138 



FLATFISHES (HETEROSOMAI'A) 



lower part of anterior 

 about 75 in lateral line, 

 supratemporal branch. 



irch. Scales ctenoid on ocular side, cycloid on blind side ; 

 Tubules of lateral line not much branched ; traces of a short 

 Dorsal (90) 03-95 (99) ; commencing in advance of anterior 

 nostril of blind side, and at a distance in front of eye equal to more than i its diameter, 

 .•\nal 70-7S. Pectoral of ocular side with 15 rays, length i| in that of head. Caudal 

 double-truncate ; caudal peduncle more than 3 times as deep as lon.q. Brownish, 

 with indefinite darker blotches, which arc more distinct on the median tins. 



Tvi'i:, —Vienna Museum. 



Distribution. — Pacific coast of .-Vmerica from Lower CaUfornia to Panama. 



Specimens Ex.^mined : 



I (220 mm.). Panama. Joi'dan* 



.Ma?atlai 



Stanford Uni' 



5. CYCLOPSETTA MACULIFERA (Garman). 

 Cillmruhlhvs macuUIci, l.anuan, l.Sof,, Mem. Mus. Conlp. Z06I., .\xiv, p. m. 



Depth of body about 2\ in the length, length of head 3^. Upper profile of head 

 with a very shght indentation in front of eyes. Snout shorter than eye, diameter of 

 which is nearly 4 in length of head and about 4 times interorbital width ; lower eye 

 a very little in advance of upper, which is well separated from edge of head. Maxillary 

 extending nearly to below middle of eye, length 2i in that of head ; lower jaw a little 

 more than twice in head. 7 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Scales ctenoid 

 on ocular side, cycloid on blind side ; 57 to 59 in lateral line. Dorsal 85 : commencing 

 near posterior nostril of blind side and at a distance in front of eye equal to about 5 

 Its diameter. Anal 65-67. Pectoral of ocular side with 11 or 12 rays, length ij in 

 that of head. Caudal blunt or rounded ; caudal peduncle about i\ times as deep as 

 long. Greyish brown, with numerous ocellate spots of bluish and of brownish on body 

 and tins ; caudal with brown spots forming irregular transverse series ; pectoral with 

 two brownish cross-bars. 



Type. — Museum of Comparative Zoology. No. 28546. 



Distribution. — Pacific coast of Panama, 66 fathoms. 



