeus, Couesius . 19, 66

Podothecus acipenserinus . 33, 106

■ Pceciliidse . 20

Polistotrema stout-i . 11, 3g

Pollachius virens . 24, 77

pollicaris, Cottus . . 32, 101

polyacanthocephalus, Myoxocephalus . 32, 103

polyactocephalum, Bryostemma . 35, 110

Polyodon spat hula . 13, 44

Polyodontidse . 13

Pomatomidse . 29

Pomatomus saltatrix . 29, 92

Pomolobus aestivalis . 14, 47

“ chrysochloris . 14, 46

“ mediocris . 14, 47

pseudoharengus . 14, 47

Pomoxis annularis . 25, 81

“ sparoides . 25, 81

Porichthys notatus . 35, 109

Poronotus triacanthus . 24, 76

prsecisus, Eumesogrammus . 36, 112

pretiosus, Mesopus . 16, 55

Prionace glauca . 12, 40

Prionistius macellus . 32 100

Prionotus carolinus . 34, 109

Pristidse . 12

Pristjs pectinatus . 12, 42

probatocephalus, Archosargus . 27, 88

productus, Merluccius . 24, 77

profundorum, Scylliorhinus . 11, 117

prognathus, Argyrosomus. . . .’ . 15, 50

promelas, Pimephales . 18, 61

proximus, Microgadus . 24, 78

Psettichthys melanostictus . 29, 93

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pseud oharengus, Pomolobus . 14, 47

Pseudopleuronectes americanus . 29, 94

Psychrolutes paradoxus . 33, 105

Ptychocheilus oregonensis . 18, 62

pugetensis, Chitonotus . 31, 98

pulchellus, Liparis . 34, 109

punctatum, Myctophum . 21, 70

punctatus, Ictalurus . 17, 56

“ Stichaeus . 35, 112

punctulata, Microperca . 26, 86

pungitius, Pygosteus . 22, 72

brachypoda, Pygosteus . 22, 72

pusillus, Argyrosomusr . 15, 50

putnami, Cottogaster copelandi . 26, 84

“ Liopsetta . 29, 94

pygmaea, Eucalia inconstans . 22, 72

Pygosteus pungitius . 22, 72

“ “ brachypoda . 22, 72

quadracus, Apeltes . 22, 73

quadricornis, Hypsagonus . 33, 105

quadrilateralis, Coregonus . 14, 48

quercinum, Macrostoma . 20, 70

Quietula y-cauda . 30 , 95

radiata, Raja . 12, 42

Radulinus asprellus . 32, 99

raii, Brama . 29, 92

Raja abyssicola . 12, 43

“ binoculata . 12, 43

“ erinacea . 12, 42

“ fyllse . 12, 42

“ granulata . 12, 43

“ laevis . 12, 42

“ ocellata . 12, 42

“ radiata . 12, 42

“ rhina . 12, 43

“ senta . 12, 42

“ stellulata . 12, 43

Rajidse . 12

ranula, Careproctus . 34, 109

rastrelliger, Sebastodes . 31, 117

regalis Cynoscion . 27 , 87

regius, Urophycis . 25, 80

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides . 29, 92

Remora remora . 30, 96

remora, Remora . 30, 96

reticulatus, Lucius . 20, 68

“ Lycodes . 36, 114

rex-salmonorum, Trachypterus . 37, 115

Rhamphocottidae . 33

Rhamphocottus richardsoni . 33, 105

rhina, Raja . 12, 43

Rhinichthys atronasus . 19, 65

cataractae . . . 19 , 65

“ dulcis . 19, 65

Rhinoscopelus coccoi . 21, 70

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rhodorus, Ascelichthys . 33, 105

ricei, Cottus . 32, 101

richardsoni, Rhamphocottus . 33, 105

richardsonii, Coregonus . 14, 48

rivularis, Salmo . . 15, 52

kamloops, Salmo . 15, 52

Roccus chrysops . 27, 86

“ lineatus . 27, 86

Ronquilus jordani . 27, 87

rostrata, Macdonaldia . 21, 72

rostratus, Iieterostichus . 35, 110

ruberrimus, Sebastodes . 31, 97

rubicundus, Acipenser . 13, 44

rubrifrons, Notropis . 19, 64

rupestre, Xiphidion. . 35, 111

rupestris, Ambloplites . 25, 82

“ Coryphaenoides . 25, 81

Ruscarius meanyi . 32, 99

saida, Boreogadus . 24, 77

salar, Salmo . 15, 51

“ ouananiche, Salmo . 15, 52

“ sebago, Salmo . 15, 52

Salmo clarkii . . 15, 52

“ irideus . 15, 52

“ rivularis . 15, 52

“ “ kamloops . 15, 52

“ salar . 15, 51

“ “ ouananiche . 15, 52

“ “ sebago . 15, 52

“ trutta levenensis . 15, 53

salmoides, Micropterus.. . . 26, 83

Salmonidae . 14-15

Salmonoidea . 14-16

saltatrix, Pomatomus . 29, 92

Salvelinus alpinus alipes . 15, 53

“ “ arcturus . 15, 54

“ “ stagnalis . 15, 54

“ fontinalis . 15, 53

“ marstoni . . 15, 54

“ oquassa naresi . 15, 54

parkei . 15, 53

sapidissima, Alosa . 14, 47

Sarda chilensis . 28, 90

“ sarda . 28, 90

sarda, Sarda . 28, 90

saurus, Scombresox . 23, 74

sayanus, Aphredoderus . 25, 81

Schilbeodes gyrinus. . 17, 58

schoepfi, Chilomycterus. . . 37, 116

Scisenidse . 27

Sclerodermi . 37

Scleroparei . 30-34

scolopaceus, Nemichthys . 19, 68

Scomber japonicus. . . 28, 89

“ scombrus . 28, 89

Scombresocidse. . 23

INDEX TO TECHNICAL NAMES

129

Scombresox saurus .

