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finder. Flossen strahlenzahlen wie die des vorliegenden Exemplares komeen 

 auch bei europaischen, wenn auch als unteres Extrem, vor. Die Formen des 

 Flossen, die Dimensiones der Korpers stimmen genau mit denen der hiesigen 

 Tiere iiberein, und auch die Farbung fallt innerhalb des sehr grossen variations- 

 bereishes der europaischen Form. Die Zeichnung des einen Exemplares ist in 

 des Figur angegeben. Grundton purpurrot. 



Ein Exemplar von Fubuura, 7.5 cm. lang, coll. Haberer; ein Zweiter von 

 Misake, 8.6 cm. lang, coll. Doblein. 



The figure (pi. 9, fig. 76) presents the following: Gill slit not distinct 

 but appearing to be above the pectoral fin. The connection between 

 the dorsal and caudal fins short, shorter than in L. agassizii. Body 

 with longitudinal light stripes. 



The combination of fin rays, unnotched dorsal, short connection 

 between dorsal and caudal, and the coloration serves to distingidsh 

 these specimens from all the other Pacific species. The number of 

 fin rays as given by Franz is less than typical for L. liparis; and this, 

 with the distribution, leads me to believe that Franz has erred in 

 referring his specimens to L. liparis. 



LIPARIS CYCLOPUS Gunther 



Liparis cyclopus Gunther, 1861, p. 163. — Jordan and Starks, 1895, p. 834, 

 pi. 97. — Gilbert, 1896, p. 446. — Evermann and Goldsborough, 1907, p. 

 332, pi. 18. 



Type. — Esquimault Harbor, Vancouver Island. Length 45 lines. 



Distribution. — The specimens examined are from Petropavlovsk (see 

 remarks), Bering Island; Puget Sound; Port Angeles, Wash.; Point 

 Moller, Alaska: Albatross Station 3230, Bering Sea. If the Petro- 

 pavlovsk specimens prove to be identical with the American species^ 

 L. cyclopus will be one of the few shallow-water species existing on 

 both sides of the deep Kamchatkan Channel. L. cyclopus is not 

 common in the shallow tide pools but prefers slightly deeper water. 



Relationships. — L. cyclopus does not appear to be closely related to 

 any known species. It, with L. frenatus and L. fucensis, presents 

 transition characters between the tide pool and more highly modified 

 species of the genus. In these three species the dorsal fin is unnotched, 

 or the notch but faintly indicated, the number of fin rays is inter- 

 mediate, the gill slit extends down in front of the pectoral fin, and the 

 connection between the dorsal and caudal is very short. L. cyclopus 

 is distinguished from L. frenatus and L.jucensis by the smaller number 

 of pectoral rays and the narrow gill slit. The shape of the body in 

 L. cyclopus resembles that of L. mucosus, a species extending farther 

 to the south. The two species differ in the presence or absence of the 

 dorsal notch and the number of fin rays, and do not appear to be 

 closely related. 



Description. — The following description is of a specimen from 

 Point Moller, Alaska, No. 24007, U.S.N.M. 

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