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lb. Pelvic fins absent. 



9a. Gill membranes attached to the isthmus. 



10a. Eye small, 10 to 13 in the head. 



11a. Maxillary extending behind orbit, a distance equal 

 to 3 or 4 times the diameter of the eye ; depth 7 in 

 length. Range : Alaska to southern Oregon. Marine. 

 Common. 

 "Congo Eel" 341. Delolcpis giganteus (Kittlitz) 



lib. Maxillaries ending below or before the orbit; depth 

 14 or 15 in length. Range : Aleutian Islands to Puget 

 Sound. Marine. Not common. 

 Red Devil 342. Lyconectcs aleutensis Gilbert 



10b. Eye in head 4 to 6 times ; origin of dorsal about over 

 the insertion of pectoral fin ; evident crest of flesh on 

 top of head ; dorsal about LVI ; anal 36 to 40. Range : 

 Southeastern Alaska to San Francisco. Marine. Com- 

 mon. 



Crested Blenny 



343. Anoplarchus purpurescens purpurescens Gill 



9b. Gill membranes free from the isthmus. 



12a. Anal spines present, distinct. 



13a. Dorsal with soft ravs posteriorlv, XXII to 

 XXV, 40 to 43; anal I or II, 41 or 42. Range: 

 California. Marine. Common. 

 344. Cebidickthys violaccus (Girard) 



13b. Dorsal without soft rays, LXIX to LXXIV ; 



anal II (rarely III), 40 to 50. Range: British 



Columbia to central California. Marine. Common. 



Belted Blenny. .. .345. Phytichthys chirus chints 



(Jordan and Gilbert) 



12b. No anal spines. 



14a. Pectoral slightly longer than diameter of eye ; 

 median teeth of premaxillary canine-like and 

 separated by smaller teeth between the 2 large 

 ones ; dark color bands below and posterior to 

 eye bordered by a black line. Range : South- 

 eastern Alaska to central California. Marine. 

 Common. 

 346. Xiphister mucosus (Girard) 



14b. Pectoral slightly shorter than eye ; median 

 teeth of premaxillary canine-like but not sep- 

 arated by smaller teeth between the 2 canines ; 

 dark color bands on cheek and head bordered 

 by narrow whitish lines. Range : Alaska to 

 Santa Barbara. Marine. Common. 



Rock Blenny 



....347. Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz) 