Scombrid® .

Scombriformes .

scorabius, Scomber .

scopifer, Notropis .

Scorp®nichthys marmoratus.

Scorp®nid® .

scorpioides, Myoxocephalus .
scorpius “

scylla, Notropis .

Seylliorliinid®. .

Scylliorhinus proi'undorum . .

Scytalina cerdale . .

Scvtalinid® .

sebago, Salmo salar. .

Sebastes marinus .

Sebastodes alutus .

“ auriculatus dallii

brevispinis . .

“ caurinus .

“ chrysomelas .

“ goodei .

“ introniger .

“ maliger .

“ melanops .

“ mystinus .

“ nebulosus . ■

“ nigrocinctus .

paucispinis .

“ pinniger. .

“ rastrelliger .

“ ruberrimus .

Sebastolobiis alascanus .

“ altivelis . •

selene, Notropis hudsonius. .

Selene vomer .

Selenichthyes . .

semiscaber, Cottus. . .

Semotilus atromaculatus. . . .

“ corporalis .

senta, Raja .

Seriola zonata .

Serranidse .

serrula, Chalinura . .

setiger, Dasycottus .

shumardi, Cottogaster .

sicculus, Labidesthes .

signifer, Thymallus .

sigolutes, Gilbertidia .

silenus, Zaprora .

Silurid® .

silus, Argentina .

Simenchelyid® .

Simenchelys parasiticus.

simillimus, Palometa. . .

Siphostoma fuscum .

“ griseolineatum.

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74

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28,

89

18,

64

31,

98

30

-31

32,

102

32,

102

18,

63

11

11,

117

36,

113

36

15,

52

30,

96

31,

97

31,

97

31,

97

31,

97

31,

97

30,

117

31,

97

31,

97

30,

96

31,

96

31,

97

31,

97

30,

96

31,

97

117

31,

97

96

30,

96

18,

64

28,

92

21-22

101

18,

61

18,

61

12,

42

28,

91

27

25,

81

32,

103

26,

84

23,

75

15,

54

105

24,

77

17

16,

56

19

19,

67

24,

76

22,

74

22

74

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siscowet, Cristivomer namaycush . 15, 53

