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[[double underlined]] Capt. Henry E. Nichols, U.S.N., [[/double underlined]] [[underlined]] Alaska & British Columbia
Accession ; Catalogue [[/underlined]] 31956 - 32019.
A collection of 43 species, in fine condition, including the following of special interest:

1. [[underlined]] Triglops pingelii [[/underlined]], not previously taken in Alaska.

2. [[underlined]] Prionistius macellus [[/underlined]] Bean, a new genus and species related to [[underlined]] Triglops [[/underlined]], described in Proc. Nat. Mus. for 1883, pp. 355-359. A second example was taken by Capt. Nichols and is mentioned with the type.
 
3. [[underlined]] Gymnacanthus galeatus [[/underlined]] Bean, extending its range considerably eastward. The species was discovered first at Unalashka. 

4. [[underlined]] Potamocottus gulosus [[/underlined]], its first occurrence in Alaska.

5. [[underlined]] Micrometrus aggregatus [[/underlined]], the first Embiotocoid known from Alaska.

6. [[underlined]] Sommiosus microcephalus [[/underlined]] , jaws cut from an Alaskan example 8 feet long, demonstrating the existence of the species in south-eastern Alaska.