260 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



NOTES ON FISHES COLLECTED AT GUAYMAS, MEXICO, BY MR. H. 

 P. EMERIC, WITH A DESCRIPTION OP (JobioHoma Imlrio, A NEW 

 SPECIES. 



By I>AVII> N. .rORI>A!V. 



The National Museum Iihh lately received from Mr. H. F. Emeric a 

 bottle coiitainiujj^ four sj)eeies of li^lies from (Juaymas, Mexi(50. Two of 

 thene species are esi)ecially in teres! inj^', one being new to science, and 

 the otlier hitherto of unknown habitat and unrepresented in the U. S. 

 National Museum. 



1. Myrophis vafer, .lordan & Gilbert (35145). 



One large specimen, agreeing closely with the original description. 

 Head in length. 



2. Gobiua aoporator, C. <fe V. 

 One small specimen. 



3. Gobio»oma histrio, h|). iiov. (:55147). 



Head, 3| in length (4 with caudal) ; depth, 5|; dorsal rays, VIl-13; 

 anal, 12; length of type, 2 inches. 



Body not much elongate, depressed posteriorly; the snout low, little 

 obtuse ; mouth large, rather oblique, the maxillary reaching to below 

 the front of the small ej^e, which is 4';^ in head ; maxillary 2^ in head; 

 teeth rather small, in a moderate band below, in one or two series above, 

 the outer teeth enlarged. 



Body everywhere smooth and scaleless. Fins all low. Longest dor- 

 sal spine about two-fifths length of head, Cau<lal 1^ in head, pec- 

 toral li. 



Color, in spirits, blackish, with six white cross-bands sharply defined, 

 the first at front of si)inous dorsal, the second a little behin<l mi<ldle of 

 dorsal, the third between the dorsal fins, the fourth and fifth below 

 secon<l doisal, the sixth fainter, on the caudal i)ed uncle, second and 

 third bands slightly broadened and turned backward above, below the 

 dorsal. All these bands are about as broad as eye. and all reach the 

 belly, but do not pass around it. Lower i)arts everywhere finely punc- 

 tulate. Top and sides of head freckled with paler. A distinct blackish 

 lunate blotch on base of pectoral ; a mu(;]i fainter one at base of ('au<lal. 

 F\]\H plain, except that the i)ale <;ro8s-baii<ls from the body extend on 

 the dorsal. A dusky longitudinal blotcJi on upper ])art of cheeks. 



This si)ecies is very dilfer<Mit from 0. ion .lor. & Gilb., 0. longipinne 

 Steindachner, and 0. zmtterurum Jor. & Gilb., the only species of the 

 genus yet known from the Pacific coast of- North America. 



4. Parophrys leopardinus, (Giiiither). (35146). 



(I'liomboidicktliifa hoparcluiua, Giiiithor, Cat. ]'"'i8lie8, iv, 434.) 



A specimen 25 inches long, not in very good condition. It agrees 

 fully with Dr. Giinther's description, above cited. The original type 



