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anal spines, and the smaller number of ridges on tbe top of the bead. 

 Jts relations are probably more near to S. nehulosus tban to tbe otber red 

 species. 



Sebastichtiiys ohlorostictus sp. nov. 



Body oblong, tapering- into a rather slender caudal peduncle, the back 

 not much elevated. Uead moderate, the profile rather steep, with a 

 nearly even slope. 



Mouth large, oblique, the maxillary reaching to behind the pupil, the 

 premaxillary in front below the level of the large eye. Jaws equal iu 

 the closed mouth, the tip of the lower fitting into the emarginate upper 

 jaw ; a ratbor conspicuous symphyseal knob. Preorbital sinuate, usually 

 with two or three flat spines. 



Eidges on top of head rather sharp and high, ending in sharp spines. 

 These ridges are longer than in nehulosus and serricejjs, and much less 

 elevated. These ridges are much higher than in vexlllaris; about as in 

 consteJlatus. 



The following pairs of spines are present: I^asalj ineocular^ supraocu- 

 lar , posiocular^ tympanic^ and occipital — G jiairs. 



Interorbital space concave, with two rather prominent ridges. 



Preopercular spines rather sharp, the second longest and slenderest; 

 the lower bjuntish, but well developed. Opercular spines sharp; su- 

 prascapular spines well developed. A spine on interopercle and on 

 subopercle. 



Gill-rakers long and rather strong, not clavate, the longest about two- 

 fifths the diameter of the eye. They are longer than in any other of the 

 red group, rather longer than in vcxillaris. Scales on head less devel- 

 oped than in S. constellatus ; the snout wholly free from scales. Mandi- 

 ble nearly or quite naked. Scales on body moderate, iu about 55 trans- 

 verse series. 



Dorsal spines very high, nearly as high as in vexillaris; the fourth 

 highest, one-third higher than the soft rays, which are also considerably 

 elevated. 



Dorsal fin rather deeply emarginate ; caudal fin emarginate ; anal fin 

 not very high, its second spine much higher and stronger than the third, 

 about as high as the soft rays. Pectorals with moderate base reaching 

 beyond tijis of veutrals, about to vent. 



D. Xlll, 14; A. Ill, 6. 



Color rather light olivaceous above, and pinkish overlaid with golden 

 on the sides. Head light red and goldeit. Three roundish light spots 

 placed as in constellatus and rosace us, but uuich less distinct. Tiiere are 

 no small light spots on the body. The upi)er parts of the body, from just 

 below the lateral line, are closely co\ ered with small round spots of a 

 clear olive-green. These spots are most distinct on the back and the 

 top of the head. On the sides of the body, just above and below the 

 lateral line, these spots form two continuous series, following tbe course 



