Family Blenniidae 



79 . Bryostemma polyactocephalum (Pallas) 



The KRASNOARMEIETZ (1933) expedition obtained two brightly colored examples 

 from St. 99 (85) off Cape Olytorsky, depth 32 meters, rock, temperature 3.2° . 

 Both examples males with mature gonads (Sept. 9, 1933). 



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Nuimerous branched fleshy cirri on top of head, snout and on ends of first 

 3-4 dorsal rays, and on edge of preoperculum and lower jaw. A pair of double cirri 

 on gill membranes and each LI. pore. Vomer rough but wirJiout teeth, as is palatine. 

 Gill rakers short, not hill-liJce (according to Jordan & Evermann, 1898, 3, p. 

 2408 "gillrakers not developed"). Teeth, on jaws in one row, small, serrated, form- 

 ing an entire cutting edge . Upper jaw extending to vertical from middle of eye . 

 Pectoral broad, its length equals the head, its length seven times in the body. 

 Body covered with fine scales. Head naked as are dorsal and anal fins, only their 

 bases have small scales. Body light, pinkish brown with 11 dark purple bars that 

 end in spots on dorsal. On sides bars fuse and become pale. Anal fm pale pink 

 with 11 dark opaque spots. Caudal rays bright red. Our examples 136 and 150 mm. 



80 . Bryolophusl/ lysimus Jordan & Snyder 



Bryostemma polyactocephalum Jordan & Stark s (non Pallas). Proc Calif Acad Sci 

 1895, p. 841 (in part). Jordan & Evermann, 1898, I.e., p. 2408 (in part). 



Bryolophus lysimus Jordan & Snyder Proc US Nat Mus. 24, 1902, p. 617, fig. 3 

 (Unalaska Id) . 



Among our material is one example which corresponds in all characters to 

 Bryolophus lysimus Jordan & Snyder but varies by the presence of small teeth on the 

 vomer and palatines and has short gill rakers Oo^^d^n & Snyder state "gill rakers 

 very long and pointed"). It is quite possible the small teeth on the vomer and 

 palatine may have been overlooked by the authors (type No. 50571 US Nat. Mus. 

 100 mm. long). It is difficult to judge the size of the gill rakers as the 

 authors do not compare their measurement of this structure with anything. If the 

 type of B. lysimus really does not have teeth on the vomer and palatine then 

 our example (and others from the Okhotsk Sea) belong to a new genus and species . 



Our example was taken from the mouth of a black paltus by K. I. Panin which 

 was caught NW of St. Matthew Id. 



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Whitley (Austr. Zool., vol. 6, p. 334) gives a new name to this genus on the 

 basis of priority: Bryozoichthys (this work unavailable to me). 



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