666 NEW FTSHES FROM PACIFIC COAST — GILBERT. 



33. Syniphiirus fasciolaris ep. iiov. 



Depth 3f ill length. Head 5^. D. 94 ; A. 77. Lat. 1. 95. 



Eye small, 7 in head. Cleft of mouth reaching to below middle of 

 lower eye. 



Color light olive, with numerous roundish brownish-black spots 

 much larger than eyes, the largest of which are arranged in five verti- 

 cal duskj' crossbars, the spots being connected by a darker ground 

 color. A vertical dusky streak through eye. A wide dusky crossbar, 

 bounded by darker lines on cheeks. Dorsal and anal posteriorly black, 

 with narrow white margin. Caudal jet black, with white edge. Ven- 

 tral white. 



Several specimens were dredged in shallow water in the Gulf of 

 California. 



34. Antennarius reticularis sp. nov. 



First dorsal spine short, very slender, and filiform, not reaching tip 

 of second, terminating in a short, fleshy flap. Second spine moderately 

 robust, flexible, not curved backwards, wholly free, and without mem- 

 brane. Third spine nearly erect, not free, depressible with difficulty ; 

 not curved as iu Antennarius sanguineus. 



D. Ill, 12 5 A. 7. 



Spines on body rather coarse and shagreen-like, with expanded undi- 

 vided tips. 



Color in spirits : Top of head, including dorsal spines and front of 

 soft dorsal, coral-red ; the body otherwise light gray, broadly reticu- 

 lated on sides and below with heavy black lines, which inclose 5 or 6 

 large pale spots. Pectorals, ventrals, and anal with narrow terminal 

 and wide medial black bars. Soft dorsal uniformly light. 



This species resembles closely Antennarius sanguineus^ but differs in 

 the straight erect spines, the color, and the character of the plates on 

 the body. 



A single specimen, 1 j inches long, from Station 2825, Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia. 



