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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Color in life, orange chrome above, satum red below; in alcohol, ochraceous, finely speckled with 

 dark brown; a narrow black line sharply contrasted along edge of opercle and branchiostegal membrane. 

 Only the type taken. 



Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz). 



Unalaska, Atka, Agattu, and Attn Islands; abundant. 







Fig. 32. — Anoplarchus insignis, new species. Type. 



Anoplarchus insignis, new species. (Fig. 32.) 



Type 102 mm. long, from Attn Island. 



Head 14.3 hundredths of length without caudal; depth 10.5; eye 2.7; maxillary 5.5; pectoral 6.2. 

 Dorsal lxi; anal 45. 



Body slender; head with a low crest; jaws equal; maxillary extending to vertical from posterior 

 margin of pupil; teeth in narrow bands on the jaws, vomer, and palatines, the outer series on the jaws 

 enlarged, largest anteriorly. 



Origin of dorsal above base of pectoral; origin of anal nearer tip of lower jaw than base of caudal 

 by a distance equal to the head and 0.5 pectoral; dorsal and anal only slightly connected to the caudal; 

 caudal rounded; pectoral acute, of g rays. 



Posterior half of body with circular embedded scarcely imbricated scales; pores of lateral line 

 minute, but distinct throughout its course. 



Color olive-brown, lighter below; a series of 19 irregular V-shaped grayish spots on the back along 

 the base of the dorsal fin; a series of irregular pale spots along middle of sides; a dark spot at origin 



Fig. zz, — Xiphisies versicolor, new species. Type. 



of dorsal; dorsal and anal pale, spotted, and variegated with bro«-n; caudal finely crossbarred; pectoral 

 pale; cheeks, lips, and chin crossbarred; a narrow black line along edge of gill flap. 



This species differs from A. atropurpureus in the more numerous dorsal spines and anal rays, in the 

 origin of the anal fin, and in the more variegated coloration. 



Seventeen specimens besides the type were taken at Attn Island. 



Xiphistes versicolor, new species. (Fig. 33.) 



Type 17s mm. long, from Attu Island, Bering Sea. 



Head 11 hundredths of length without caudal; depth 9.8; eye 1.7; snout 2; maxillary 3.7; distance 

 snout to dorsal 11.5; length of pectoral 2.7. Dorsal lxxv; anal 11, 49. In five cotypes the fin rays are 

 as follows: Dorsal lxxvu, lxxvi, lxxv, lxxv, lxxiv; anal n-51, 11-50, 11-50, n-50, 11-49. 



