The sun., 1899-01-22
NEW FORKS FISHES.
34s Species, 900 of Them Marine Fish and
I16 Fresh Water, Found by DIR. Bean.
From he PAiiadsiphfa Science.

34s Species, 200 of Them Marine Fish and
116 Fresh Water, Found by DIR. Bean.
| From he PAhiadsiphia Scf,nc,.
| Investigations carried on by the New Yorl;
| State Museum from July to September and
continued by the United States Fish Commits
sion until near the close Of October. 1893. in
| the waters of the southern part of Long Island
resulted in the collection OF eighty -four species
OF fishes belonging to the region
The work Of collecting began July 81 at
Southampton. from which place excursions
were made to Shinnecock. Mecox and Peconc
I bays and to the ocean beach.
| Fine meshed seines, gill net OF two-inch
stretch mesh and a trawl line with about 200
hooks were the principal means Of capturing
the hshes, and few interesting species were
obtained from the haul seines and set nets OF
nets % in 'til Great I South Bay. ''"'" anu "' pun"
A noteworthy feature was tho absence OF
summer and fall months in previous years.
The and F6 Fl The the
OF fS"ptemter. when it migrated westward. 4
young mackrro' shark about three feet long
in 2M 2M shnrks Rf set IN th
dnsky >harS. the smooth dogfish and the
The skates represented three species.
4 large menhadcn was captured by an osprey
IN Great south, ay and car jed through the
charg' of shot and dropped its prey. which was
the fou' d 10 be alive
The iza.d ilsh which vas % obtained 1d almost
almost entirel, absent. only single example
haTyinE beer secured. =,
md was occasionally seen swimming in the
water It's movements are closely simi ar to
% 1S sTsr ns of ree
refesctor lantern; The ght apparently dazss
The small siiyerside occurs, abundantly in
fresh and brackish, waters throughout the
wast1 d TIE New 6a y the
The red, murlet was ohtainei Oct Il from a
fish round near Clam Pond Cove; Although
first time from ong Island.
The saurel was secured in a gill net Oct.
16 In Claw Pond Cove. Young horse crevall6
We're obtained at several 10 alities in Great
South Bav. and the common creyall6 was
late in October; The thread fish is represented
by two individuals from pound near Isp.
Aug. q. The common bon pomrano T on made its 0ap ap.
pearance IN October in the vicinity OF Fire
The black rudder nsh. usually occurring Off
shore under floating logs and boxes made its
way into, Great South Bay and one example
nostOmns Guld. formerly so abundant IN north
ern wnter3 in midsummer. is represented IN
The yellow tail or Silver perch. which was wa!;
IN al 9r GreSt 5ogh BAY in
Sich9lss Point where, the Young were ps's col j.
lected in moderate numbers Sept l.
single nTt2don was obtaned from pound
snicuousy beautiful on account Of the orange
color Of its fins, contrasting sharply with the
dark bands on the head and body.
The ra,' hit fish was rot seen until Oct IA.
when large indydu9l vas recee'yed from
ny apnq pGh" Sss the adn Ia' was the
The small-montheL founder was found in
1pd nsar Ts Fi-H Iand Inlet on scpt 90 and Oct
largest IL about four inches long In 1S Othis
species was more nhlndant, and occurred as
In 1S ~ all but one Of the recor'e spec mems
wsse ere collected d IN single hou! Of the seine.
tion Of the su den changes occurring during
the fall migrations: On Oct. II with southerly
two winds ha shnG to sSonhTbesfSy nb ar nd
Obtained We're; W"?H csDE"ius Wnot =" cTs"a' Ts"Hs
st'igatus. Mcnidia notdtn. Fnndr'ns mni1lis.
Enndnlus heteroclit,ts. 7dutogc oniiis young.
9fosfomg sc"% Hppo@%"p"s H"aD"S "fds iaasoaiis. u.s.
C'thGrIchthns pi,Toston,ts ES@ndopIInronectes
SnTdtiHs. CPntrOprisies stratus young. To
these these were were added on the same day. at Clam
npsaygu;s tor. Brrroorticc tTgnnns young and
the same rrnnnd the Wind howVs from oyer tse
northeast. hut. .g.a 'ua'ly moda-ating The gill
net was hauled, hui caught nothing An orange
hlefsh fAhne n s"h"DdJ was speared We then
looked around, east and W ST, a'ong the f. ore
Me"idn notn'n II should he no'ed. however.
that on the. same 'ae a pound near Clam Pond
Cove furnished ns with ChRtOdOu OceiIdhus,
B"!Ins dnrotuS Elops sdWus. Cnranr crVsos.
RHjd 2ce''dtn. Ro'n erinacpd. A'ttera sch6pfi.
Nus,et,s cgnis and Henoton'us cbrVsops. while
the samrGl I7tcCch"r"s i,'nchurns,I, was present
The wr ter. is now able. from personal stud
les. TO report 1853 species Of fishes in waters
extending from Gravesend Bay eastward to
Mecox Bay.
Th". marine, fishes now certainly known In
tho New York fauna renrcsent 200 species
The fresh waters contain 6species. and there /
are, besides. l3 ana romons forms.
Thus catalogue OF the New York fishes
based upon our present knowledge and includ-
Ing, ~ 'orms donhtfully assigned to the fauna.
will cOntrin 3iS species. II should be remem-
bercd that no systematic account Of the fishes
has been published since 1912. and many large
reg 'Ons OF the state are almost, or altogether.
unknown to the ichthyologist.
TARLEToS Fl. BEAN.