sloanei, Chauliodus . 16, 56

Somniosus microcephalus . 12, 41

sordidus, Citharichthys . 30, 95

Sparid® . 27

sparoides, Pomoxis . 25, 81

spathula, Polyodon . 13, 44

Sphyrana argentea . 23, 76

Sphyr®nidffi . 23

spilotus, Cottus . 32, 102

spinosus, Eumicrotremus . 34, 107

Squalid® . 12

Squalus acanthias . 12, 41

“ sucklii . 12, 41

stagnalis, Salvelinus alpinus . 15, 54

stellatus, Platichthys . 29, 94

stelleri, Hexagrammos . 31, 98

stellulata, Raja . 12, 43

Stenodus mackenzii . 15, 50

Stenotomus chrysops . 27, 88

Sternoptychid® . 16

Sternoptyx diaphana . 16, 56

Stichffius punctatus . 35, 112

stigma, Gymnelis . 36, 115

Stizostedion canadense . 26 , 84

“ vitreum . 26, 83

stomias, Atheresthes . 29 , 92

Stomias ferox . 16, 06

Stomiatid®.. . . 16

Stomiatoidea . 16

storerianus, Hybopsis . 19, 66

stouti, Polistotrema . 11, 38

strabo, Icelinus . 31, 99

Stromateid® . 24

sturio oxyrhynchus, Acipenser . 13, 44

subbifurcata, Ulvar'ia . 36, 112

sucetta oblongus, Erimyzon . 17, 59

sucklii, Squalus . 12, 41

superciliosus, Hexagrammos . 31, 98

swanii, Bothragonus . 34, 106

Synaphobranchid® . 20

Synaphobranchus pinnatus . 20, 68

Synchirus gilli . 33, 105

Syngnathid®. . . 22

tabacaria, Fistularia . 22, 73

T®niosomi . 37

T®niotoca lateralis . 27, 88

Tarletonbeania crenularis . 21, 71

Tarpon atlanticus . 13, 45

Tautoga onitis . 28 , 89

Tautogolabrus adspersus . 28 , 89

taylori, Asemickthys . 32, 100

Tectospondyli. . . 12-13

Teleostei . 13-37

Teleostomi . 13-37

tenuis, Urophycis . 25, 80

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tergisus, Hyodon . 14, 46

terrae-novae, Lycodes . 36, 114

thaleichthvs, Osmerus . 16, 55

Thaleichthys pacificus . 16, 55

Theragra fucensis . 24, 78

theta, Diaphus . 20 , 70

thompsoni, Carpiodes . 17 58

“ Triglopsis . 32, 103

Thoracostei . 22

Thunnus thynnus . 28 , 90

Thymallidse . 15

Thymallus signifer. . . 15, 54

tricolor . 15, 54

“ m on tan us . 15, 55

thynnus, Thunnus . 28, 90

tomcod, Microgadus . 24, 78

Trachurops crumenophthalmus . 28, 91

Trachypteridae . 37

Trachypterus rex-salmonorum . 37, 115

transmontana, Columbia . 21, 71

transmontanus, Acipenser . 13, 44

triacanthus, Poronotus . 24, 76

Trichodon trichodon . 27, 87

trichodon, Trichodon . 27, 87

Trichodontidse . 27

tricolor, Thymallus . 15, 54

montanus, Thymallus . 15, 55

tricuspis, Gymnocanthus . 33, 104

tridentatus, Entosphenus . n, 39

Triglidas. . . 34

Triglops beani . 32, 100

pingeli . 32, 100

Triglopsis ontariensis . 32, 104

thompsoni . 32, 103

trispinosus, Odontopyxis . 33, 106

trutta levenensis, Salmo . 15, 53

tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus . 15, 51

tullibee, Argyrosomus . 15, 50

tunicatus, Liparis . 34, 108

tyrannus, Brevoortia . 14, 47

ulochir, Paraliparis . 34, 109

Ulvaria subbifurcata . 36, 112

umatilla, Agosia . 19, 65

Umbra limi . 20, 69

umbratilis, Notropis . 19, 65

Umbridae . 20

unicolor, Petromyzon marinus . 11, 38

Uranidea bendirei . 32, 102

formosa . 32, 102

“ franklini . 32, 102

“ gracilis . 32, 102

Urophycis chuss . 25, 80

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Urophycis regius . 25, 80

tenuis . 25, 80

vahlii, Lycodes . 36, 114

velifer, Carpiodes . 17, 58

verrillii, Lycenchelys . 36, 114

vetulus, Parophrys . 29, 93

vigilax, Cliola . 18, 62

villosus, Mallotus. . . . 15, 55

vinciguerrae, Exonautes . 23, 75

viola, Antimora . 25, 79

violaceus, Escolar . 28, 90

virens, Pollachius . 24, 77

virgatus, Delolepis . 36, 112

viridis, Gymnelis . 36, 115

vitreum, Stizostedion . 26, 83

volitans, Cephalacanthus . 34, 109

Exoccetus . 23, 74

volucellus, Notropis . 18, 63

vomer, Selene . 28, 92

vulgaris, Ameiurus . 17, 57

vulpes, Albula . 14, 45

Alopias . 12, 40

whipplii, Notropis . 18, 64

wilderi, Lampetra . 11, 39

williamsoni, Coregonus . 14, 48

microcephalus, Gastrosteus . 22, 73

willoughbyi, Acrotus . 24, 77

Xenochirus pentacanthus . . 33, 106

Xererpes fucorum . 35, HO

Xiphias gladius . 28, 91

Xiphidion mucosum . . 35, ill

rupestre . 35, 111

Xiphiidae . 28

Xiphistes chirus . 35, 111

Xystes axinophrys . 33, 106

y-cauda, Quietula . 30, 95

zachirus, Glyptocephalus . 30, 95

Zaniolepis latipinnis . 31 98

Zaprora silenus . 24 77

Zaproridae . . . . 24

Zeorhombi . 29-30

Zoarces anguillaris . 36, 113

Zoarcidae . 36

zoarchus, Lycodes . 36, 114

zonata, Seriola . 28, 91

zonope, Jordania . 31. 98

zyopterus, Galeorhinus . . 12, 40

INDEX TO VERNACULAR NAMES

Alaska Dab .

“ Stickleback .

“ Wolf-fish .

Albacore, Long-finned .

Alewife .

Alligator Fish .

“ “ , Common .

“ , Dark Coloured

American Eel .

“ Hagfish .

“ Perch .

“ Shad .

“ Smelt .

Anacanths .

Anchovy, California .

Angler .

Antimora, Small-scaled .

“ Violet .

Arctic Charr .

“ Grayling .

“ Sculpin .

“ Stickleback .

Argentine .

Arrow-toothed Halibut .

Atlantic Salmon .

Banded Sailor Fish .

“ Seri ole .

Barn-door Skate .

Barracuda, California .

Basking Shark .

Bass, Black Sea .

“ Calico .

“ Large-mouth Black .

“ Rock .

“ Small-mouth Black .

“ Strawberry .

“ Striped .

“ White .

“ White Sea .

Big Skate .

Big-Skate-of-California .

Billfish .

Black and Yellow Rock-fish. . .

Black-banded Rock-fish .

Black Bass, Large-mouth .

“ “ Small-mouth .

Black Bullhead .

Black-chin Minnow .

Black-fin .

Black-fish .

Black-head Minnow .

29,

94

Black-nosed Dace .

65

22

73

Black Rock-fish .

96

36,

113

Black Sea Bass .

96

28,

90

Black-sided Darter .

84

14,

47

Black Sucker .

59

34,

107

Black Swallower .

76

33,

106

Blenny, Serpent .

. 35

112

33,

106

“ Snake .

in

19,

67

“ Tufted .

110

11,

38

“ Yellow .

110

26,

84

Bloater .

50

14,

47

Blop .

. 32 (445:455), 101,

102

16,

55

“ , Deep-water .

. 32,

103

24-25

Blue-back Salmon .

. 15,

51

14,

48

Blue-fin .

. 15,

50

37,

115

Blue-fish .

. 29,

92

25,

79

Blue Herring .

. 14,

46

25,

79

Blue Sunfish .

. 26,

83

15,

54

Blue Surf-fish .

. 27,

88

15,

54

Blunt-nosed Minnow .

. 18,

61

32,

102

Bocaccio .

96

22,

72

Bonito .

. 28,

90

16,

56

“ , California .

90

29,

92

“ , Oceanic .

. 28,

89

15,

51

Boregat .

. 31,

98

Bowlin .

. 13,

45

33,

104

Bream .

. 18,

62

28,

91

Broad-fin Cod .

. 31,

98

12,

42

Broad Whitefish .

. 14,

48

23,

76

Brook Lamprey .

11 (8:9:10), 39 (8:9:10)

12,

41

“ Stickleback .

. 22,

72

30,

96

“ Trout .

. 15,

53

25,

81

Brown Rock-fish . .

. 31,

97

26,

83

Buffalo Fish, Common .

. 17,

58

25,

82

Small-mouth.

. 17,

58

26,

83

Buffalo Sculpin .

. 32,

100

25,

81

Bull-head, Black .

. 17,

57

27,

86

Great-Bear-Lake- .

. 32,

101

27,

86

“ Prickly .

. 32,

100

27,

87

“ Rocky Mountain .

. 32,

101

12,

42

Bull-head Minnow .

. 18,

62

12,

43

Bull Minnow .

. 18,

61

23,

74

Burbot .

