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One specimen from Hungry Bay, two inclies long, taken by Mr. Nichols and 

 one specimen from the dredge, one inch long, among the reefs off Ireland Island 

 in 8-10 fms. This species did not appear to be sit all common and no adults 

 were seen. While collecting invertebrates Mr. Bigelow and I both saw 

 several large "puffers" which appeared to be S. testudineus, and I have no 

 doubt that this species will occur in future collections. 



SCORPAENIDAE. 



Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean. 



Goode & Bean, '96, p. 247. 



Distribution. — West Indian region. 



One specimen dredged on the Challenger Bank, by the members of the 

 Biological Station, in forty fathoms. 



CEPHALACANTHIDAE. 

 Cephalacanthus volitans (Linne). 



Distribution. — Tropical Atlantic, widely distributed. 



D. 2 + 4 + 8; A. 6. 



One specimen was taken on the beach at Gibbet Island on June 19, 1903. 

 The species is very rare at Bermuda, and was not known to any of the fisher- 

 men that saw the specimen. I learned, however, from Mr. F. Goodwin Gos- 

 ling, Secy, of the Bermuda Natural History Society, that one specimen bad 

 been taken during the spring in Hamilton Harbor. 



CALLIONYMIDAB. 

 Callionynius bermudarum, sp. nov. 



D. 3 + 7 ; A. 4. 



Most nearly related to C. jJauciradiatus Gill ; but differing in the number of 

 rays in the second dorsal and in the preopercular spine. Besides giving the 

 radial formula for his specimen (D. 3, 6; A. 3), Gill ('65, p. 144) says : — 



"The preopercular spine is armed with three teeth above and terminates 

 behind in an acute point." 



A description of the three specimens from Bermuda follows : — 



Head (to tip of opercular spine) 3^ times in total length ; depth 8 times. 

 Ventral surface of body flat ; -without a bordering fold of skin ; a single lateral 

 line ; diameter of eye a little less than length of snout. The maxillary reaches 

 about ^ the distance to the eye. The preopercular spine is armed with two 

 barbs directed forward and situated dorsally ; there is also a sharp termination 

 to the spine itself, which is directed straight backward. The gill opening is a 

 very minute slit, also directed backward. In one specimen the first dorsal ray 

 reaches the base of the caudal ; each of the other two being successively a little 



