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(66) : length of orbit, 58 (61) ; of upper jaw, 137 (150) ; of snout, 63 

 (73) ; distance from tip of lower jaw to tip of V of brancliiostegal 

 row of photophores, 81 (85) ; least distance between the nearly paral- 

 lel ventral rows of photophores, 31 (37) ; from anus to anterior exten- 

 sion of ventral row of photophores, 156 (160) ; height of pectoral 

 arch of pleural row of photophores, 42 (42) ; length of this arch, 

 88 (92). 



It is possible that specimens of this species have been reported 

 under another name. The material recorded from the Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia by Jordan and Gilbert (1882a, p. 274), Evermann and Jenkins 

 (1891, p. 162), and Breder (1936, p. 47) in particular should be 

 reexamined witli this idea in mind. 



analis, pertaining to the anal (fin), with reference to the increased 

 number of rays. 



PORICHTHYS MARGARITATUS (Richardson) 



Figure 57, d 



Batrachus ma rr^a hiatus *Richard.son, 1844. pp. H7-0N. pi. 3S. li{:s. 2 4 (origir.nl 

 description). 



Pofichthj/,9 margarilatus *Jordan and GiuiEiiT, 1882b, pp. 291-2tV2 (uoiati'S a 

 synonym; comparison); 1888a, p. 9rK8 (in part); ]8oo''. )). (520 ((Central 

 America). — Jordan, ]8S4a, p. 291 (Panama record; distinct from poro/tis- 

 simus) ; *1884b, p. 41 (range and synonymy; in part); 188r)a, p. iiSH 

 (Panama); 1885b, p. 116 (in part).— *MKE3t and Haix, 1885, pp. 55-57 

 (synonymy; in part; di'itinct from poroais-'^imini). — Evicr.mann and Je^jkini*. 

 1891, pp. 127, 162 (synonymy; in part; Guaymas record, not verified). — 

 *JouDAN and Stabks, 1895, p. 840 (notatuH distinct; nnuinpaedium a .syno- 

 nym).— *Jov:dan and E\TniMANN. 1898. pp. 2319. 2:i22-232:i (dopcriptiou, 

 synonymy). — *Gir.BMiT and Stark.s, 1904. jtp. lS4-1^5 (Panama record). — 

 ■"MicEK and Hiijiebuand, 1928. ])p. 922-924 (synonymy, description). — 

 BBEDtB, 1936, p. 47 (records, northern part of Gulf of ('alifornia to Pcrlaa 

 Islands, Panama — perhaps in part based on other species). — Kpmada, 

 HrrAMA, Arita, Tomita. and Muramatsu, 1937, p. 57 (misspelled margita- 

 tus), pi. 41. (Type locality: Gulf of Fonse<"a, Pacific coast of Central 

 America.) 



Porichthys poror-isfiDius (misidoi!tificii1ioii) *(JiiNTHiini. l.'^Ol. p. 170 (in part).-- 

 (?) Jordan and Gilbehjt, 1882a, p. 274 (Gnlf of California in 15 fathoms— 

 record not verified) ; 1883a, pp. 751-752 (description; in part). 



Porichthys notatus (presumed misidentification) Boui.e.\ger, 1899, p. 3 (Rio 

 Tuyra, Da rien).— Greene, 1899, p. 668 (Panama). 



Porichthys nautopaeditim ♦Jordan and Bolt.man, 1890, pp. 171-172, 182 (original 

 description, records). — Greene. 1899, pp. 668, 078 (photophores; name mis- 

 spelled vdutojK dhnn) . (Tyie locality: Pacific Oc(.';.n off coast of Colomlna 

 at Albatross station 2802, lat. 8°38' N., long. 78'31'30" W., in 16 fathoms.) 



Some doubt is attached to the use of the name inargaritatus for the 

 species more recently named nautopaedkiin,. The original description 



