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2)j). Mouth liitLcr kiiihII, tbe iii;i.\ill;iry not reaching 

 to ojiiiositc middle of evf; its lenj^th not 

 <|uito li;ilt' lioiid ; j^ill-rakcrs iiunierons, 

 ratlicf lonj;; sculi's small, about 70 in 

 latt'ial line; stscond anal 8])ino notably 

 loiij^c r and larger tlian tliird; body more 

 elongate than in other species, depth 

 about 31 in length. Head, 3i ; depth, 3J. 

 D. XIII, 13; A. Ill, 7. Scales, 7-70-18. 



Striatum, 48. 

 hb. Lower jaw projecting beyond upper; snout very short; gill-rakers compara- 

 tively long and slender, about 22 on lower 

 part of anterior arch; frontal foramina 

 two short slits close together just in front 

 of the high supraoccipital crest. {Lyth- 

 rulon Jordan & Swain.) 

 r. Month small, very obliijue, the maxillary 

 reaching pupil, 2^ in head; head short, 

 3| to 31 in length; body rather deep; 

 anal tin very low, its longest r.ay, when 

 depressed, not nearly reaching middle of 

 last ray; second anal spine little longer 

 than third; scales of back and sides each 

 with a jiearly sjiot, these forming undu- 

 lating streaks; dark blotch at base of 

 caudal. Head, 3|; dejith, 3^. Scales, 

 5-50-14. D. xii-xiii, 15; A. iii, 9. 



Flaviguttatitm, 49. 

 aa. Scales above; lateral line arranged in longitudinal series, which are throughout 



parallel with the lateral line; dorsal 

 spines 13 (or 14); frontal foramina nar- 

 rowly oval, wholly separate, some dis- 

 tance in front of the low supraoccipital 

 crest; premaxillary spine short, 3i in 

 head; lower jaw projecting. (Orthoatw- 

 chus Gill.) 

 8. Body oblong, the depth about 3 in 

 length; snout short, 31 in head; mouth 

 small, the maxillary scarcely reaching 

 front of pupil ; eye large, Slj in head ; tins 

 low; second anal spine little stronger or 

 longer than third, 2; in head ; fourth 

 dorsal spine 2 ; sides with alternate stripes 

 of dark brown and light grayish, the 

 latter formed by a light jKile spot on the 

 center of each scale; a dark blotch at 

 base of caudal; vertical lins, gray. 

 Head, 3^; depth, 2*^. Scales, 5-51-11. 

 D. XIII (XIV), 15; A. Ill, 10. 



Maculicacda, .50. 



