. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Fisheries; Fish culture. Fig. 59.—Elanura forficata Gilbert. 121. Melletes papUio Bean. Originally described by Bean (ISSUj Iroui St. Paul Islaml. Pribilof Group. It has not since been Fig. r>fl.—MeUotcs papilio Bean. 122. Hemilepidotus jordani Bean. Irish Lord. Ver)' abundant practically e\'erj'where along the Alaskan coast. The collection contains specimens from the following localities; Shumagin : stations 42C8 and 4270, in Afognak Bay; stations 4283 and 4285, in Chignik Bay; station 4291, in Shelikof Strait. We also have 5 specimens
. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Fisheries; Fish culture. Fig. 59.—Elanura forficata Gilbert. 121. Melletes papUio Bean. Originally described by Bean (ISSUj Iroui St. Paul Islaml. Pribilof Group. It has not since been Fig. r>fl.—MeUotcs papilio Bean. 122. Hemilepidotus jordani Bean. Irish Lord. Ver)' abundant practically e\'erj'where along the Alaskan coast. The collection contains specimens from the following localities; Shumagin : stations 42C8 and 4270, in Afognak Bay; stations 4283 and 4285, in Chignik Bay; station 4291, in Shelikof Strait. We also have 5 specimens 2 to 17 inches long, collected the Albatross in other years at Sitka, Chignik Bay, and station 3600. The center of abundance for this species seems to be about Kodiak Island and the Ala,ska Peninsula. The species was originally described Ijy Bean (1882) from Unalaska, also recorded by him from Port Althorp; Port Chatham, Cook Inlet; St. Paul, Kodiak; Humboldt Harbor, Shumagins; Iliuliuk and Chemofski, Unalaska. By Gilbert from numerous Albatross stations about Amak and Unalaska islands. The eye varies consideraljly in size, even in large examples, being usually 4 or even more in head; maxillary ; mandible ; snout ; interorbital ; peritoneum silver}-. A specimen inches long and weighing 2 pounds, taken over the raO with hook and line at Fox Bay. August 11, had in life the following colors: Side dirty olivaceous, with about 5 broad, irregular, darker blackish bars; belly white, with numerous small, roundish dark spots, few or none on middle line of belly and breast; top of head lilackish, side of head somewhat blacker, the opercle and lower part of cheek nearly black;. 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. Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D. C. : Govt. Print.
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