. 25,

79

31,

97

Burr-fish, Common .

. 37,

116

31,

97

Butter-fish .

. 35,

110

26,

83

26,

83

Cabezon .

. 31,

98

17,

57

Calico Bass .

. 25,

81

18,

63

California Anchovy .

. 14,

48

15,

50

Barracuda .

. 23,

76

28,

89

“ Bonito .

. 28,

90

18,

61

Dogfish .

. 12,

41

132

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Page

California Hagfish . 11, 38

“ Herring . 14, 46

Miller’s Thumb . 32, 100

Pompano . 24, 76

Sardine . 14, 46

“ Smelt . 23, 75

“ Sole . 29, 93

“ Stickleback . 22, 73

“ Tomcod . 24, 78

Candle-fish . 16, 55

Capelin . 15, 55

Carp, German . 19, 67

Cat-fish, Channel . 17, 56

Common . 17, 57

“ Lake . 17, 57

Long-jawed . 17, 57

“ Stone . 17, 57

“ Yellow . 17, 57

Cat-fishes . 17

Cat Shark . 11, 39

Cayuga Shiner . 18, 63

Channel Catfish . 17, 56

Charr, Arctic . 15, 54

“ Greenland . 15, 54

“ Long-finned . 15, 53

“ Nares . 15, 54

Cheney’s Darter . 26, 85

Chimsera . 13 , 43

Chimseras . 13

Chisel-mouth . 18, 60

Chub, Columbia River . 18, 61

“ Creek . 18, 61

“ Flat-headed . 19, 66

“ Green’s . 19, 66

“ Lake . 19, 66

“ Silver . 18, 19, 61, 66

Chub Mackerel . 28 , 89

“ Sucker . 17, 59

Cisco . 15, 49

“ , Mooneye . 15, 49

“ , Lauretta . 15, 50

Cling-fish . 35, 110

Clupeoids . 13-14

Coal-fish . 24, 31, 77, 98

Cobbler, Common . 20, 69

Garman’s . 20, 69

Cod, Broad-fin . 31, 98

“ Cultus . 31, 98

“ Painted . 31, 98

Codfish, Common . 24, 78

Greenland . 24 , 78

Pacific . 24, 78

Codling . 25 (288-290), 80 (288-290)

Coho . 15, 51

Columbia River Chub . 18, 61

“ Minnow . 18, 62

“ Sucker . 17, 59

Page

Common Alligator-fish . 33, 106

American Sea-Horse . 22, 74

Buffalo-fish . 17, 58

“ Burr-fish . 37, 116

“ Catfish . 17, 57

“ Cobbler . 20, 69

“ Codfish . . . 24, 78

Eastern Pickerel . 20 , 68

“ Flatfish . 29, 94

Garpike . 13, 45

Gurnard . 34, 109

Herring . 14, 46

Killifish . 20, 69

Mackerel . 28 , 89

“ Pike . 20, 69

“ Pipe Fish . 22, 74

Red Horse . 17, 60

Sawfish . 12, 42

Sculpin . 32, 103

“ Scup . 27, 88

“ Skate . 12, 42

Stickleback . 22, 73

Sting Ray . 13, 43

Sturgeon . 13, 44

Sunfish . 26, 83

Surf-fish . 27 , 88

“ Weakfish . 27, 87

Whitefish . 14, 49

White Sucker . 17, 59

Conger Eel . 19, 67

Coulter’s Whitefish . 14, 48

Cow Shark . 11, 39

Craig Fluke . 30, 95

Crappie . 25, Si

Creek Chub . 18, 61

Cultus Cod . 31, 98

Cunner . 28, 89

Cusk . 25, 80

Cut-lip Minnow . 19, 66

Cutthroat Trout . 15, 52

Cyprinoids . 17-19

Dab, Alaska . 29, 94

“ Rough . 29, 93

“ Rusty . 29, 94

“ Sand . 29, 93

Dace . is, 64

“ , Black-nosed . 19, 65

“ , Horned . 18, 61

“ , Long-nosed . 19 (185:186), 65 (185:186)

“ , Nachtrieb . 18, 62

“ , Red-bellied . IS, 61

Daddy Sculpin . 32, 103

Dark-coloured Alligator-fish . 33, 106

Darter, Black-sided . 26, 84

“ Cheney’s . 26, 85

“ Fan-tailed . 26, 85

INDEX TO VERNACULAR NAMES

133

Darter, Fusiform . . .
“ Gunther’s. .
“ Johnny. . . .

“ Least .

“ Northern...

“ Putnam’s . .

“ Rainbow . . .

“ Sand .

“ Shumard’s.

“ Tessellated .

Deep Sea Eel .

“ Ray .

“ Smelt....

Deep-water Blop . .

Dogfish .

“ , California.. .

“ , Picked .

“ , Spiny .

Dog Salmon .

Dollarfish .

Dolly Varden Trout
Drum, Freshwater. .

Dusky Minnow .

Dwarf Stickleback. .

Page

.. 26,

86

.. 26,

84

. . 26,

85

.. 26,

86

. . 26,

85

. . 26,

84

. . 26 ,

85

26,

85

. . 26,

84

. . 26 ,

85

. . 20,

68

. . 12,

43

. . 16,

56

. . 32,

103

. . 13,

45

. . 12,

41

.. 12,

41

41 (22

:23)

15,

51

. . 24,

76

. . 15,

53

.. 27,

87

19,

65

. . 22,

72

Eastern Stickleback

Eel, American .

“ Conger .

“ Deep-sea .

“ Snipe .

“ Spiny .

“ Snub-nosed . . . .

“ Wolf .

Eel-back Flounder. .

Eel Pout .

“ , Pacific . . .

“ , Rock .

“ , Slimy .

Eels .

Escolar .

European Sculpin. . .

