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less broken into smaller rows 5 lower pharyngeal bones broad, covered 

 with tubercular teeth. Gill-rakers short, broadly conical at base, about 

 as long as the interocular is wide, flexible, widely separated. Dorsal com- 

 mencing above the middle of the eye, highest in the centre, about the 

 31st-.32d ray, thence diminishing regularly and in nearly a straight line 

 to its termination at a distance from the caudal equal to the depth of the 

 caudal peduncle. The longest rays are about f of the length of the 

 head, and placed a little behind the broadest part of the body. Anal 

 with a more or less conspicuous spine, similar in shape to the dorsal, and 

 coterminous with it. Sixteenth ray longest, the rays behind this dunin- 

 ishing in nearly a straight line to the end of the fin ; the longest anal 

 rays shorter than those of the dorsal. Caudal rather large, its rays once 

 bifurcate ; posterior margin with the central rays more or less produced. 

 Pectoral of colored side contained about twice in the length of the head; 

 the rays from the third to the ninth once bifurcate. Pectoral of blind 

 side rather shorter than that of colored ; its first five rays simple. Veu- 

 trals of six simple rays, a vertical from the posterior margin of their base 

 touching the anterior axil of the pectoral base, their tips reaching the 

 anal spine, but falling short of the fii'st ray of that fin. Scales of body 

 formed of scattered, stellate, tuberculate bodies, irregularly disposed on 

 both blind and colored sides, but smaller upon the former, and closer to- 

 gether on the cheeks and interocular space than on the body. A few 

 on the snout ; front part of snout and greater part of lower jaw scaleless. 

 A regular row of rather larger scales accomj)anies the lateral line on both 

 sides, above and below. Scal'es on caudal i^eduncle elongate, subimbri- 

 cate, rough on their i^osterior edges onlj'. A bare si)ace on the opercu- 

 lum, and another on the cheek, of the blind side. A regular row of 

 large, stellate, irregularly shaped, rough scales between the bases of the 

 dorsal and anal fin-rays, one between each pair of ray s ; these scales larger 

 than those of the rest of the body. ISTo scales on dorsal or anal ; caudal 

 rough, with very small scales on the base and outer rays of the colored 

 side, and to a less extent on those of the blind side. Lateral line with 

 a slight curve above the pectoral ; the rise much less than the width of 

 the base of that fin ; the anterior extremity nearly horizontal. A row 

 of pores from a little above the lower margin of the upper eye around 

 the lower to front of pui)il. No scales on lateral line; pores tubu- 

 lar ; about 83 between base of caudal and head in an individual 9f ' 

 in length. Color olivaceous, with areas of citrine when fresh ; the blind 

 side white. Dorsal and anal fins with four, caudal with three, black 

 bands running in the direction of the rays, the lighter portions of these 

 fins reddish brown or olivaceous. Individuals colored on both sides, ex- 

 cept on a small portion of the blmd side, and others having nearly the 

 whole of the eyed side white are occasionally brought to market. 



Localities. — Kamtschatka, Behiing's Straits, Vancouver Island, Fra- 

 ser Eiver, {Jide Glinther); Humboldt Bay, San Francisco. 



