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Posterior part of body covered with minute, imbedded, non-imbricate, 
pectinate scales, which cover most of the posterior part of the body 
above and cease anteriorly behind the middle of the spinous dorsal in 
front and at the posterior third of the soft dorsal behind; some scales 
also along the region of the lateral line anteriorly; a series of somewhat 
larger but still minute scales at base of dorsal, one below each ray, and 
another along lateral line; anteriorly, cirri take the place of the pecti- 
nations on the scales. 
No prickles on the skin. On the head and anterior parts of the body 
are very many long white, simple, bifid or trifid cirri, so that the living 
fish appears almost “woolly” with them. Some of these cirri on the 
nasal bones; a patch between and behind the eyes; the whole top of the 
head sparsely covered; two or three on the posterior edge of the maxil- 
lary; edge of the cheeks fringed with them as with a gray beard. A 
conspicuous row of them along the lateral line, which ceases somewhat 
behind the beginning of the sealy area. A row of cirri along the base 
of the spinous dorsal extending to about the seventh ray of the spinous 
dorsal. Mary scattering cirri between the dorsal and lateralline. Skin 
of head with many mucous pores. 
Body dark, clear olive-green, with about five irregular bars of darker 
ereenish; much mottled and spotted, some of the spots above clear 
blue, some rusty red, and the most of them blackish. A dark bar at 
base of caudal; lower part of sides with round black spots posteriorly. 
Fins all with cross-bars made of dark spots and lighter areas. 
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Measurement of largest specimen—-from Point of Locks. 
Te ete aS 6 Seg Seek deesccodansoS bose se a4 Ssen ads San Saco se Saee 4 inches. 
iL Graveqd ae ROM Ise eccnnih NS Soe oe BAR ooo oo sean caus see esos 3.45 inches. 
Length of head (percentage of length to base of caudal)........-....--..----- 30 
Depth of body fC Ny ) the ve Scere eee eee 225, 
Least depth of body CER Uy 1 — Oe@egsde deen eee .095 
Diameter of eye CO) ON et ewe sse Bee ae eee eee 07 
Width of head 6 he ace Sar aeceeiseae eee 20 
Depth of head ue Janda siete coamene eres st t7/ 
Length of maxillary fon Sn ses eeeenemeee 12 
Distance from snout to dorsal 660 tee VUES Ee etal cole asic teeta ay | 
Length of first dorsal 6, Ri ae axhibcals cos nena seers 20 
Length of second dorsal CO) Pe Wh Iooemetres signers cere OT 
Height of first dorsal eee Sete Hoo oc 12 
Height of second dorsal (6 yi 0 ee aoa eae aes 15 
Length of anal RAUL Soe ey Oe eerie SSC. 30 
Height of anal (6 AD ASL Estas eee ce eee 13 
Length of pectoral rian Ai (reins nes GE peri Re .33 
Length of ventral 66) gl Bang i pn Sera eee te ae .22 
Length of caudal a | Es. a etree ee caor -20 
Length of longest cirri GO ON Be tee niet Ae See reels .04 
Length of anal papilla Ce ae, ans aay ee ore eae ae tera eee .06 
This deseription is drawn from two adult examples taken at Point of 
Rocks, near San Diego, just south of the line of Mexico, and from about 
