Frederick H. Berry

The Draconettidae: A Review of the Family with the Description of a New Species

Burnett Co. UMMZ 77909, St. Croix R., 5 mi. W. Grantsburg, Burnett Co. UMMZ 96213, Clam R., 3 mi. S. Webster, Burnett Co. UMMZ 73573, outlet of Spring Lake, Pardeeville, Columbia Co. UMMZ 73592 (4), Park Lake, Columbia Co. UMMZ 73716 (2), Fox R. below mouth of French Cr., Columbia Co. UMMZ 73538 (23), Neenah Cr., Oxford, Marquette Co. UMMZ 74377, outlet Mason Lake, Marquette Co. USNM 88348, Turtle Cr., Delevan, Walworth Co., UMMZ 74053 (6), Blake Cr., 5 mi. W. Symco, Waupaca Co. Records from Dane and Kewaunee counties, mapped by Greene (1935:95), have been accepted on his authority without re-examination. All other identifications of N. anogenus by Greene were found to be correct.

Data on Six Species of Needlefishes (Belonidae) from the Western Atlantic

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Macristiella perlucens, a new clupeiform fish from the Gulf of Mexico

Aunique 11/2-inch long fish swimming at the surface under a night light was dipnetted by Harvey R. Bullis, Jr. from the R/V OREGON in 1954, about 50 miles NE of Tampico, Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico. The generally transparent fish remained alive for about 20 min in a dish of seawater, and was photographed with 35 mm Kodachrome film under camera lights. It became opaque within about 3 min after death, was photographed again, and placed in 10% formalin (H. R. Bullis, pers. comm.). It was later drawn in lateral view, cleared with potassium hydroxide, stained with alizarin, and preserved in glycerine. Certain structures were illustrated from the cleared and