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Family 78. Clinidae. Blennies 



la. Dorsal rays XXXIV to XXXVI, 5 to 8 ; a slight emargination at about the 

 5th spine; anal II, 23 to 28. Range: Vancouver Island and southern Cali- 

 fornia. Marine. Common in California. 

 Spotted Kelpfish 326. Gibbonsia elegans montereyensis Hubbs 



lb. Dorsal rays V-XXXIII, 13 ; a deep notch following the 5th spine ; anal 

 rays II, 34. Range: British Columbia and southern California. Marine. 

 Common in California. 

 Kelpfish 327. Hetcrostichns rostratus Girard 



Family 79. Pholididae. Blennies 



la. Anal spines 2, small and unmodified ; origin of anal fin under the 34th to 

 the 41st dorsal spine; pelvic fins present, but small. 



2a. Dorsal spines LXXX to LXXXIX; anal soft rays 40 to 44; head less 

 than % total length ; pectoral fin about 2.5 in head. Range : Coast of 

 Washington to Del Norte County, California. Marine. Common. 



328. Pholis™ 



2b. Dorsal spines LXXIV to LXXIX ; anal soft rays 33 to 37 ; head more 

 than l /s total length. 



3a. Black markings along base of dorsal, ornate spots as ( ) ; pectoral 

 fin 2.4 to 3.0 in head. Range : Alaska to Del Norte County, California. 

 Marine. Common. 

 Bracket Blenny 329. Pholis laetus (Cope) 



3b. Black markings along base of dorsal more spread apart ventrally as 

 ) ( ; pectoral fin 2.0 to 2.3 in head. Range : Alaska to San Francisco. 

 Marine. Common. 

 Saddled Blenny 330. Pholis omatus (Girard) 



lb. Anal spine single, enlarged, recumbent and fitting into a dermal sheath ; 

 origin of anal fin under the 42nd to 55th dorsal spine; pelvic fins wholly 

 undeveloped. 



4a. Anal spine single, very large and channeled along the anterior edge ; 

 origin of anal fin under about the 45th or 46th dorsal spine ; dorsal 

 about XC to XCIV; anal soft rays about 40 to 42; vertebrae 97 or 

 98. Range : Southeastern Alaska to Pt. Conception. Marine. Common. 

 Blenny 331. Apodichthys flavidus Girard 



4b. Anal spine small, not channeled, (another smaller spine is usually 

 obsolete) ; origin of anal fin under about the 53rd to 55th dorsal 

 spine; dorsal about LXXXIV; anal about 36. Range: Puget Sound 

 to San Clemente Island. Marine. Not rare. 

 Fucus Blenny 332. Xerepes jucorum (Jordan and Gilbert) 



Family 80. Stichaeidae. Northern Blennies 



la. Pelvic fins present. 



2a. Gill membranes broadly united, free from the isthmus, the gill slit not 

 continued forward below. 



"This species appeared as a nomen nudum in the check-list by C. L. Hubbs (1928) 

 Jour. Pan-Pacific Research Inst., and again in this key when first mimeographed. It 

 is to be described by Hubbs in the near future. 



