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across clieeks; 2 or 3 very obscure dark vertical bars; fins all dusky, 
somewhat reddish tinged; lower half of pectoral reddish. Body ob- 
long-elougate, tlie back little arched. Caudal peduncle sleuder. Profile 
less steep than in ovalis, the snout bluuter. Mouth small, the short 
maxillary extending to below middle of eye, its length 2^- in head; 
lower jaw protruding, its tip entering ‘the profile ; preorbital very nar- 
row, without spine. Eye large, less than interorbital space, 4 in head. 
Cranial ridges very low, mostly covered by the scales; preocular, su- 
praocular, tympanic, and occipital spines usually present, the preoc- 
ular larger than in any of the preceding species, the supraocular and 
tympanic sometimes obsolete; preopercular spines small, directed back- 
wards; opercular spines small; jaws, preorbital, and snout with small 
scales. Gill-rakers numerous, long, and slender, their length about f 
diameter of eye. Dorsal spines very low and slender, the longest about 
3 in head, the fin moderately emargiuate; soft dorsal long and low, not 
much higher than the spines; caudal lunate; anal low, its second spine 
stronger than third, but not so high, 3^ in head; pectorals moderate, 
reaching beyond ventrals, not to vent. Peritoneum jet black. Head 
3J; depth 3;V; pectoral 3|. D. XIII-15; A. Ill, 8; Lat. 1. 05. L. 12 
inches. Monterey Bay, in deep water; rare. 
{Scbasiichthi/s entomelns Jordan & Gilbert, Pros. U. S. Nat. Miis. 18'0, 14‘2.) 
1014. S. ovaBis Ayres. — tiuva. 
Olivaceous, strongly tinged with creamy red, especially below; mem- 
brane of both dorsals covered with many small, round, black spots; 
similar spots usually on the body; upper fins greenish, lower yellowish, 
mostly dark-edged; caudal fin dark; young more green, with 2 or 3 
large black blotches on upper part of sides, and without dark spots on 
fins. Body deep, almost oval, the back considerably elevated, the profile 
steep, the lower jaw considerably protruding. Mouth not large, the 
maxillary reaching to posterior edge of pupil, its length about 2^ in 
head. Cranial ridges not much developed, except the preocular, which 
forms a large triangular iirotuberance, ending in a spine; preocular, 
supraocular, postocular, tympanic, and occipital spines present; pre- 
opercular spines long and slender, all i)rojecting backward; oj)ercular 
spines strong; preorbital narrow, with 2 bluntish spines. Gill-rakers 
very long and slender, the longest two-thirds the diameter of the eye. 
Eye large, slightly longer than snout. Dorsal fin very low, the notch 
between the spinous and soft parts very shallow, the height of the two 
liarts about equal (2^ in head), the membrane joining the last spine at 