. 22, 73

. 19, 67

. 19, 67

. 20, 68

19 (204-206), 68 (204-206)
21 (236:237), 72 (236:237)

. 19, 67

. 36, 113

. 29, 94

. 36, 113

. 36, 113

. 35, 111

. 35, 111

. 19-20

. 28, 90

. 32, 102

Falcate Minnow . 19, 65

Fall-fish . 18, 61

Fall Herring . 14, 47

Fan-tailed Darter . 26, 85

File-fish . 37, 116

Fishing Frog . 37, 115

Flatfish, Common . 29, 94

Flat-fishes . 29-30

Flat-headed Chub . 19, 66

Flounder, Eel-back . 29, 94

“ Muddy . 29, 93

“ Pole . 30, 95

“ Sharp-nosed . 29, 93

“ Smooth . 29, 94

“ Soft . 30, 95

Page

Flounder, Starry . 29, 94

Two-lined . 29, 94

Winter . 29, 94

Fluke, Craig . 30, 95

Flying Fish . 23 (256-258), 74, 75 (257:258)

Flying Gurnard . 34, 109

Flying Robin . 34, 109

Four-bearded Rockling . 25, 80

Four-spined Stickleback . 22, 73

Franklin’s Sculpin . 32, 102

Fresh-water Drum . 27, 87

“ Killy . 20, 69

“ Ling . 25, 79

Frost-fish . 24, 78

Fusiform Darter . 26, 86

Garman’s Cobbler . 20, 69

Garpike, Common . 13, 45

Short-nosed . 13, 45

Gaspereau . 14, 47

German Carp . 19, 67

Ghost-fish . 36, 112

Gizzard Shad . 14, 46

Globe-headed Sculpin . 33, 104

Glut Herring . 14, 47

Gobiiform Fishes . 30

Goby . 30 (395-398), 95 (395-398)

Goggle Eye . 26 , 82

Goggler . 28, 91

Golden Shiner . 18, 62

Goldeye, Western . 14, 46

Goldfish . 19, 67

Grass Rockfish . 31, 117

Grayback . 20 , 69

Grayling, Arctic . 15, 54

“ Michigan . 15, 54

“ Montana . 15, 55

Gray Sucker . 17, 58

Great-Bear-Lake-Bull-head . 32, 101

“ “ Herring . 15, 50

“ Blue Shark . 12, 40

“ Lake Trout . 15, 53

“ Minnow . 19, 64

“ Sculpin . 32, 103

“ Sea Lamprey . 11, 38

“ White Shark . 12, 40

Greenland Charr . 15, 54

“ Codfish . 24, 78

“ Halibut . 29, 92

“ Shark . 12, 41

Greenling . 31, 98

Green Pike . 20, 68

“ Sunfish . 26, 82

“ Sturgeon . 13, 44

Green’s Chub . 1$, 66'

“ Sucker . 34, 108

Grenadier . 25 (299:300) 81 (299:300)

134

CHECK LIST OF FISHES OF THE DOMINION.

Page

Grubby . 32, 102

Gulper . 20, 68

Gunnel . 35, no

“ , Ornamented . 35, ill

Gunther’s Darter . 26, 84

Gurnard, Common . 34, 109

Flying . 34, 109

Haddock .

Hagfish, American .

California .

Hake, Pacific . .

“ Silver .

“ Squirrel .

“ White .

Halibut .

“ , Arrow-toothed

“ , Greenland . .

Hand-saw Fish .

Hard-tail .

Harvest-fish .

Head-fish .

Head-light Fish .

Herring, Blue .

California .

Common .

“ Fall .

“ Glut .

Great-Bear-Lake-

Lake .

Rainbow .

Toothed .

Hickery Shad .

Horned Dace .

“ Pout .

Horse Mackerel .

Humpback Salmon .

“ Whitefish .

24,

79

11,

38

11,

38

24,

77

24,

77

25,

80

25,

80

29,

93

29,

92

29,

92

21 (232:233), 71 (232:233)

. 28, 92

. 24, 76

. 37, 116

. 20, 70

. 14, 46

. 14, 46

. 14, 46

. 14, 47

. 14, 47

. 15, 50

. 15, 49

. 16, 55

. 14, 46

. 14 (54:59), 46, 47

. 18, 61

. 17, 57

. 28, 90

. 15, 51

. 14, 49

Idaho Minnow . 19, 65

Inconnu . 15, 50

Jack-fish . 30, 96

Johnny Darter . 26, 85

Jordan’s Shiner . 18, 63

Kamloop’s Trout . 15, 52

Kelpfish . 35, no

Kennerly’s Salmon . 15, 51

Killifish, Common . 20, 69

Killy, Fresh-water . 20, 69

King Fish . 22, 72

King-of-the-Salmon . 37, 115

King Salmon . 15, 51

Labrador Whitefish . 14, 49

Lady-fish . 14, 45

Lake Carp Sucker . 17, 53

Lake Catfish .

“ Chub .

“ Herring .

“ Miller’s Thumb. . . .

“ Minnow .

“ Sculpin .

“ Sheepshead .

“ Silverside .

“ Sturgeon .

Lamprey, Brook .

Great Sea. . . .
Landlocked.. .

Northern .

“ Silver .

“ Small Black..

Three-toothed

Lancet Fish .

Landlocked Lamprey . . .

Salmon .

Langbarn .

Lant .

“ , Sand .

Lantern Fish .

Large-mouth Black Bass.
Large-scaled Red Horse..

Launce, Sand .

Lauretta Cisco .

Least Darter .

“ Whitefish .

Ling .

Ling, Fresh-water .

Little Red-fish .

Loch Leven Trout .

Log Perch .

Long-eared Sunfish .

Long-finned Albacore . • •

Charr .

“ Sole .

Long-horned Sculpin ....

Long- jaw .

Long-jawed Catfish .

Long-nosed Dace .

Long-spined Sculpin .

Lugger, Stone .

Lump-fish .

Lump-sucker .

