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and descends rather abruptl}^ to below middle of body, rising again to 

 middle of caudal peduncle. Abdomen keeled between ventrals and 

 anal, the scales not running across. Anal inserted below tip of dorsal. 

 Caudal deeply forked. Color uniform yellowish brown, silvery, with 

 a pale greenish longitudinal stripe the width of the eye, above the 

 middle of body. Fins pale. Length 70 mm. 



Tt/j)e. — No. 6295 in Leland Stanford Junior University Museum; also 

 No. 49546, U. S. N. M. Three cotypes (No. 6296) average about 90 

 mm. in length. 



PSEUDOGOBIO DRAKEI Abbott, new species. 



This species is closely related to 1\ esocirmf< (Schlogel), from- which 

 it differs in the shorter snout and smaller scales. From P. Hinen.su it 

 is easily separated by the much more anterior position of the dorsal. 



D. II, 9; the first spine ver}' short. A. 8. Scales 7-46-6. Pharyn- 

 geal teeth 5-5, sharply hooked. Body rounded and elongate, depth 5^ 

 in body length. Head 5 in length. Snout rather elongate, but not 



PSEUDOGOBIO DRAKEI, NEW SPECIES. 



greatly produced with reference to the position of the eye as in P. 

 esocinus; 2it in head. £3^6 4^ in head, placed about midwa}' between 

 extremities of snout and opercle. Interorbital 3^. Top of head fiat, 

 snout obtusely rounded. Barbel as long as e3'e. Distance from origin 

 of dorsal to tip of snout,' 2f in body. A narrow greenish band along 

 sides, just above lateral line, in which is a series of a dozen or more 

 darker spots. Top and sides of head tinged with brown. Fins un- 

 spotted. Length, 140 mm. 



Type. — No. 6303 in Leland Stanford Junior Universit}^ Museum; also 

 No. 49547, U. S. N. M. Twelve cotypes (No. 6304) average in length 90 

 mm. -110 mm. 



PSEUDOGOBIO SINENSIS (Kner). 



Four specimens, two about 85 mm. long and two very young. Five 

 stripes across tail, four across dorsal. 



