Jordan and F.vcniia7ni. — Fishes of N'orth Anicn'ca. 2G21 



2987. HIPPOfiLOSSINA MACROPS, Steindaclmer. 



Head2|; depth 2 J. D.66; A. 52; scales 75 to 80 ; upper orbit 3* iu lioad. 

 Body elliptical, deepor than in related species; mouth moderate, the max- 

 illary reaching to middle of eye; teeth small, sharp, uuiscrial; lower eye 

 slightly in front of upper; eyes separated by a naked narrow ridge; nos- 

 trils close together, the anterior ending in a tube; horizontal limb of jire- 

 opercle somewhat concave, the vertical convex. Dorsal beginning over 

 middle of eye; pectoral of left side I head, much longer than maxillary, 

 which is 2'^ in head; interorbital space a narrow ridge; scales of left side 

 all strongly ctenoid, those on blind side ciliated only on posterior third of 

 liody; no anal spine. Color brownish, with obscure darker blotches. 

 IJody sinistral (in the only specimen known). (Steindachner.) Pacific 

 coast of Mexico. One specinu'n from Mazatlan ; not seen by us. {/.laxpoi, 

 large; oixp, eye.) 



Hippoglossma macrops, STEiNDAOnNEK, Ichth. Eoiti-., v, 13, pi. 3, 1876, Mazatlan ; Jordan 

 & Goss, Review riounders aud Solos, 242, 1889. 



298S. HIPPOOLOSSINA BOLLMANI, Gilbert. 



Head 3 (3| to 31) in length ; depth 2| to 2f (3^ to 3i) ; snout 5 in head. 

 D. 60 to 63; A. 47 to 49; scales along lateral line 70 to 75. Body regularly 

 elongate, elliptical; dorsal and ventral outlines equally curved ; orbital 

 rim entering anterior profile, which is equally curved before and behind 

 eyes ; greatest depth of body above pectorals. Mouth rather large, the 

 maxillary reaching about to middle of pupil, 2^ to 2f in head. Teeth 

 equally develojied on both sides, small and equal, uniserial. rremaxillary 

 spine prominent. Interorbital space a narrow, sharp, naked ridge; eyes 

 large, the lower slightly in advance of upper, 3| to 4 in head. Gill rakers 

 moderately long and slender, the longest 3 in length of ventral of eyed side; 

 2-}- 8 or 9 developed, the last 2 much shorter. Scales small, firm, strongly 

 ctenoid, those below pectoral much reduced, about 40 in a cross series; 

 arch of lateral line strongly marked, 2f to 2^ in straight part. Dorsal 

 beginning above middle of pupil of upper eye, its anterior rays low, its 

 longest rays 2i in head; a strong antrorse spine before anal; pectoral 

 of eyed side 2 in head, that of blind side 2+ to 2| in head; ventrals 

 snbequal, each 6-rayed, 4 in head, extending more than | their length 

 beyond anus; each is lateral, but that of eyed side nearest ridge of al>do- 

 men, and a little behind its fellow; last ray of left ventral joined to 

 abdomen alongside of anal spine; caudal acute, its peduncle long. Color 

 grayish brown, a row of 6 round, bluish spots, smaller than pupil, along 

 base of dorsal, 4 similar spots along base of anal, and a few indistinct 

 smaller ones on rest of body and head ; body with 6 large black spots sonie- 

 wbat smaller than eye, these regularly 4 below dorsal and 2 above anal, 

 the first of dorsal above arch of lateral line, the second above anterior 

 third of straight part, the third at base of last rays and almost forming a 

 cross bar with the 1 at base of anal rays. Dorsal, anal, and caudal dusky, 

 with small whitish spots; a pale spot at base of last 4 dorsal and anal 

 rays; a small black spot at base of outer caudal rays on peduncle; pecto- 

 rals and ventrals dusky, but not spotted; right side immaculate. Length 