Page

. 17, 57

. 19, 66

. 15, 49

. 32, 102

. 19, 66

. 32, 103

. 27, 87

. 23, 75

. 13, 44

11 (8:9:10), 39 (8:9:10)

. 11, 38

. 11, 38

. 11, 38

. 11, 38

. 11, 39

. 11, 39

. 21, 71

. 11, 38

. 15, 52

. 35, 111

. 23, 75

. 23, 75

. 20, 21, 70 (221:227)

. 26, 83

. •■ • • • 17, 60

23 (259-261), 75 (259-261)

. 15, 50

. 26, 86

. 15, 50

. 25, 79

. 25, 79

. 15, 51

. 15, 53

. 26, 84

• 26 (307:308), S2 (307:308)

• • • . 28, 90

. 15, 53

. 30, 95

. 32, 103

. 15, 50

. 17, 57

.19 (185:186), 65 (185:186)

. 32, 103

. IS, 60

. 3'4, 107

. 34, 107

Mackerel, Chub . 28, 89

“ Common . 28, 89

Horse . 28, 90

Yellow . 28, 92

Mackerel Shad . 28, 91

Shark . 12, 40

Mad Tom . 17, 58

Mail-cheeked Fishes . 30-34

Marston Trout . 15 ; 54

Maskinonge . 20, 69

INDEX TO VERNACULAR NAMES

135

Page

Maskinonge . 20, 69

Menhaden . 14 ; 47

Michigan Grayling . 15 ; 54

Midshipman . 35 1 109

Miller’s Thumb . 32, 102

, California . 32, 100

“ , Lake . 32, 102

, Olivaceous . 32, 101

Minnow, Black-chin . IS, 63

Black-head . 18, 61

Blunt-nosed . 18, 61

“ Bull . 18, 61

“ Bull-head . 18, 62

Columbia River . 18, 62

“ Cut-lip . 19, 66

“ Dusky . 19, 65

“ Falcate . 19, 65

“ Great . 19, 64

“ Idaho . 19, 65

“ Lake . 19, 66

“ Mud . 20, 69

“ Poor . 18, 64

Redfin . 19, 65

Rosy-front . 19, 64

Satin-fin . 18, 64

“ Silver . 18, 61

Spot-tail . 18, 64

Straw-coloured . 18, 63

“ Top . * . 20, 69

White . 18, 61

Monk-fish . 37, 115

Montana Grayling . 15, 55

Mooneye . 14, 46

“ , Shad . 14, 45

Mooneye Cisco . 15, 49

Moonfish . 28, 92

Mossbunker . 14 , 47

Mountain Sucker . 17, 58

Muddy Flounder . 29, 93

Mud Minnow . 20, 69

Mullet, Short-headed . 17, 60

Muskoka Shiner . 18, 63

Nachtrieb Dace . 18, 62

Nares Charr . 15., 54

Nine-spined Stickleback . 22, 72

Northern Darter . 26, 85

“ Lamprey . 11, 38

“ Pollack . 24, 77

“ Red Horse . 17, 60

“ Sucker . 17, 58

Oceanic Bonito . 28, 89

Oil Shark . 12, 40

Olivaceous Miller’s Thumb . 32, 101

Oolachan . 16, 55

Opah . . 21, 22, 72

Orange Rock-fish . 31, 97

Page

Oregon Trout Perch . 21, 71

Ornamented Gunnel . 35, 111

Ouananiche . 15, 52

Pacific Codfish . 24, 78

“ Eel Pout . 36, 113

“ Hake . 24, 77

“ Smelt . 16, 55

Paddle-fish . 13, 44

Painted Cod . 31, 98

Partly Armoured Stickleback . 22, 73

Perch, American . 26, 84

“ Log . 26, 84

“ Oregon Trout . 21, 71

“ Pike . 26, 83

“ Pirate . 25, 81

“ Trout . 21, 71

“ Viviparous . 27, 88

“ White . 27, 87

“ Yellow . 26, 84

Perciform Fishes . 25-28

Pescado del Rey . 23, 75

Physoclistous Teleostomes . 21-37

Physostomous “ . 13-21

Picked Dogfish . 12, 41

Pickerel, Common Eastern . 20, 68

Pigmy Sculpin . 32, 102

Pike, Common . 20, 69

“ Green . 20, 6S

Pike Perch . 26, 83

Pilot-fish . 28, 91

Pipe Fish . 22, 74

“ , Common . 22, 74

Pirate Perch . 25, 81

Plagiostomes . 11-13

Pogge . 33, 106

Pole Flounder . 30, 95

Pollack . 24, 77

“ , Northern . 24, 77

“ , Wall-eyed . 24, 78

Pomfret . 29, 92

Pompano, California . 24, 76

Poor Minnow . 18, 64

Poppy Fish . 24, 76

Porbeagle . 12, 40

Porgee . 27, 89

Porgy . 27, 88

Pout, Eel . 36, 113

“ Horned . 17, 57

“ Pacific Eel . 36, 113

“ Rock Eel . 35, 111

“ Slimy Eel . 35, 111

Prickled Sailor-fish . 33, 104

Prickly Bull-head . 32, 100

Priest-fish . 31, 96

Prowfish . 24, 77

Putnam’s Darter . . 26, 84

136

CHECK LIST OF FISHES OF THE DOMINION.

Quillback .

Quinn at .

Radiated Shanny .

Ragfish .

Rainbow Darter .

Herring .

“ Trout .

Rat-fish .

Ray, Common Sting .

“ Deep Sea .

“ Starry .

Rays .

Red-bellied Dace .

Red Canadian Trout .

Redfin .

Redfin Minnow .

Redfish, Little .

Red Horse, Common .

Large-scaled. . .

Northern .

White-nosed. . .

Red Rock-fish .

Red Rock Trout .

Red Sculpin .

Red-sided Shiner .

Red-spotted Sunfish .

Remora .

