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both forms vary much with their surrouiKliugs. As I find no other 

 (lilierence between mnltifilifi and geminatus I have no <h)ubt of their 

 specitie identity. The latter is i)robably tlie female, the former the 

 male of the same species. Similar sexual difl'erences exist in other 

 Blennies. 



91. Zoaices anguillaris Peck. (21.) 



92. Ophidion marginatum De Kay. ("20.) 



93. Pliycis regius Walbaum. (19.) 



94. Paralichthys albigutta .Jordan & Gilbert. (15, 10.) 



95. Paralichthys lethostigma Jorilau & Gilbert. (15, IG.) 



96. Paralichthys deutatus L. (15,16.) 



97. Ancylopsetta quadrocellata Gill. (17.) 



98. Bothus maculatus ^Mitcliill. (18.) (J.) 



99. Citharichthys macrops Dre.sel. (J.) 



One specimen in good condition. This is the second specimen known 

 of this well-marked species. It agrees very closely with the description 

 given by Mr. Dresel. 



100. Etropus crossotus Jorclau & Gilbert. (J.) 



Two large specimens. This is the northernmost locality at which this 

 widely-distributed species has been taken. 



101. Etropus microstomus Gill. (J. ) 



(? Ciiharichtliijti microstomus Gill.) 



A single fine specimen, apparently the third individual of the species 

 known. It is less slender than the specimen described by Gill from 

 Beasley's Point, and also less slender than the one described from Long- 

 Island by Ensign Dresel, but in other respects the agreement is reason- 

 ably close. 



Color brown, with very faint longitudinal streaks of darker brown 

 along the rows of scales. Body with roundish rather irregular ink-like 

 spots of black, some of them nearly as large as the eye ; four of these 

 spots along the lateral line and two at base of caudal ; spots above 

 lateral line forming two irregular rows, about 7 in each row, con- 

 current with the back. A row of round spoils along dorsal, and one 

 along anal, besides finer punctulations. Whole left side of body, and 

 all tins, covered with fine dark dots. Bight side plain whitish. 



Body ovate. Head, 4^ in length to base of caudal; depth, 1^^ (2^ 

 in total). D. 76; A. 56. Lat. 1. 43. Maxillary, 4^ in- head. Eye, 3 in 

 head. Snout very short, much shorter than eye. Preopercle of blind 

 side without cirri. Pectoral, li in head. 



Length of specimen about 3i inches. 



