6 ALLAN HANCOCK PACIFIC EXPEDITIONS VOL. 9 



Uropterygius galapagensis, new species 

 Plate 1, Fig. 1 



Holotype.—Calii. Acad. Sci. No. 5744. 



Type locality. — From Post Office Bay, Charles Island, Galapagos, 

 January 21, 1934. Length 75 mm. 



No fins, the tail ending in a sharp point. No scales. Teeth pointed and 

 directed backward in 2 rows of unequal length. Vomerine teeth quite 

 small. Gape of mouth less than ^ length of head. Eye but slightly less 

 than snout, and located over middle of gape. Anterior nostril in tube. 

 Color in alcohol, brown on the back down on the sides to middle line, 

 under parts yellow. About 50 narrow yellow lines over back down to 

 middle of sides. A wide yellowish white band over the middle portion of 

 head. This species is closely related to U. necturus of Jordan and Gilbert 

 with which this specimen was compared. 



Ariidae Sea Catfish 



Bagre pinnimaculatus (Steindachner) 



One from Panama Market, December 24, 1931. Length 340 mm. 

 Maxillary barbules extending to posterior of anal. Dorsal filament reach- 

 ing to fork of caudal, the pectoral filament extending to middle of caudal 

 peduncle. 



Synodontidae Lizardfishes 



Synodus jenkinsi Jordan and Bollman 



Two from Tenacatita, Mexico, December 9, 1931. Length 172-260 

 mm. Two from James Bay, James Island, Galapagos, January 23, 1934. 

 Length 50-51 mm. Dorsal 11, anal 13, scales 62. The origin of the dorsal 

 is midway between the origin of the adipose fin and the anterior margin 

 of pupil. 



Synodus scituliceps Jordan and Gilbert 



Two from Port Culebra, Costa Rica, February 24, 1934. Length 

 55-165 mm. Grayish green above, white below. Anal of 13 rays. 

 Synodus evermanni Jordan and Bollman 



One from Espiritu Santo Island, Mexico, February 18, 1932. Length 

 129 mm. Dorsal 13, anal 10. About 13 dark blotches along the sides. 



