Vol. 46, pp. 57-64 March 24, 1933 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHSNGTOM NOTES ON LOUISIANA Fl^fes. . •.■: ^ ) W-"^<jj BY HENRY W. FOWLER.iVv /V^ ^ %^ ^k\-'> y{'^ The collections reported in this paper were obtained by Mr. Laurence R. Lawler of Lake Charles, chiefly in 1932, or only a few specimens in 1931. These materials are mostly from Lake Charles (1), 32 miles west of Lake Charles (2), 20 miles south-southwest of Lake Charles (3), Prien Lake (4), Calcasieu Lake (5), Calcasieu River at Kinder (6), and 5 miles west (7), 40 miles up stream from Lake Charles (8), Clear Lake at Reeves (9) and the Sabine River at Merry ville (10) and 5 miles west (11). They are accompanied by extensive field notes in which a few large species, not represented by specimens, are here included and indicated by an asterisk. Mr. Lawler's specimens number about 200. Mr. Morrow J. Allen sent me a collection of 85 marine fishes obtained at Breton Island (12), in 1932. These notes are given as including a number of marine species not often met with in fresh water, besides others of interest as locality records. A few specimens were also sent to me by Mr. J. Louis Troemner, obtained at New Orleans (13), October 28, 1929. The numbers following the names of the species pertain to those in parentheses following the localities as given above. Mustelus canis (MitchiU).* Plentiful in Calcasieu River in early summer far as Prien Lake, 1320 to 1375 mm. Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus).* Two, about 450 mm., taken in seine at Turner's Bay, July 5, 1932. Polyodon spathula (Walbaum).* Not so common as formerly. One 450 mm. passed through irrigation pump in summer of 1928, losing part of its paddle. iBy permission of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 9— Proc. Biol. See. Wash., Vol. 46, 1933. (57)
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