354 SNODGRASS AND HELLER 



33. CH^NOMUGIL PROBOSCIDEUS (Giinther). 



Mugil proboscideus GvyiTH'ER, Cat., in, 459, 1861, Cordova Island, 

 Chcsnomugil proboscideus, Jordan & Evermann, Fishes North and Mid. 



Amer., i, 816, 1896. — Jordan & McGregor, Rep. U. S. Fish Comm. 



for 1898 (1899), 275 (Socorro Island). 



Range. — West coast of tropical America; Socorro Island. 



34. QUERIMANA HARENGUS (Gunther). 



Myxus harengus Gunther, Cat., iii, 467, 1861, Pacific coast of Central 



America. 

 Querima7ia harengus, Jordan & Evermann, Fishes North and Mid. Amer., 



I, 817. 



Range. — West coast of America from Mazatlan to Peru ; Galapa- 

 gos Islands. 



Seven specimens from Tagus Cove, Albemarle, the first reported 

 from the Galapagos. The largest is 38 mm. long. 



Family SPHYRiENIDiE. 



35. SPHYR^NA IDIASTES Heller & Snodgrass. 



Sphyrcena idiastes Heller & Snodgrass, Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., v, 1903, 

 190, pi. II, Seymour Island. 



Range. — Galapagos Islands. 



Two adults, one from Seymour the other from the north coast of 

 Narboro ; several young from Tagus Cove, Albemarle, and from Hood. 



Family HOLOCENTRID.E. 



36. MYRIPRISTIS OCCIDENTALIS Gill. 



Myripristis occideiitalis Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 87, Cape 

 San Lucas. — Jordan & Evermann, Fishes North and Mid. Amer., i, 

 847, 1898. 



Range. — Cape San Lucas to Panama ; Cocos Island ; Galapagos 

 Islands. 



Abundant at Cocos Island and at Galapagos Archipelago ; not 

 know^n from the Revillagigedo Islands. Over 50 specimens taken 

 at Duncan, Seymour, Barrington, Hood and Tower islands. We 

 have compared these specimens with specimens of J/, occidentalis in 

 the Stanford University collection from Panama. Since the species 

 has not been well described we give the following 



Description of a typical specimen. — Head 3 ; depth 3.5 ; eye 2.5 

 in head; interorbital width 4.3 ; snout 5 ; maxillary 1.75. D. X-I, 

 14; A. IV, 13; scales 3-36-6. 



