146 THE SHORE FISHES. 



SIGANIDAE. 



Siganus rostratus (Cuviee & Valenciennes). 



JoRD.iN & Seale, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., 1906, 25, p. 360. 



Amphicanlhus rostratus Cuv. & Val., Hist. Nat. Poiss., 183.5, 10, p. 116 (1.58). 



Two specimens 5 and 6i inches long from Manga Reva, coral. M. C. Z. 

 29431 (1 specimen). 



SCORPAENIDAE. 



Sebastopsis xyris Jordan & Gilbert. 



Proc. U. S. Nat Mus., 1882, 5, p. 369. Snodgra.ss & Heller, Proc. Wa.sh. Acad. Sci., 1905, 6, p. 414. 



Fifteen specimens 2^ to 4j inches long from Chatham Island, Galapagos 

 near shore. M. C. Z. 29412 (5 specimens). 



Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks. 

 Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 1895, .scr. 2, 5, p. 491. Gilbert & Starks, Mem. Cal. Acad. Sci., 1904, 4, p. 161. 



One specimen, No. 3213, M. C. Z. 29718, 12 inches long from Wreck Bay, 

 Chatham Island. 



One specimen. No. 3375, 14i inches long from Acapulco. 



? Scorpaena histrio Jenyns. 



Zool. Voy. Beagle, Fish., 1842, pt. 4, p. 35, pi. S. Snodgbass & Heller, Proc. Wash. A cad. Sci. 

 1905, 6, p. 415. 



One specimen I inches long from shore at Chatham Island. 



GOBIIDAE. 



Dormitator maculatus (Bloch). 



Jordan & Evermann, Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1898, pt. 3, p. 2196 

 Sciaena maculala Bloch, .^usl. Fische, 1792, 6, p. 44, pi. 299, fig. 2. 



Seven specimens if to 4^ inches long from one mile south of Panama City. 

 M. C. Z. 29426 (3 specimens). 



Gynineleotris seminudus (Gunther). 



Jordan & Evermann, Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1S98, pt. 3, p. 2204. 



Elcotris seminudus Guntuer, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, p. 24, pi. 4. figs. 2, 2a. 



One specimen \h inches long from Acapulco. 



This is the second specimen of this species known. The Type is in the 

 British Museum. 



In our specimen the well-defined cross-stripes are a little more regular than 

 shown in Giinther's figure. 



