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lowormost diivctcd downward uiid forward, the oth<n-s i-adiutinj,' 

 downward and backward. Branchiosteoal inomhranes broadly unit(>d, 

 free from the isthnms. Longest dorsal spine Si^ to 4 in head; })as(^ of 

 spinous dorsal 1 ," , to lA in head; of soft dorsal 2j] to 8 in lengtli of 

 head and ])ody; length of base of anal 2,", in head and body; caudal 

 >lii;litly cniaroinatts 2,'(r in head. Head and up[)('r part of l)ody 

 densely covered with A'ery tine prickles, much tiner than in Trhjlajis 

 xci'ptiviix; lower side of head, the maxillaries. and a narrow strip 

 aionii' the lowci' side of cheek naked; the usual scries of cidarj^ed 

 prickles along- the base of dorsals; lateral folds few in nun)))er, scarcel}' 

 exceeding tlie scutes of the lateral line; they leave aAvide, naked strip 

 along the base of anal and do not encircle the caudal peduncle below; 

 breast with 5 or (! cross folds similar to those on the sides, the scales 

 along margins of fohls very small, those of successive folds widely 

 separated, not overlapping as in Trujlopx i<c<-pt/cus. Color light oli\c 

 l>rown a))ove, whitish on lower parts of sides and below; the breast 

 and belly, including area in front of pectorals, silvery; back crossed 

 with -J: saddle-sliaped l)lack blotches, most distinct in the males; the 



Fig. 8. — Trigloi'S bkani. 



first of these under tlie middle of the spinous dorsal and (extending 

 obliquely forward to the upper axil of pectorals, the second and third 

 under the soft dorsal, narrowing rapidly downward to lateral line, 

 the fourth on the l)ack of caudal peduncle. In males, the lower 

 ends of these cross l)ai's are connected by a narrow lengthwise jet- 

 black streak, extending from shouldei' Ixdow lati^ral line nearly to base 

 of caudal, the narrow interval between this streak and lateral line 

 occupied l)y a bright sihery streak, interrupted l)y tiie crossbars; a 

 black t)lotch at ])ase of upper and one at base of lower caudal rays; a 

 small l)lack spot near tips of the outer caudal rays, the tin otlu'rwise 

 umnarl<e(l: an indistinct, dusky blotch lielow the eye. and a dusl<y 

 streak along under side of suborbital stay, extending forward along 

 the margin of the preorbital to tip of snout; a blotch on midtlle of 

 maxillary and uppei- lip: front of lower lip dusky; a daik blotch on 

 opercle, and a dusky l)ar on branchiostegal memt)ranes. In the females 

 the general pattern of coloration is the same. l)ut the darkei" markings 

 are less distinct, and the black lateral >treak of the males is represented 



