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half the length of the third, the third less than length of snout and 
orbit 5 second anal spine longest. Top of head mostly naked ; a few 
scales along the median line behind the pupil. Ilead 3; depth eye 
If in snout. D. IX, I, 13; A. Ill, 7; Lat. 1. 73. L. 18 inches. Coast 
of California; abundant southward. 
(Lahrax clatliratiis Grd. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila. 1854, 143: Paralabrax clathratus 
Grd. IJ. S. Pac. R. R. Snrv. 34: Paralabrax clathratus Gunther, i, 62: Atractoperca clath- 
rata Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1861, 165.) 
84 1. 8. BiiJlCBBSoirascDatMS Steiudaclmer. — CabrilJa. 
Olive brown, ev erywhere above thickly covered with dark hexagonal 
or roundish spots, which cover more space than the ground color, the latter 
forming reticulations around them ; spots on back more or less confluent, 
most distinct and tinged with orange on sides of head, branchiostegals, 
and base of pectorals ; about 7 oblique dusky cross-bars along the sides, 
in which the spots are deeper in color and more confluent ; a bluish stripe 
from eye across cheeks ; lips plumbeous ; lower side of head yellow ; 
spinous dorsal dusky, the membrane of third spine black ; soft dorsal 
with bronze spots; caudal with confluent dark spots at base and bronze 
spots at tip ; other fins mottled with bronze and dusky. Preorbital very 
wide, wider than eye ; maxillary narrow, reaching middle of pupil, its 
width about half that of eye ; gill rakers short, 14 below angle of arch ; 
pectoral short, 1^ in head; ventrals If; third and fourth dorsal spines 
elevated, the second two fifths the height of the third, which is longer 
than snout and orbit; second anal spine shorter than third ; top of head 
scaled on the middle line to opposite front of pupil, naked on sides; eye 
half as long as snout. Head 3; depth 3. D. X, 1, 14; A. Ill, 7 ; Lat. 
1. 91) (72 pores). L. 12 inches. Coast of California, abundant from San 
Diego southward. 
(Steindacliiier, Iclitliyol. Notizen vii, 969, 1888; Vaillaut & Bocourt, Miss. Sci. au 
Mex. iv, 72, 1874.) 
842. 8. BiebttJlifer (Grd.) Steind. — Johnny Verde. 
Greenish with irregular pale and dark mottlings and traces of dark 
oblique crossbars, the colors having a washed or faded appearance; fins 
dull bluish black, mottled ; lower side of tail with wavy whitish streaks ; 
under side of head salmon color; jireorbital, suborbital, and cheeks pro- 
fusely marked with round orange spots ; a dark streak downward and 
backward from eye; caudal mottled. Preorbital very broad, its least 
width about equal to the diameter of the eye; maxillary rather narrow, 
half as broad as the eye, reaching middle of iiujiil ; gill-rakers shortish, 
