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f. Fins plain, not distinctly mottled or barred; body 
robust, its color plain brownish or with dark spots. 
Coasts of Greenland. tunicatus. 
Jf. Fins more or less mottled or barred, body mod- 
erately elongate; lower rays of pectoral rather short, 
not half head, not reaching beyond ventral disk; 
body mottled, usually with concentric rings. Aleu- 
tian Islands to Eastern Siberia. agassizii. 
ce. Gill-opening rather iarge, extending downward to 
about fourth ray of pectoral; nostrils with short tubes; 
* lower lobe of pectoral long, reaching much beyond disk, 
nearly to vent; color brown, the body and fins mottled 
and clouded. Puget Sound. dennyi. 
dd. Pectoral rays 42; gill-opening large, its lower edge below 
upper part of pectoral; body robust; surface covered with 
round yellowish spots. Aleutian Islands.. cyclostigma. 
aaa. Actinochir Gill. Vertebra about 52; dorsal rays 45 to 48; anal rays 
38 to 40; pectoral rays 34 to 37; dorsal and anal largely joined to caudal, 
gill-opening large, about one-third its length before pectoral; anterior 
nostril tubular. 
g. Head broad, flattened above; body rather 
elongate; skin usually with wavy, concentric 
longitudinal streaks, sometimes spotted. Un- 
alaska to Monterey. pulchellus. 
gg. Head high, boldly rounded, with promi- 
nent nape; color olivaceous, clouded and dot- 
ted, but without wavy streaks. Coasts of 
Greenland. major. 
Family BATHYMASTERID. 
101. Ronquilus jordani (Gilbert). Plate xcix. 
Not common; occurring in deep water. Reaches a 
length of 8 inches. A fine specimen presented by the 
Young Naturalists’ Society. 
The genus Pronguzlus is distinguished trom Bathymas- 
ter by its scaly cheeks, enlarged scales on lateral line, 
and especially by its increased number of simple rays or 
spines in the dorsal. 
Family GOBID. 
102. Gobius nicholsi Bean. 
Not rare about Vancouver Island. Not taken by us. 
