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in the broad connection between dorsal and caudal and the unnotched 

 pectoral. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal 43; anal 35; pectoral 40; pyloric coeca 50. Disk 

 2.3 in head. Snout very short, broad, blunt, in profile rounded, not 



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Figure 16.— Liparis owstoni, showing the modified head, differing in this respect from the 



TIDE POOL species 



projecting. Gill slit extending down in front of 10 pectoral rays. 

 Pectoral fin unnotched. Dorsal fin unnotched. Dorsal connected 

 to more than the basal half of the caudal. A gigantic species, reaching 

 a length of 429 mm. 



Remarks. — The shape of the head 

 and the anterior position of the 

 disk agree with some species of Care- 

 produs. The color of the dermis, 

 being reddish violet, resembles that 

 of L. tanakae, L. ochotensis, and 

 L. ingens. Tanaka (1908) and 

 Schmidt (1904) have confused this 

 species with L. tanakae. 



LIPARIS PULCHELLUS Ayres 



Liparis pulchellus Ayres, 1855, vol. 1, p. 



23.— Garman, 1892, p. 67, pi. 4, figs. 6-8. 

 Cyclogaster 'pulchellus, Girard, 1858 p. 132. 

 Type. — Lost. San Francisco fish 

 market. 



Distribution. — A shaUow-water species extending from San Fran- 

 cisco Bay to Bristol Bay, Alaska. Only one of our specimens is from 

 Bristol Bay, and this record may be questioned. The species cer- 

 tainly is not common in Bering Sea. 



Relationship. — L. pulchellus can be distinguished from all other 

 American species by the extremely long connection between the 

 dorsal and the caudal. It appears to be allied to L. tessellatus of 

 Japan. It can be distinguished from the latter species by the much 

 smaller gill slit. Fifty-nine specimens examined. 



Figure 17.— Liparis owstoni. 

 from type 



Prickle 



