. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. THE FISHES OF ALASKA. 271 50. Diaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann. One specimen inches long dredged at station 4267, off Mount Edgecumbe in 922 fathoms. Head 3; depth ; eye 3; snout about :! in eye; dorsal 12; anal 9; pectorals 12; lateral line 35. Family in. CHAULIODONTIDjE. 51. Cyclothone microdon iCiiinther). Recorded l>y (iilliert ls05i from Albatross Btations 3307 and 3308 in Bering Sea. Not taken by us. 52. Chauiiodus macouni Bean. One specimen inches long from s
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. THE FISHES OF ALASKA. 271 50. Diaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann. One specimen inches long dredged at station 4267, off Mount Edgecumbe in 922 fathoms. Head 3; depth ; eye 3; snout about :! in eye; dorsal 12; anal 9; pectorals 12; lateral line 35. Family in. CHAULIODONTIDjE. 51. Cyclothone microdon iCiiinther). Recorded l>y (iilliert ls05i from Albatross Btations 3307 and 3308 in Bering Sea. Not taken by us. 52. Chauiiodus macouni Bean. One specimen inches long from station 12:', 1. lielnn i anal near , and another inches long from station4 257, in Lynn (anal. Also recorded from station 3340, south of Alaska peninsula (Gilbert 1895 Family ro. PLAGYODONTIDvE. 53. Plagyodus eesculapius Bean. Originally described by liean (1884) from Iliuliuk, (Jnalaska. Recorded also from Summer Harbor, [Jnalaska (Jordan & Gilbert 1899). k>. Fig.'" i irsculiipius Ili'im. 54. Plagyodus borealis i 1887) from Andreafski, Yukon River, and mouth of Tanana River, and by Gilbert 1895) from Nushagak River. It occurs in great numbers on St. Lawrence Island. We have but a single specimen, one secured by Gilbert. Although so abundant in Alaska, this species is rare in museums and collections in general, illustrating the well-known fact that the commonest forms in nature are often the rarest as preserved specimens Turner 11886) says: This species is probably the most abundant of all the fishes which occur in the fresh and brackish waters of the northern part of Alaska. It is found in all the small streams of the low grounds, in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States Fish Commission. Washington, The Commission, Govt. Print. Off
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