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dal are marked with round yellow spots half as large as the pupil, 

 ocellated with blue or dusky. 



Small spectimens only of this species have been secured, but these in 

 considerable numbers, at Stations 3014, 3(H5, 3021, 3020, and 3033, all 

 in shallow water in the (lulf of California. 



15. Mycteroperca pardalis «]>. iiov. 



Not very closely related to any of the known species of this genus, 

 being well distinguished by the following combination of characters: 



Nostrils close together, the posterior the larger, as in all ty|)ical 

 species of Mycteroperra. Dorsal spines low, the fourth the longest, the 

 third equalling the fifth, the second still sliorter. Soft dorsal and anal 

 rounded, not falcate. Caudal rather deeply emarginate. Gill-rakers 

 long, in increasc'l number, the longest five-sixths the diameter of orbit, 

 23 or 24 rakers i)resent on horizontal limb of outer arch. 



Lower jaw strongly projecting. Teeth small, the outer row in man- 

 dible rigid, smaller than those of the inner series, which are depressi- 

 ble. The inner series widens into a patch at symphysis, in front of 

 which stands the pair of very small inconspicuous canines. Outer ser- 

 ies of teeth in upper jaw enlarged, canine-like, growing larger towards 

 median line, where they terminate in two strong canines on each side. 

 A patch of (lei)ressil)le teeth behind these canines in front of jaw, rap- 

 idly diminishing in size and becoming finely villiform on middle of 

 l)remaxillaries. A U-shaped patch of villifoim teeth on vomer, those 

 laterally the largest, and a very narrow band on palatines. Tongue 

 covered with miiuite teeth. 



Maxillary reaciiing vertical behind middle of eye, 2^ in head. Snout 

 3.^ ; eye 0. Interorbital space strongly convex transversely, 4.^ in head. 



Fourth dorsal spine the longest, 3i in head; the second two-thirds its 

 height. Longest ray of soft dorsal 2^ in head, the outline of fin every- 

 where convexly rounded. 



Anal spines strong and low, the second half the height of the third, 

 which equals length of eye and snout. Soft rays high, the angle 

 rounded, the posterior portion of fin straight, not concave. Longest 

 anal ray half head. Caudal lunate, the longest ray If in head. 



Scales small, not arranged in regular series, partially imbedded, 

 those on head and hinder i>art of body smooth. Head wholly scaleil, 

 except preinaxilhiries an<l anterior part of maxillaries. Fins naked, 

 except basal half of caudal. Sides covered with very minute numerous 

 accessory scales. Scales apparently in about 90 transverse series above 

 the lateral line, but extremely difficult to determine. Scales on cheeks, 

 top of head, and above the lateral line anteriorly much reduced in size. 



Head 2^ in length : depth 3. I). XI, 17 ; A. Ill, 11. 



Color in si)irits: Sides of head and body everywhere |)rofusely cov- 

 ered with round brown spots, those on caudal i)eduncle largest, half 

 the diameter of the pupil, those anteriorly and above becoming much 



