Jordan and Evennann. — Fishes of N^orth America. 1751 



JModon reticulatus, Linn.-kus, Syst. Nat., Ed. x, 334, 1758, India; after Ostracion subrotundis, 



etc.,ARTEDi; GuNTHER, Cat., ^^^, 313, 1870. 

 Chilomyeterus reticulatus, Jordan & Gilbert, Synopsis, 966, 1883. 



2170. CHILOMTCTERUS CALIFOUXIEXSIS, Eigenmann. 



No tentacles iiiiy whore. Spines of back all lo-\v, those of front especially 

 so, increasing in size toward belly where they become much larger than 

 those of back. No spine on middle of forehead. A spine at upper anterior 

 angle of orbit; 1 above, somewhat behind its middle; 1 slightly behind 

 and above its upj^er posterior angle ; another halfway between the last and 

 the upper angle of pectoral, and another before and a little above the 

 upper margin of pectoi-al. Blue above, white below; forehead and bases 

 of all the fins with small (,\' in.) dark spots, fewer on anal; back densely 

 covered with short streaks or bars, which l>ecome larger spots on sides; a 

 few round dark spots (i inch in diameter) on belly; spots below eye larger 

 than those on forehead, similar in size to tho.se on candal peduncle. 

 Length 9^ inches. San Pedro, California. (Eigenmann). Ajipareutly 

 very rare; only the type known. 



Chilomyeterus califomiensis, Eigenmann, Amer. Nat., v, 1891, 25, 1133, San Pedro, Cali- 

 fornia. (CoU. C. H. Eigenmann.) 



685. LYOSPH.^RA, Evermann &. Kendall. 



Lyosphmra, E\'^rmann & Kendall, Bull. U. S. Fish. Comm. 1897, 131 (globosa). 



This genus is distinguished from Chilomyeterus by its armature of tlat- 

 tish, papery or cartilaginous plates to which are attached minute hair-like 

 papilla'. The nostril, as in Diodon, is undivided and has 2 lateral open- 

 ings. {Xvoo, to loose, i. e., lax, flabby; dib'tipa, sphere, ball.) 



2171. LTOSPH.ERA GLOBOSA, Evermann & Kendall. 



Head 3^ ; depth 1^ ; eye 3^ in head ; snout i. D. 11 ; A. 4. Form oblong 

 ovoid; head broad, interorbital space slightly convex, broad, its width 

 li in head. Dorsal and anal far back, each separated from the caudal by 

 a space equal to f diameter of eye, each very small, the anal rays scarcely 

 distinguishable; pectoral broad and short, about 20 rays, the length less 

 than interorbital width. Tooth of each jaw solid and continuous. En- 

 tire body sparsely covered with minute hair-like appendage, or very 

 flexible dermal papilhe, these very short (;j\- inch long), appearing to be 

 2-rooted, and attached to flatfish, papery or cartilaginous plates. Nostril 

 in a short j)apilla with 2 lateral openings and no division at tip. Ground 

 color yellowish white, this color regularly broken up into numerous round- 

 ish or hexagonal spots by a network of dark brown, the width of the 

 brown spaces being usually less than I the diameter of the spots which 

 are smallest on back and top of head ; a villous papilla in the center of each 

 spot. Length of type If inches. Atlantic coast of the United States; 

 known from the mouth of the Rappahannock River and from Biscayne 



