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articulate rays, separable, however, only under a lens. Origin of 

 anal slight Iv nearer t ip of snout than base of caudal. Anal composed 

 cut irely of branched articulate rays. Caudal well developed, broadly 

 rounded (in sonic of the cotypes showing a tendency to become more 

 or less pointed). Pectorals well developed, rounded; ventral small, 

 inserted close 1 together about under insertion of pectoral, of three dis- 

 tinct rays, the inner much the longer, and a minute spine. The spine 

 is difficult to distinguish in some of the specimens at hand, but is 

 plainly present in a number, thus agreeing in this feature with the 

 other members of the family as determined by Gilbert and Starks." 



Scales small, round, nonimbricate, and widely separated; extend- 

 ing, somewhat reduced in size, over the entire head. The scales arc 

 almost entirely missing in the type, the point of attachment being 

 marked by a small depression, but are present in several of the 

 cotypes. 



Color in life unknown; no markings present in the type, but in 

 part of the ot her specimens, due apparently to difference in preser- 

 vation, there remain exceedingly minute dark fleckings along the dor- 

 sal surface, extending in some cases over a considerable portion 

 of the dorsal fin. 



Type.— Cat. No. 64157, U.S.N.M., 210 mm. long. This together 

 with the cotypes were taken with a jack-light at night, a fact which 

 may explain why they have not. been previously obtained. 



The cotypes, 11 in number, show some variations not noted in 

 the foregoing description. The following table will exhibit the chief 

 of these. 



Part of the cotypes are deposited in the Stanford University col- 

 lection, pari in the l'. S. National Museum. 



Family PLEURONECTIMl. 



60. ETROPUS CROSSOTUS Jordan and Gilbert. 



There are live specimens apparently belonging to this species, 

 though the interorbital space is distinctly scaly while it is said to be 

 bare in the generic description of h'tropvs. 



a Fishes vi l'auuaiu, p. I!»(i. 



