98 TRIGLID.K. 



of the length of the head. The lower jaw acutely prominent ; the 

 upper maxillary reaches to the vertical from the centre of the eye. 

 The foiu'th dorsal spine is the longest, nearly one-half the length 

 of the head, and exceeds the third of the anal much in length. 

 Brownish. 

 Sea of Japan. 



a, h. Adult : stuffed. Japan. 



c. Half-grown : stuffed. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



7. Sebastes melanops. 



Sebastes melanops, Girm-d, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1856, p. 135, 



and U. S. Pacif. R. E. Exped. Fishes, p. 81. 

 variabilis, Ai/res, Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sc. i. 1854, p. 7, and 



Proc. Bost. Soc'. Nat. Hist. v. 1855, p. 9. 



D-12|Trf,a)- A.|. 



The upper surface of the head spineless. The length of the head 

 is two-sevenths of the total. The lower jaw very prominent ; the 

 upper maxillarj' reaches to a vertical di'awn anteriorly to the pos- 

 terior margin of the orbit. The sixth and seventh dorsal spines are 

 the longest. Brownish, sides spotted with black ; fuas uniform. 



Cape Flattery, W. T., and Astoria, Oregon. 



8. Sebastes paucispinis. 



Ayres, Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sc. 1854, p. (3, and Proc. Bost. Soc. 

 Nat. Hist. 1854, p. 94; Girard, U. S. Pacif. R. R. Ex2}ed. Fishes, 

 p. 83. pi. 22 a. f. 1-4. 



D-e- A.|. 



Scales small. The length of the head is one-third of the total. 

 The upper surface of the head with the ridges and spines very feeble. 

 The lower jaw acutely prominent ; the upper maxillary reaches 

 beyond the vertical from the anterior margin of the eye. Brownish. 

 {Gir.) 



Coast of California. 



9. Sebastes rosaceus. 



Sebastes rosaceus, Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1854, p. 146, 

 aud U. S. Pacif. R. R. E.rpcd. Fishes, p. 78. pi. 21. 



ruber, Ayres, Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sc. 1854, p. 7, and Proc. 



Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 1855, p. 97. 



O- r.- A. -1. 



13 7 



The height of the body is one-third of the total length, and nearly 

 equal to the length of the head. The upper surface of the head 

 •with acute ridges and small spines. The lower jaw prominent ; the 

 upper maxillary reaches to the vertical from the centre of the eye. 

 The third dorsal spine (according to the figure) is the longest, 2^ in 



