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bands, eye small, longer than wide, set high in head; in- 
terorbital space narrow, about as wide as eye. Body 
covered with very small cycloid scales, impossible to 
count. Spinous dorsal well separated from soft dorsal, 
the spines slender; soft dorsal the higher, its origin a lit- 
tle nearer base of caudal fin than tip of snout; anal about 
equal to soft dorsal in height, its origin a little behind 
first dorsal ray, nearly coterminous with soft dorsal; ven- 
trals inserted slightly behind pectorals, reaching midway 
between their base and front of anal; caudal short, its 
end rounded. 
Color light olivaceous, the cheeks and sides with many 
dark points which form mottlings; snout dark; a dark 
spot on upper part of opercle; top of head black; dorsals 
pale, with three or four dark lines running across the rays; 
some dark spots on base of anal; pectorals crossed with 
dark wavy lines; caudal with about five irregular cross- 
bars. 
Two specimens obtained, each 2 inches in length. 
Family BATRACHID. 
107. Porichthys notatus Girard. 
Very common in shallow water. It attaches its eggs 
to the rocks just above low-tide mark, and watches them 
till they hatch and the young are quite well matured. 
The young fasten themselves to the rocks by means of 
a ventral disk, which soon disappears. It makes a pecu- 
liar grunting noise when disturbed. It reaches a length 
of over afoot. Several specimens taken. 
Apparently the type of Porichthys margaritatus Rich- 
ardson was the tropical species since described as Porich- 
thys nautopedium. The name margaritatus should not be 
used for the northern form. 
