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Tliis species is luiowii to us I'loiii iibout eight ex;uiii)les obtained in 

 tlie San Francisco market. They came from Monterey Bay, in a box 

 coiitainino' SchaMicJithi^s ro.sacens, conttcUatus. cJoru/dlKs, and cJilorosfietus, 

 species ail similar in size and redness of color, i^ater about sixty ex- 

 amples were obtained, all IVom deej) water about Monterey and the 

 Farallones. 



The relations of iSchastichthi/.s prorif/cr seem to be most intimate with 

 S. oralis (Ayres), from which it differs in the more elongate form, the 

 led color, and the absence of the postocular spine. It resembles sn})er- 

 licdally S. cIo)igati(s most, and its ])osition is evidently between oralits and 

 elonyatus. Its relations with aS'. pinniger are also not remote. To the 

 green S. oiuilis, S. proiger hears the same relation that the red S. pinni- 

 ger does to tlie greeyi IS. atrovirens. 



In the following table comparative measurements of /Sf. pinniger, ora- 

 Z/,s', and elongatnn are given for purposes of comparison with proriger : 



Table of comparatife measurements. 



Total length, in inches 



J.engtli to base of caudal (=100). 



Body : 



Vxj-catcst depth 



Least depth of tail . . .• 



Head: 



(Greatest length 



Snout 



(Jrbit 



luterorhital space 



I'l-eorbital, least width 



Maxilbry 



ilamlible 



Liiii jre.st jiill-rakcr 



Oefipital lid ire 



Siipiaoeular litlso 



Dorsal : 



Distance fiom snout 



Longest spine 



Longest soft ray 



Length of base 



Anal : 



Length of base 



Second spine 



Third spine 



Longest soft ray 



Caudal: 



Middle rays 



( )uter rays 



Pectoral : 



Length 



Width of base 



V(>ntral. length 



Scales, number of transverse rows. 



9 

 7.C 



.32 

 .09 



.38 



.085 



.08 



.08 



.01 



.123 



.05 

 . 0.55 

 .032 



.327 



.11 



.12 



.14 

 .11 

 .09 

 .12 



.12 

 .17 



.275 



.09 



.20 



C3 



0.45 



.30 

 .09 



.34 



.087 



.095 



.08 



.013 



.14 



.18 



.045 



.06 



.04 



.12 



.128 



.59 



.13 

 .14 

 .118 

 .15 



.13 

 .175 



.28 



.09 



.19 



C5 



12. G. 

 10.7. 



.285 

 .09 



.38 



.087 



.105 



.057 



.028 



.17 



.043 



.07 



.07 



.353 



.135 

 .127 



.12 

 . 1.55 

 .106 

 .135 



.128 

 .175 



.28 

 .09 

 .19 

 45 



8.33 

 7.17 



.38 

 .129 



.368 



.10 



.10 



.07 



.010 



.17 



.0.55 



.07 



.04 



.10 

 .168 



.16 

 .13 

 ,145 

 .195 



.30 

 .098 

 . 295 

 4S 



Monterey, Cal., March 25, 1880. 



