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of head and nape covered with series of erect cirri, the 

 longest nearly as long as eye; about 15 minute cirri along 

 dorsal edge of lateral pores, one on each pore. Rows 

 of pores running around eye, under preopercle, and along 

 entire length of the short lateral series; about 15 in lateral 

 series, which is 2 in length of head; gill-rakers not de- 

 veloped; gill-membranes not joined to the isthmus. Dor- 

 sal fin beginning over pectoral and running to caudal; 

 anterior rays fringed with fleshy cirri; first ray, including 

 cirri, 2 in length of head; anal beginning close behind 

 vent and running; to caudal, lower than dorsal; vent about 

 Yl distance from tip of snout to tip of caudal; distance 

 from base of ventral to vent 4^4 in length of body; pec- 

 toral fin but little shorter than head, its breadth at base 

 not half its length. 



Color, in spirits, pale brownish, with about 13 dark 

 blotches along dorsal and anal fins; more distinct on dor- 

 sal; a black spot on fourth to sixth dorsal spines very 

 distinct; a very faint spot on anterior part of anal; a few 

 dark markings about head and nape. Cirri mostly pale. 



One fine specimen, 6% inches long, from Point Orchard, 

 near Seattle. Collected by Prof. O. B. Johnson. 



This species seems to belong to Bryostcmma fiolyacto- 

 ce-phahim. As figured by Mr. Nelson, the latter species 

 seems to differ in the absence of the lateral pores and in 

 the much shorter and broader pectoral fin; the propor- 

 tions of the body before the vent are also different. 



A number of young specimens collected by the Alba- 

 tross in Alaska seem to belong to the same species. 

 These are more elongate and less compressed, the body 

 much mottled and vaguely barred, the ventral fins cheq- 

 ured in fine pattern; head sand color; a black blotch on 

 fourth to sixth dorsal spine ; anterior dorsal spines little 

 elevated and with few fringes; sides of head with few 