Ribbon-fish. .

Richardson’s Sculpin .

Richardson’s Whitefish .

Roach .

Rock Bass .

Rock Eel Pout .

Rock-fish, Black .

Black and Yellow
Black-banded. . . .

Brown .

“ Grass .

Orange .

“ Red .

Yellow-backed. . .
Yellow-spotted . . .

Rock-fishes .

Rockling, Four-bearded .

Three-bearded. . . .

Rock Trout, Red .

Starry .

Rocky Mountain Bull-head. .
“ “ Whitefish. .

Roller, Sand .

“ Stone .

Ronquil .

Rose-fish .

Rosy-front Minnow .

Rough Dab .

Round Whitefish .

Page

Page

. 17,

58

Rudderfish .

24, 28, 76, 91

. 15,

51

Rusty Dab .

. 29, 94

Roussette .

. 11, 117

. 36,

112

) 76,

77

Sailor-fish, Banded .

. 33, 104

. 26,

85

“ Prickled....

. 33, 104

. 16,

55

Salmon, Atlantic .

. 15, 51

52

“ Blue-back. . . .

. 15, 51

43

“ Dog .

. 15, 51

. 13,

43

“ Humpback. . .

. 15, 51

12,

43

“ Kennerly’s .

. 15, 51

42

“ King .

. 15, 51

12-13

“ King-of-the-. . .

. 37, 115

. 18,

61

“ Landlocked . . . .

. 15, 52

. 15,

54

“ Silver .

. 15, 51

. 18,

64

“ Sockeye .

. 19,

65

“ Spring .

. 15, 51

51

Salmonoids .

. 14-16

. 17,

60

Salmon Trout .

. 15, 53

. 17,

60

Sand Dab .

. 29, 93

■ 17,

60

“ Darter .

. 26, 85

. 17,

59

“ -fish .

. 27, 87

. 31,

97

“ Lant .

. 23, 75

. 31,

98

“ Launce .

. . .23 (259-261) 75 (259 261)

. 32,

100

“ Roller .

. 21, 71

. 18,

62

Sardine, California .

. 14, 46

. 26,

82

Satin-fin Minnow .

. 18, 64

. 30,

96

Sauger .

. 27,

87

Sault Whitefish .

. 14, 49

. 33,

105

Saury .

• 14,

48

Sawfish, Common .

. 12, 42

. 18,

62

Scorn briform Fishes. . . .

. 28 29

. 25,

82

Sculpin, Arctic .

. 32, 102

lO

CO

111

“ Buffalo .

. 32, 100

. 31,

96

Common .

. 32, 103

31,

97

“ Daddy .

. 32, 103

31,

97

European .

. 32, 102

31,

97

Franklin’s .

. 32, 102

31,

117

Globe-headed . .

. 33, 104

31,

97

Great .

31,

97

“ Lake .

31,

97

Long-horned. . .

. 32, 103

31,

97

“ “ spined....

. 32, 103

30

-31

Pigmy .

25,

80

“ Red .

25,

80

Richardson’s. . .

. 33, 105

31,

98

Spineless .

31,

98

“ Stone .

32,

101

Scup, Common .

14,

48

Sea Bass, Black .

21,

71

“ Devil .

59,

60

“ -horse, Common American .

. 22, 74

27,

87

“ Poacher .

. 33,

34, 106, 107

96

Raven .

■ .33 (474:475)

105 (474:475)

19,

64

“ Snail .

29,

93

Seriole, Banded .

.... 28, 91

14,

48 I

Serpent Blenny .

INDEX TO VERNACULAR NAMES

137

Shad, American .

“ Gizzard .

“ Hickery .

“ Mackerel .

Shad Mooneye .

Shad- Waiter .

Shanny, Radiated .

Shark, Basking .

“ Cat .

“ Cow .

“ Great Blue .

“ “ White .

“ Greenland .

“ Mackerel .

“ Oil .

“ Shovel-nosed .

“ Sleeper .

“ Swell .

Sharks .

Sharp-nosed Flounder . . . .

Sheepshead .

“ , Lake .

Shiner, Cayuga .

“ Golden .

“ Jordan’s .

“ Muskoka .

“ Red-sided .

“ Spotted .

Short-headed Mullet .

Short-nosed Garpike .

“ Sturgeon .

Shovel-nosed Shark .

Shumard’s Darter .

Siel Smelt .

Siluroids .

Silver Chub .

“ -fin .

“ Hake .

“ Lamprey .

“ Minnow .

“ Salmon .

Silverside .

“ , Lake .

Siscowet .

Skate, Barndoor .

Big .

“ Common .

Skate-of-California, Big. . .

Skil .

Skipjack .

Sleeper Shark .

Slimy Eel Pout .

Slippery Sole .

Small Black Lamprey. . . .
Small-mouth Black Bass. .

“ Buffalo Fish
Small-scaled Antimora. . . .

Page

14,

14,

47

46

14 (54:59), 46, 47

28,

14,

91

45

14, 48

36, 112

12,

11,

11,

12,

12,

12,

12,

41

39

39

40

40

41
40

12, 40

11, 39

12, 41

11, 39

11-12

29,

27,

93

88

27, 87

18,

18,

18,

63

62

63

Page

Smelt, American . 16, 55

“ California . 23, 75

“ Deep Sea . 16, 56

“ Pacific . 16, 55

“ Siel . 16, 56

“ Surf . 16, 55

Smelt-of-the-New-York-Lakes . 15, 49

Smooth Flounder . 29, 94

Snake Blenny . 35, 11]

Snapper . 30, 96

Snipe Eel . 19 (204-206), 68 (204-206)

Snub-nosed Eel . 19,

Sockeye Salmon . 15,

Soft Flounder . 30,

Sole . 29,

“ , California . 29,

“ , Long-finned . 30,

“ , Slippery . 30,

Sparada . 27,

Spawn-eater . 18 (176 :"l77), 64 (176:177)

Speckled Trout . 15, 53

Spineless Sculpin . 33 , 105

Spiny Dogfish . 12 (22:23) 41 (22:23)

Spiny Eel . 21 (236:237), 72 (236:237)

Spiny-rayed Fishes . 25-37

67

51

95

93

93

95

95

88

18,

63

Spot-tail Minnow .

