GOO coNTKir.rTioxs TO NORTH AMV.UICAN ICHTHYOLOGY iv. 



across checks; 1' or .'? very obscure dark vertical bais; lins all dusky, 

 somewhat reddi>h tinned; lower half of pectoral reddish. Body ob- 

 long elongate, the back little arched. Caudal peduncle slender. Profile 

 less steep than ill uralix, the snout blunter. Mouth small, the short 

 maxillary CM ending to below middle of eye, its length L'.\ in head: 

 lower jaw protruding, its tip entering the profile: preorbital very nar- 

 row, without spine. Kye large, less than interorbital space, 4 in head. 

 Cranial ridges very low, mostly covered by the scales; preocular, su- 

 praoeular, tympanic, and occipital spines usually present, the preoc- 

 ular larger than ill any of the preceding species, the su])raocular and 

 tympanic sometimes obsolete: preopereular spines small, directed back- 

 wards; opercular spines small; jaws, preorbital, and snout with small 

 scales. Gill-rakers numerous, long', and slender, their length about j- 

 diameter of eye. Dorsal spines very low and slender, the longest about 

 .') in head, the fin moderately emarginate; soft dorsal long and low, not 

 much higher than the spines; caudal lunate; anal low, its second spine 

 stronger than third, but not so high, 3^ in head; pectorals moderate, 

 reaching beyond ventrals, not to vent. Peritoneum jet black. Head 

 :'.',: depth :5.\; pectoral :',;;. I). XIiI-15; A. Ill, 8; Lat. 1. 05. L. 1L' 

 inches. Monterey l>ay, in deep water; rare. 



^ hiixltcltUuj* in/unit -lux .Ionian iV (iilln-rl. Proa. I*. S. Xut. Mus. l-HI, 1 Iv'.) 



IOI 1. S. ovalis Avrcs. Thn-n. 



Olivaceous, strongly tinged with creamy red, especially below; mem- 

 brane of both dorsals covered with many small, round, black spots; 

 similar spots usually on the body; upper lins greenish, lower yellowish, 

 mostly dark-edged; caudal fin dark; young more green, with 1' or '.'> 

 large black blotches on upper part of sides, and without dark spots on 

 tins. l!od\ deep, almost oval, the back considerably elevated, the profile 

 >tcep. the lower jaw Considerably protruding. Mouth not large, the 

 maxillary reaching to posterior edge of pupil, its length about U.] in 

 head. Cranial ridges not much developed, except the preocular, which 

 forms a large triangular protuberance, ending in a spine; preocular, 

 supraociilar. postocular, tympanic, and occipital spines present; pre- 

 opercular spines long and slender, all projecting backward: opercnlar 

 spines strong: preorbital narrow. \\ ith L' bhmlish spines. Gill-rakers 

 \ci\ long and slender, the longest two-thirds the diameter of theevc. 

 Kye large. slightl\ longer than snout. Dorsal tin very low, the notch 

 between the spinons and soft parts very shallow, the height of the two 

 parts about eipial (LM in head), the membrane joining the last spine at 



