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is rather deeply notched; the depth of the notch with the outer rays 

 held parallel is equal to half of the diameter of the eye. The second 

 anal spine is a little longer and stouter than the third, but does not 

 reach nearly to the tips of the rays; its length is 2 to 2.1 in the head. 

 There are seven rays in the anal, and fifteen in the dorsal. The 

 dorsal tin is low and rather deeply notched; the lowest spine at the 

 notch is three-fourths of the length of the fourth spine, which is con- 

 tained 2.66 in the length of the head. The anterior and highest 

 dorsal rays are contained 2.33 in the length of the head. The ventrals 

 reach to the vent. 



The life colors of this species were not taken, but the general color 

 was light red. The color pattern resembles that of Sebastodes proriger 

 and Sebastodes elongatus in having the lateral line running in a contin- 

 uous light streak, and a light longitudinal stripe along the side just 

 above the pectoral. There are three dark stripes backward and 

 downward across the cheek, and a conspicuous narrow dark streak 

 along the middle of the maxillary. Dark blotches on the back suggest 

 beginnings of cross-bars; there is one on top of the caudal peduncle, 

 one near each end of the soft dorsal, one under the posterior end of 

 the spinous dorsal, and others under the spinous dorsal more or less 

 obscure and running together. The opercle bears a large dark spot; 

 the tip of the mandible is dark; the outer edge of the membrane between 

 the dorsal spines is dark, and there is a dusky shade across the caudal. 

 The pectoral has a very light dusky tinge above, and the ventrals and 

 anal are colorless. The peritoneum is jet-black. 



This species differs from Sebastodes proriger particularly in the much 

 larger scales. As compared with the description of that species the 

 maxillary is shorter, the eye smaller, the spinous dorsal lower, and the 

 second anal spine shorter. 



Here described from two specimens, 14 and 15 cm. in entire length, 

 dredged in deep water near the San Juan Islands, Washington. The 

 larger one is the type and is deposited in the collections of the Car- 

 negie Museum at Pittsburgh. The co-type is in the collections of 

 Stanford University. 



15. Sebastodes emphaeus Starks, sp. nov. (Plate XXXI.) 

 The head is contained from 3 to 3.1 times in the length to the 

 caudal base; the depth from 3.125 to 3.33. The mouth is small; 

 the lower jaw somewhat projecting; usually not so much as in Se- 



