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teriorl}', the sides nowhere parallel; a pair of interocular ridges with 

 a moderately wide channel between them. Gill-rakers, 17; the long- 

 est 4^ in postocLilar part of head. 



Pectoral reaching to front of anal or slightly past; lower 9 rays 

 simple, the other 9 rays branched, except the upper 1 or 2, which are 

 simple. Ventrals not reaching anal. Third dorsal spine 2i in head; 

 fourth 2^; last 3f; next to last 5; spines much longer than ra3^s. 

 Longest anal spines but little shorter than soft rays; the second much 

 stronger and as long, or sometimes longer, than third; second spine 2i 

 in head; first spine half as long. Caudal slightly rounded. Peritoneum 

 black. Color in life bright red, with broad cross-bands of deep crimson 

 extending on the fins, the color almost exactly that of the "Spanish 



Fig. 9.— Helicolenus emblemartus. 



flag," Sehastichthys rubrivinctus of the California coast. Alcoholic 

 specimens colorless, except sometimes margin of membrane between 

 dorsal spines is dusk3\ 



This species may be at once known from IleUcoleims dactylo^tems 

 by the large erect cranial spines; the spines on orbital rim below and 

 behind; the large preorbital spines; the presence of coronal spines; 

 the wider interorbital space, which is narrowest just behind preocular 

 spines and grows rapidly wider behind; and by the anal spines being 

 l)ut little shorter than the soft rays. 



Unfortunately, the specimen here figured has but 11 dorsal spines, 

 the first being obsolete, the first developed spine higher than usual, 

 and the blunt spine at upper posterior orbital margin is not developed. 



The type 18 cm. long from Okinose near Misaki. It is numbered 