. 18,

64

18,

62

Spotted Shiner .

. 19,

66

19,

66

“ Sucker .

. 17,

59

17,

60

Spring Salmon .

. 15,

51

13,

45

Squaw-fish .

. 18,

62

13,

44

Squirrel Hake .

. 25,

80

11,

39

Starry Flounder .

. 29,

94

26,

84

“ Ray .

. 12,

42

16,

56

“ Rock Trout .

. .31,

98

17

Steelhead .

. 15,

52

61,

66

Stickleback, Alaska .

. 22,

73

18,

64

“ Arctic .

. 22,

72

24,

77

“ Brook .

. 22,

72

11,

38

“ California .

. 22,

73

18,

61

“ Common .

. 22,

73

15,

51

“ Dwarf .

. 22,

72

23,

75

“ Eastern .

. 22,

73

23,

75

“ Four-spined .

. 22,

73

15,

53

“ Nine-spined .

. 22,

72

12,

42

“ Partly Armoured. . . .

. 22,

73

12,

42

“ Yellow .

. 22,

73

12,

42

Sticklebacks .

22

12,

43

Sting Ray, Common .

. 13,

43

31 ,

98

Stone Catfish .

. 17,

57

46,

75

“ Lugger .

. IS

60

12,

41

“ Roller .

. ... 17, 18, 59 ,

60

35,

111

“ Sculpin .

. 32,

100

30,

95

“ Sucker .

. 34,

109

11,

39

Strawberry Bass .

. 25,

81

26,

83

Straw coloured Minnow .

. is,

63

17,

58

Striped Bass .

. 27,

86

25,

79

Striped Surf-fish .

. 27,

88

138

CHECK LIST OF FISHES OF THE DOMINION.

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Sturgeon, Common . 13, 44

Green . 13, 44

Lake . 13, 44

Short-nosed . 13, 44

“ White . 13, 44

Sturgeons . 13

Sucker, Black . 17, 59

“ Chub . 17, 59

“ Columbia River . 17 , 59

Common White . 17, 59

“ Gray . 17, 58

Green’s . 34, 108

Lake Carp . 17, 58

“ Lump . 34, 107

Mountain . 17, 58

Northern . 17, 58

“ Spotted . 17, 59

“ Stone . 34, 109

Suck-fish . 35, 110

Sucking-fish . 30, 96

Sunfish . 37, 116

“ , Blue . 26, 83

“ , Common . 26, 83

“ , Green . 26, 82

“ , Long-eared . 26 (307:308) 82 (307:308)

“ , Red-spotted . 26, 82

Surf-fish . 27 (346:347) 88 (346:347)

“ , Blue. . . 27, 88

“ , Common . 27, 88

“ , Striped . 27, 88

“ , White . 27, 88

Surf Fishes . 27

Surf Smelt . 16, 55

Swell Shark . 11, 39

Sword-fish . 28, 91

Tadpole Stone Cat . 17, 58

Tambor . 31, 97

Tarpon . 13, 45

Tautog . 28, 89

Teleosteans . 13-37

Teleostomes . 13-37

Tesselated Darter . 26, 85

Three-bearded Rockling . 25, 80

Three-toothed Lamprey . 11, 39

Thresher . 12, 40

Tomcod . 24, 78

“ , California . 24, 78

Toothed Herring . 14, 46

Tope . 12, 40

Top Minnow . 20, 69

Trigger-fish . . 37, 116

Trout, Brook . 15, 53

“ Cutthroat . 15, 52

“ Dolly Yarden . 15, 53

“ Great Lake . 15, 53

“ Kamloop’s . 15, 52

“ Loch Leven . 15, 53

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Trout, Marston . 15, 54

“ Rainbow . 15, 52

“ Red Canadian . 15, 54

“ Red Rock . 31 , 98

“ Salmon . 15, 53

Speckled . 15, 53

“ Starry Rock . 31, 98

Trout Perch . 21, 71

“ , Oregon . . 21, 71

True-boned Fishes . 13-37

Trumpet Fish . , . 22 (250:251) 73, 74

Tufted Blenny . 35, 110

Tullibee . 15, 50

Tunny . 28, 90

Two-lined Flounder . 29, 94

Violet Antimora . 25, 79

Viper-fish . 16 (118:119), 56 (118:119)

. 16

. 27, 88

Viper Fishes and their allies.
Viviparous Perch .

Wall-eyed Pollack.

Weakfish, Common..
Western Goldeye... .

White Bass .

Whitefish, Broad. . .

Common..

Coulter’s.

Labrador.
Least. . . .

Rocky Mountain.

“ Sault .
White Hake .

White-nosed Red Horse.
White Perch .

White Sturgeon.
White Surf-fish.
Whiting .

Yellow Belly. . .
Yellow Blenny.
Yellow Catfish.

.. 24,

78

. . 26,

82

.. 27,

87

.. 14,

46

.. 27,

86

.. 14,

48

.. 14,

49

.. 14,

48

.. 14,

49

.. 14,

49

.. 15,

50

.. 14,

48

.. 14,

48

.. 14,

48

.. 14,

49

SO

.. 18,

61

.. 17,

59

.. 27,

87

. . 27,

87

. . 13,

44

. . 27,

8S

.. 24,

77

. . 30,

95

.. 29,

94

. . 36,

113

3 (540:541)

. . 36,

113

! (537:,

538)

.. 31,

97

. . 26,

82

. . 35,

110

.. 17,

57

.. 28,

92

.. 26,

84

.. 31,

97

. . 22,

73

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