116 PROCEEDINGS OP THE ACADEMY OF [1881. 



lighter spots ; these become larger upon the flanks, until the 

 ground color fades out, leaving the abdomen, breast, and under 

 side of snout dirty yellow. Spots of sides and upper portion 

 light purplish. Behind the anal fin the spots can be traced all 

 round the body. No color bands or spots are now evident upon 

 the fins. Specimen in alcohol since 1816. 



Angeles Ba}' ; Gulf of California. 



From T. furthii, Steind. (Sitz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 1876. Icthyol. 

 Beitrage, V, p. 22) this species may readily be distinguished by • 

 the great length of the snout, two-thirds of that of the head, while 

 in the T. furthii it is only f-x\ of the head. Other difterences are 

 the absence of a skin-fold on the tail, the inconspicuous nasal 

 papilla, and the smaller development of the spinules upon the 

 back. The coloration is also different. T. furthii has indistinct 

 transverse bands, and a dark band on the pectoral base 



The short description given by Dr. Giinther of T . punctatissi- 

 mus agrees, so far as it goes, with the present species. His 

 specimens were from Panama. Should the present species prove 

 distinct, I propose for it the name of oxyrhynchus. Length of 

 specimen, 3*06 inches. 



Antennarius leopardinus, Gnthr.? 



Trans. Zool. Soc, 1864, 15 *. 



Fishes Cent. Amer. in Trans. Zool. Soc, Vol. VI, 434, PI. VII. 



This species was originally described from Panama. 



Two examples were obtained by Mr. Fisher by dredging at a 

 depth of 22 fathoms, among beds of pearl oyster (Mar gar itophor a) 

 off San Jos^ Island, Amortiguado Bay, Gulf of California. The 

 spots have in most cases faded into light yellow, leaving the 

 bright vermilion of all the rest of the body and fins unchanged. 

 A black spot persists upon the ninth ray of the dorsal, and there 

 are traces of black upon the sides and head. The under side of 

 the abdomen, in advance of the anal, is light yellowish with dark 

 spots. Total length 1*95 inches ; width from tip to tip of pec- 

 torals riO in. 



Cremnobates altivelis, nov. sp. 



D. 4-25, A. 21, P. 13, C. 13, V. 2, L. lat. 37. 



Body compressed, greatest depth a little behind pectoral axil, 

 greatest thickness at gill-covers, dorsal and abdominal profiles of 



