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VOL. XXVII. 



6. SEBASTODES GUNTHERI Jordan and Starks, new species. 



Plead 3i in length; depth 2f. Dorsal Xlll, 14; aual 111, 8. Pores 

 of lateral line, 50; IT scales in a vertical series running upward and 

 backward between anal spine and lateral line; 12 between lateral line 

 and last dorsal spines; mouth not large, the maxillary reaching a little 

 past a vertical line passing through middle of pupil 2| in head; chin 

 strongly projecting and entering into profile of head, its lip with a 

 knob of teeth; teeth in narrow bands; orbit longer than snout — 3i in 

 head. Interorbital convex, of moderate width, almost equal to diam- 

 eter of eye. Ridges of head low and ending in small but sharp spines. 

 Nasal, preocular, supraocular, and parietal spines present. Preoper- 

 cular spines all directed backward, the upper one very small, the next 



Fig. 2.— Sebastodes gxJntheri. 



b}^ far the largest. Gill rakers slender, the largest slighth' exceeding 

 half the diameter of eye, 26 on anterior limb of arch. 



Pectoral reaching to tips of ventrals, or scarcely to front of anal. 

 Ventrals rather long, ventral spine reaching two-thirds of length of 

 longest rays. Anal not nearly reaching to base of auxilary caudal 

 rays when depressed. Second anal spine stronger and a little shorter 

 than third — 2i times longer than first. Dorsal spines moderate, the 

 fourth 2 in head, the last two-fifths longer than the one preceding it. 

 Soft dorsal rays about equal to spines in length. Peritoneum white. 

 Color black on back and gides, dusky silvery below. Sides with 4 

 broken irregular cross-bars. Fins all black. 



Here described from the type, from Wakanoura, Ti inches in length. 

 This species is closely related to Sebastodes inermis^ diftering from 

 it in having smaller scales and eye, shorter maxillary, wider interorbital 

 and longer ventral spine, as compared with ventral rays. 



