The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-28
PACIFIC COAST FISHES.

report following Of recent mseting Of
San Francisco Academy Of Sciences:
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Academy OF the Science. was
held last evening with Mr. g Wolcott
Brooks IN the CHAIR.
A collection of new fshes from Mon
terey By Vas presented by W y Lock-
mg,on. on bshalf u himself sad from
Prof d 3 Jordan A new f,undsr.
foiai u S-st,le, Washington Terri
tory. ard speciss Of bnlI head fab.
~err also presented.
A 'args nnmJer of vsiaabis works.
srionx them the Secent smithsonian
Destitute pubiicAti Us aud also the
asuai scientific exchanges. were pre-
i 4 "a added TO the library.
a PAPER OF FISHES
wN Lexington read paper. inter.
spersef with running comments on the
d hes presented. and gave synopticsl
.tste,nsnt ef the very important ami
thorough ipvestigstion new being pro-
secated by Professor jordan. on behalf
OF the Uoitsd States Census Fish Com.
mission He reported that
FORTY FEW sPEcfEs or YIsH
Had been discovered upon our cna.t.
many III which voald fursish rich
M %tsrisi for faturs description. Az our
sdventurous fishermen ere resorting TO
new grounds. in deeper water. their
more recent cssches inc. ud~ new species.
MT previously encountered when fish.
ing in shsilowcr water and nearer
shors. He sid that IL 10 now ascer-
t,ined that upon aur coast there are
known to be 30 species OF marine
flames. from so To 90 fresh water ysrie>
t,-s ri fish. and some seven or eight
kinds recently introduced from the At
lantic coas'. by portage across the con-
tinsat. sach u, Eastern shad. king carp.
catfish. etc.
lie described o sunash seven feet
long. 4nd abput - high ~ long. 'occa-
sionaliy found In Monterey Bay. q
specimen OF which ---fonr feet seven
inches longs nov NJ Woodward 5
8srdsns. Also, large globe d,h, able
to initiate itself and float Of before tia.
wind ct rapid rate when tired OF
swimDins.
TwEsTY.oHK SPECIES OF FLAT FISHES.
Resembling founders la SHAPE. are
f0uad ON the coast. The halibut Is
largert, and tue bastard hsiibut 10
found farther soath. The next in size
10 cold q tusbot. and the balance are
mostly clssssd by hshsrnen - soles
The tomcods OF this coast are unlike
those found ksst, theis mouth being
differently formed. The so.cAlIed rock.
cod and ordinary goldfish ere unlike.
and belong to entirely different tribes Of
fishss. u tbs % varieties OF rockcod
IN this coast. there 10 great variety OF
form but constsncy Of color. Several
species Of the true coddsh ere found
around the coast OF AlAskx end its ad-
jacent islands. where they are ~ plenty
~ N corresponding locations upon the
Atlsntic. but none ere found south Of
Puget Found. They are caught aud
saltsd for use in this market, and the
industry. which IL q growing one. IL N
great ~ the present demand for con
sumption will bear.
THE SALMON efECfRs.
So well knewn TO Ne. were described
and also mAckerel, several varieties ol
which are found in the Pacific, but be.
/. ing fond Of warm waters. they rarely
venture north OF the snb-tropicsl 70.
gions Of Point Conception. Occasion.
ally. each year, : 10 stray into Mon
terry Bay, but none evsr venture inta
the band Of cold water that stretche,
along tbs osast abreast Of San Fran
CISCO Bay. Monterey. being middl,
ground, hes the richest supply and
variety Of fishes OF any poiut on oul
coast, being resorted 70 by dsuisan,
from both northern aud sout bern waters
There is occasionally found It Catalius
leland horse mscksrsl. . Epanisl
maeksrsl. aud . few real. true mack
srsl, in addition to thsAIbeconss. which
are plenty.
4 PECULIAR y1sn.
Pfofsssor jordan reports havin,
caught large 6sh. In whose stomsoi
he fouad asetssr 6sh, just swallowsd
insids Of which be found still Auothe
smaller one. like nest of boxes tire
deep, beautifully illustrating how tn
lsrgss Gsh swallow tue susllsr. ~
''Lissls asss havs loser ssss 70 biss 'em
Aud thss centsnue %. I'd innaltam."
Tbss speci,nen. when mounted IN al
cahnl. may h.vs psouliar interest ~ Il
apt illustrAtaon that does not apply ex
clasivcly TO Ash-s as saa. but has Il
counterpart among gulpins on shore.
Mr. W U Hartford. made some orni
theological rsmAsks on the yellow WAL
bier. dssci ibsd ia the Cinc,nnAti .o.,
nal Of Science. co0pariag 1t t. bird
found upon this coast.
A large Eastern horse-shas crab
called By naturAlists the kingcrsl
which ID not . Pacific species. was pre-
ssutsd. u 10 the frst one sem upu,
this coast. and vas found amnus th
Eastern oyster bsds ct Alameda.
greatly ressmhlss sho sncisnt form o
tribolites. especially when young, an,
IL The most ancient living species Of th,
crussaccau order.
NJ Loohiagsoa's pApsr wss excsed
ine1y tntsgSsting. apd aos saIy coo.
mendsd itssif 20 scieotists. bus 10 coon
msroiAl men and spicurss. - yell.
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