SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF EXPLORATIONS BY THE U. S. FISH 

 COMMISSION STEAMER ALBATROSS. 



[Published by permission of Hon. Marshall McDonald, Commissioner of Fisheries.] 



No. XXIL-DESCKIPTIONS OF THIRTV-FOUK NEW SPECIES OF FISHES 

 COLLECTED IN 1888 AND 1889, PRINCIPALLY AMONd THE SANTA 

 BARBARA ISLANDS AND IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. 



RY 



Charles H. Gilbert. 



The following forms are here described as new : 



1. Raia tracliura. 



2. Catnlus xaiiiurns. 



3. Cati7lus cephalns. 



4. Catiiliis brmiiieus. 



5. Eulaiuia (Platypodou; platyrliyii- 



cLiis. 



6. Stolepliorns cultratus. 



7. Myctopliuiu regale. 



8. Alopoc('))lialn3 tenebrosus. 



9. Poronjadus promolas. 



10. Sipho.stoina caviiiatiun. 



11. Calloclielya pciiiiisul.i'. 



12. Atheiiuops insulaiuiii. 



13. Miigil setosua. 



11. Dipleotnini scinrns. 

 l.">. Mycteropcroa pardalia. 



16. Bodianus acantbistiiis. 



17. Upeueus sautliograiimiiis. 



18. Poniacentrna leiicorus. 



19. Gobins uiicrodou. 



20. BoUinannia ocellata. 



21. Bollniamiia luaiiopoin.i. 



22. Bollmaimia stiginatura. 



23. Gobiosonia crescentalis. 

 Chiiolepis, geu. nov. 



24. Cbriob'pis ininntilliis. 

 2.'). Gillellus ornatus. 



26. Priouottis gj'mnostetbus. 



27. Careproctna mclaimriis. 



28. Paraliparis copbahis. 



29. Paraliparis meiito. 



30. Tracbyrbyncbns helolepis. 



31. Macrurus pectoral is. 



32. Lycodes diaptcrns. 



33. Syinpburus fasciolaris. 



34. Autennarius reticularis. 



1. Raia trachura sp. nov. 



Thi.-^ species is most nearly related to Raia ifiofrachyti, but the disk is 

 broader, with the snout much blunter, the angle of latter much greater 

 than a right angle. 



Top of disk sparsely but evenly covered with small sharp prickles 

 with stellate base, which become crowded on interorbital space, in a 

 broad band along anterior margin of disk, on middle of disk behind 

 shoulders, and especially on vsides of tail. No spines on orbital rim or 

 shoulders. A single small spine on middle of back between shoulders, 

 heavier but not longer than the prickles. A .series of strong spines on 

 middle of tail, 23 in number, diminishing in size posteriorly. 



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