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5a. Peritoneum, jaws and gill cavity, jet black or nearly so; middle 

 rays of pectoral shortest ; lateral line ventral and single ; pectoral 

 rays 20 or 21 ; pelvics short and inserted under middle of opercle ; 

 scales small, embedded, and covering entire body and vertical fins ; 

 eye large only 3 to i 2 /z in head ; whitish color bars, if present usually 

 double and expanding ventrally like an inverted V ; second color 

 bar behind origin of dorsal fin. Range: Unalaska to California. 

 Marine. Not rare. 

 354. Furcimanus diaptents (Gilbert) 



5b. Peritoneum reddish slightly dusky to white, never jet black; middle 

 rays of pectoral longest. 



6a. Pelvics minute, about 3 in eye ; dorsal rays about 85 ; anal rays 

 about 74 ; peritoneum reddish or pale in preserved specimens ; 

 upper jaw overlaps mandible about Ys horizontal distance of or- 

 bit ; labial folds fairly conspicuous ; narrow light band across 

 nape, and 9 to 11 across back, which become obscure in adults; 

 the 2nd bar being behind the origin of dorsal fin ; the dorsal and 

 anal have dark margins. Range : Aleutian Islands to Puget Sound. 

 Marine. Not common. 

 355. Lycodes brevipes Bean 



6b. Pelvics longer, about equal to diameter of eye ; dorsal rays 105 ; 

 anal rays 90 ; peritoneum pinkish or pale in preserved specimens ; 

 upper jaw greatly overlaps lower, equal to Y$ horizontal diameter 

 of orbit ; labial folds very conspicuous (membranous lobes on 

 middle of each mandible) ; 14 to 16 light vertical color bands 

 across body except sometimes absent in adults ; the 2nd bar is in 

 front of the origin of dorsal fin. Range : Alaska to Puget Sound. 

 Marine. Not common. 

 356. Lycodes palcaris Gilbert 



lb. Pelvics wanting, teeth on vomer, palatines and jaws. 



7a. Body without scales; peritoneum, gill cavity, and mouth jet 

 black; iris silvery; mouth oblique, lower jaw slightly the 

 longer; skull thin, papery, translucent; dorsal and anal joined 

 with caudal ; dorsal rays about 82 to 85 ; anal rays 70 to 74. 

 Range: Southeastern Alaska to Gulf of California. Marine. 

 Not common. 

 357. Lycodapus fierasfcr Gilbert 



7b. Body with scales. 



8a. Two distinct lateral lines, the anterior running high on sides, 

 parallel with back, discontinued at a point about 1 orbital 

 diameter behind vent, the posterior line beginning below and 

 slightly in advance of this point and running along middle of 

 sides to the tail; dorsal rays about 107 (without caudal); 

 anal rays about 92; pectoral about 17; gill rakers 3 + 15. 

 Range : Alaska to California. Marine. Not common. 

 358. Lycogramma brunnea (Bean) 



8b. Lateral line if present single, usually obscure, not double as 

 above. 



9a. Dorsal rays about 112 (without caudal) ; anal about 94; 

 pectoral 13 to 16; gill rakers 4+15; pectoral rays exserted 

 at tips. Range: Washington to California. Marine. Rare. 

 359. Bothrocara remigera Gilbert 



