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spaces, and in some specimens wholly obsolete; snout bluish; opercles 

 with a dark shade ; lips, gular region, and anterior branch iostegals very 

 dark in males; upper part of spinous dorsal darkest, with a few lighter 

 dark-edged oval spots, a well-marked black blotch between last 2 spines; 

 soft dorsal dusky, usually with about 3 well-developed rows of lighter, 

 dark-edged oval spots; anal duskj^ crossed by 2 narrow bluish streaks; 

 some of the last rays occasionally Avith a few spots similar to those on 

 dorsal; caudal, pectorals, and vontrals dusky, tinged with blue; veutrals 

 edged with pale. Length 4-J inches. West coast of Colombia. Many 

 specimens of this abundant species were dredged at Albatross Stations 

 2800 in 7 fathoms and 2805 in 51^- fathoms. (x/\<;t:/<t;577?, cloaked.) 



Bollmannia chlamijdcs, Jordan, Proc. U. S. 'Sat. Mus. 1889, 164, Pacific Ocean, off coast 

 of Colombia, Station 2800, 8° 51' N., 79° 41' 30" W., and Station 2805, 7° 56' N., 79° 

 41' 30" W. (Type, No. 41158, U. S. Nat. Mus. Coll. Albatross.) 



2569, BOLLMANMA MACBOPOMA, Gilbert. 



Head 3 to 31; depth 5. D. VII-14 ; A. 14 ; scales 28. Characterized by 

 its slender form, low fins, large opercle, and comparatively plain colora- 

 tion. Caudal peduncle correspondingly slender, its least height equaling 

 diameter of eye. Head very large and heavy; opercle conspicuously 

 larger than in B. ocellaia, agreeing in this respect more nearly with 

 B. chlamydes; dentition as in other species of the genus; eye large, 3J 

 to 3^ in the head. Dorsal spines slender, comparatively little i)roduced, the 

 longest usually not reaching the base of the first ray of second dorsal, and 

 never beyond the base of the second or third ray; soft dorsal and anal 

 low, the posterior rays tisually not reaching the rudimentary caudal rays 

 when depressed, about i length of head; pectoral long, extending beyond 

 front of anal; the ventrals to or nearly to vent; middle caudal rays pro- 

 duced as usual, varying in length; scales 8 to 10 in front of dorsal. Color 

 ill spirits, light brownish, the sides with 3 vertical dusky bars ; spinous dor- 

 sal dusky, but Avithout distinct black spot; caudal slightly dusky, with 

 rather large elliptical light spots, as in B. chlamydes, the lower rays not 

 black and no black spot at its base; ventrals blackish, including anterior 

 membrane; second dorsal and anal dusky, without evident light spots; 

 branchiostegal membranes sometimes slightly dusky, but not black. Maay 

 specimens from the Gulf of California just north of La Paz Bay, at Albatross 

 Station 2996, in 112 fathoms. (Gilbert.) (/icr^p 05, large; TCdjjiia, opercle.) 



Bollmannia macropoma, Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1891, 556, Albatross Station 2996, 

 near La Paz, Lower California. 



2.570, BOLLMANNIA STIGMATUBA, Gilbert. 



Head short, 3| in length; depth 5; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 slightly less than diameter of eye; eye large, 2* in head. D. VII-15; 

 A. 14 ; lateral line 28. Dorsal spines filamentous, longer than in B. macro- 

 poma, the longest reaching base of fifth to seventh ray of second dorsal; 

 posterior rays of second dorsal and anal often reaching base of median 

 rays when depressed; pectorals not reaching beyond front of anal. Color 



