Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 1797 



deep notch between dorsals, the twelfth spine contained 2f times in 

 the fourth; soft dorsal higher than spinous dorsal, the longest rays 

 slightly more than \ length of head; caudal evenly rounded, If in head; 

 anal spines graduated, the second not stronger than the third, con- 

 tained \\ times in its length; third spine 2^ in head; longest soft ray 

 13; ventrals reaching vent. If in head; pectorals reaching beyond vent, 

 nearly to opposite first anal spine, the 8 lower rays nuich thickened, sim- 

 ple and undivided; base of pectorals wide, 3f in head. Scales on sides 

 of body weakly ctenoid, feeling smooth to the touch, those on breast 

 minute; no accessory scales on body; head very completely scaled, 

 including top of head as far forward as nasal spines, entire suborbital 

 ring, exposed portion of maxillary, and the mandible; accessory scales 

 numerous on sides of head; scales on maxillary and mandible minute, 

 smooth, partially embedded; soft dorsal, anal, and caudal densely envel- 

 ox)ed in minute scales to their tips, the scales equally present on rays and 

 membranes; ventral rays scaled on anterior face, the membranes naked; 

 the lower thickened rays and the upper 4 or 5 rays of pectoral scaled at 

 base only, the others scaled to tip ; axillary side of pectorals naked. The 

 general color, when fresh, reddish orange, much mottled on back and upper 

 part of sides with dark brown; dorsal, anal, and caudal dusky orange, 

 with darker membranes; pectorals and veutrals dusky; lining of gill 

 cavity and peritoneum, bright silvery white ; opercular flap orange, pre- 

 ceded by a dark blotch; 3 faint dark streaks on side of head, 1 run- 

 ning lengthwise of maxillary, 1 from the narrow suborbital across the 

 cheek to the fourth preopercular spine, a. third from eye backward and 

 downward to base of upper 2 preopercular spines ; snout and mesial por- 

 tion of lower lip dusky; top of head mottled with brown and orange 

 red; 4 inconspicuous round sjiots of clear orange along back, 1 under 

 third and fourth dorsal spines, 1 under seventh and eighth, 1 under origin 

 of soft dorsal, the last under its terminal rays. Most nearly related to 

 S. atrovinns, having a strongly convex interorbital space; strong, low, 

 cranial ridges ending in short, strong spines, of which the postocular and 

 nuchal are wanting. Caudal convex. It differs most conspicuously in 

 its red color, stronglj^ protruding lower jaw, and very long slender gill 

 rakers. Length about a foot. Coast of California; known from 1 speci- 

 men, probably from Monterey. 



Sebastodes atrorubens, Gu.bert MS. (Tyi)e, No. 1873, L. S. Jr. Univ. Miis., from San Fra,n- 

 cisco market.) 



2199. SEB.VSTODES ATROVIKEXS (Jordan & Gilbert). 



(Gareupa.) 



Head 3; depth 2i. D. XIII. 14; A. III. 6; scales 52. Bones of skull 

 thick ; parietal ridges moderate, endiug in spines, supraocular spiue absent ; 

 preocular and postocular spines present, sharp, slender, the ridges little 

 developed; tympanic sometimes present, small. Parietal bones widely 

 separated; interorbital space nearly 3i in base of skull, nearly Hat, a 

 median depression between 2 ridges, covering mucous canals; ventral 



