154 FISHES FROM GUAYMAS — EVERMANN AND -TENKINS. 



uous brown bands, the first vertically' tlirougli the eye, the second from 

 the nape of the neck over the opercles, the third from just in front of 

 the dorsal, passing down just behind the base of the pectoral; the 

 remaining ones divide the space to the caudal, the last one being around 

 the caudal peduncle. There are four dark cross-bands on the caudal 

 tin. The dorsal, anal, aiul the veutrals are dusky. The snout and space 

 between the eyes are dusky. These dark bands gradually disappear 

 with age. 



This lish is very abundant in the Bay of Guaymas. Since it often 

 reaches a large size, it forms an important ])artof the fisherman's catch 



70. Girella nigricans (Ay res). 



Camarilla uigricana Ayres, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1860, 81. 



(Hrella dor.sinidcula Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. riiila. 1862, '244, 



Ginlla nUjrleans Jordau & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1880,456 {California) ; Jor- 

 dan & Jouy, Proc. U, S. Nat. Mus. 18S1, 12 {California) ; ihid., Jordan &- Gilbert, 

 47 {Santa Barhara Mands); Jordau & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1832, 36:^ 

 {Cape San Ltuax); Jordan A Gilbert, Synop. Fisli. N. A.,r)60, ls!8-i; Rosa Sniitb, 

 Proc. U. H. Nat. Mu.s. 188:?, 2:54 {Todox Santos Ban); ^om^ Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus. 1884, 553 {San Cristobal, Lower Califor nia) ; Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat, Mus. 

 1885, 380; Jordau, Cat. Fish. N. A., 1885, 91. 



Nine specimens of this fish were taken. 



71. Kyphosus analogus (Gill). 

 Chopa. 



Pimeh'jiteru.H analo(jufi Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pbila. 1862, 245 {Cape San Lucas) ; 



.lonhui & Gilbert, I'roc. U. S. Nat. Mu.s. 1881, 232 {Porto Kscondido, Mexico; 



Xichoh); Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882, 363. (Note on Gill's 



types.) 

 h'l/phosns analogus, Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 188.5, 380 (in part) (MazatUvi : 



1 'ana ma). 

 Kyphosus ehgans, Jenkins & Everniann, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1888, 142 {Guaymas). 



We took altogether nine specimens of Ki/phosi, eight of which we 

 refer to this species. 



A roi'xamination of all our material leads us to believe timt we were 

 in error in a former ])aper (I'roc. U. IS. Nat. Mus. 1S88, 142) in referring 

 thespeeimcn now in the U.S. National Museum, and bearing the number 

 .30035, to Kyphosns ele(/ans {Pelers). This, together with seven other 

 exafuples in our collection, we now refer to Kyphofntn analogus (Gill), 



An examination of these sj)ecimens leads us to question the opinion 

 expressed by Drs. Jordan & Gilbert, in the Procee<lings U. S. National 

 Mu.seum 1882, 303, and later by J)r. Jordan, in the Proceedings U. S. 

 National IMuseum 1H85, 380, that Pimclcpterus analogtis Ct\\\ is the same 

 (i.sh that Peters described as Pimclci)tcriiH elegant. 



Our sjiecimens (litter from Dr. Peters's description of P. elegans in the 

 following i)articulars: Ki/phosns analogus has much smaller scales, 

 fewer teeth, narrower interorbital (as compared with the diameter of 

 the eye), and has more rays in the soft dorsal and anal. 



