REVISION OF THE FISH FAMILY LIPARIDAE 83^ 



of the lower jaw, 20 in the half of the upper jaw. Snout overlapping^ 

 the mouth for one-half the eye, not so pronounced in the young 

 individual; upper teeth exposed when the jaws are closed. Eye small. 

 Gill slit extending down in front of 15 pectoral rays. "Thumb-tack 

 prickles" on top of head and body, extending back slightly beyond 

 origin of dorsal; the spine slightly conical. Pyloric coeca 37. 



Dorsal normal; the origin just back of the base of the pectoral; 12 

 or more rays unsegmented. Two anal rays unsegmented. Caudal 

 slightly rounded; the dorsal and anal connection abrupt; a slight 

 notch between the anal and the caudal, none between the dorsal and 

 the caudal; anal connected to the caudal for more than one-half the 

 length of the caudal; the dorsal connection less. Pectoral notched, 

 the lower lobe reaching nearly to vent. Disk large, with a broad flap. 



Color pinkish, slightly gelatinous, with a few faint roundish or ir- 

 regular brown spots over body and fins; pectoral with faint bars; 

 caudal with 2 bars near the base, 3 farther out, and 1 near the tip. 

 Peritoneum white, undotted. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 45-46; anal 37; pectoral 40-42; pjdoric coeca 

 33-44. Posterior nostril without projection in front. Upper jaw 

 distinctly overlapping the lower jaw, upper teeth exposed when the 

 jaws are closed. Disk 2.1-2.7 in head. Gill slit extending down in 

 front of 14 to 15 pectoral rays. Dorsal fin unnotchfed. Dorsal con- 

 nected to the caudal for about one-half of the length of the latter, 

 Pricldes sometimes present. A medium to large species, reaching a 

 length of 200 mm. 



Remarks. — In the young individual the snout does not project so far, 

 thus bearing a closer resemblance to the typical Liparis. The 

 smallest individual has 13 oblique rows of teeth in the half of each 

 jaw. Color variable; the larger individuals more pinkish and gela- 

 tinous than the smaller ones. An individual 105 mm. long has the 

 head and body covered with double dark-brown stripes which diverge 

 posteriorly; dorsal and anal variegated with dusky markings and 

 faint bars; caudal with two dark bars and several blotches. The 

 adult specimens exhibit two types of coloration — (1) that described 

 for the type, sometimes the markings more pronounced; (2) pale 

 pinkish blotches with dark margins on top of head and sides of body, 

 as follows: 4 on the dorsal and anal, extending on the sides of the 

 body and nearly uniting at the median line; 1 extending back from 

 gill opening, those on the head obscure; 1 extending from the occi- 

 put down onto the sides of the head; 1 running back from the lip 

 through nostril and uniting across the top of the head with its mate. 

 Prickles are absent in all but the type. 



