12 ALLAN HANCOCK PACIFIC EXPEDITIONS VOL. 9 



Soleidae Soles 



Plate 2, Fig. 2 M 



Aseraggodes herrei, new species * 



Holotype.—Calii. Acad. Sci. No. 5747. 



Type locality. — One specimen from Post Office Bay, Charles Island, 

 Galapagos, January 2, 1932. 



Body oblong, dextral. Head 4.3, depth 2.4. Scales ctenoid. A straight 

 lateral line on each side, this more distinct on colored side. Mouth con- 

 torted, with minute teeth on the rami of jaw only. No pectoral fin. Dorsal 

 and anal separate from the caudal, the dorsal beginning on snout in front 

 of upper eye. Ventrals symmetrical and free from the anal. Dorsal of 77 

 rays, anal of 53. Ventrals 5. Gill membranes united, free from isthmus. 

 Eye 4.5 in head, the upper eye in advance of the lower by a distance equal 

 to ^4 its length ; eyes are separated by a scaled interorbital space equal to 

 the diameter of the orbit. Caudal peduncle short and deep, its depth equal 

 to distance from posterior margin of lower eye to posterior margin of 

 opercle. Caudal rounded, its longest median ray % longer than the head. 

 Gape of mouth on right side extending to a line with the posterior mar- 

 gin of the upper eye. Ventrals, anal, and caudal of branched rays; the 

 rays of the pectoral simple. Color in alcohol grayish green, everywhere, 

 including fins, marked with specks and lines and blotches of black. There 

 are about 3 large irregular blotches along the middle line of the colored 

 side and in the center of these a black longitudinal line in each. There are 

 also numerous small reticulations. The caudal is banded with black dots, 

 the dorsal and anal have dark lines and dots. Named for Dr. Albert 

 Herre, ichthyologist. 



Achiridae Broad Soles 

 Achirus fonsecensis (Giinther) 



Two from Post Office Bay, Charles Island, Galapagos, January 4, 

 1932. Length 85-150 mm. No pectorals, ventrals symmetrical and dis- 

 tinct from anal. Dorsal 77, anal 53. One from Corinto, Nicaragua, Feb- 

 ruary 8, 1932. Length 37 mm. 



Cynoglossidae Tonguefishes 

 Symphurus atramentatus Jordan and Bollman 



One from Jicarita Island, Panama, February 20, 1934. Length 65 

 mm. One from Bahia Honda, Panama, February 21, 1934. Length 74 



