'41 



I'l.ATl'ISHKS (HETEROSOMATA) 



Depth of body 2}, to jj in tlu' lonsth. length of head 3 J to 3.1, Hoad not closely 

 compressed, its upper profile straight or a little notched in front of upper eye. Snout 

 shorter than eye, diameter of which is 3! to 4J in length of head ; eyes separated bv a 

 sharp, nearly naked ridge, their anterior margins level ; upper eye very close to edge of 

 head. Maxillary scarcely extending to below middle of eye, length 2 J in that of head ; 

 lower jaw about twice in head. Teeth somewhat stronger than in C. sordidiis. Gill- 

 rakers of moderate length ; 9 on lower part of anterior arch. 53 to 58 scales m lateral 

 line ; supplementary scales present in lateral line region. Dorsal 83-92 ; commencing 

 immediately behind posterior nostril of blind side and a little in front of eye. Anal 

 '17-72. Pectoral of ocular side with 12 rays, length 15 to i* in that of head. Caudal 

 rounded ; caudal peduncle more than 3 times as deep as long. Brownish : edges 

 of scales sometimes darker ; fins dusky : dorsal and anal each with a row of small 

 dark spots. 



Type. — United States National Museum No. 31099. 



Distribution. — Pacific coast of North .\merica from (.iregon to San Diego. 



Specimens Examined : 



(6S, 1 

 (80 ir 



(85 



Pt. Reyes California. 



Pt. Finos, California. 



Gulf of California (Stn. .^0.17). 



on Central California (Stn. -,i 



\. Paciiic. 



Eigenniann. 

 U.S. Nat. M 



.' (63, SS mm.). 



This species is very close to C. sordidiis, but may be distinguished by the inter- 

 orbital ridge and smaller number of gill-rakers. Further, if specimens of equal size 

 are compared, the head is larger, the eye smaller, and the caudal peduncle shorter 

 than in (.". sordidiis. It rarely exceeds a length of 5 or 6 inches. 



5 CTTHARICHTHYS DINOCEROS. Goode and Ifean 

 Cilharicktliys dmaceros, Goode and Bean, 1SS6, liull. Mus. Comp. Zool., .\ii. p. i 

 Goss, iSSg, Rep. U.S. Com. Fish., .\iv, (1S86), p. r-5 : Good^ 

 p. .(47 ; Jordan and Evermann, J89S, Bull. U.S. .\.u. Mu- , xl 

 Bingham Ocean. Coll., iv (i;, p. 8. 



ool., .xu. p. 157 ; Jordan and 

 nd Bean, 1805, Ocean. Iclith.. 

 (3), p. 2(,S2 ; Parr, 1931, Bull. 



Dcj.th of body 

 ipper profile witfi ; 



J m the length, length of head 3,5 Head closely compressed, its 

 shallow notch in front of eyes. Snout shorter than eye, diameter 



