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coppery red, this color fading out on the thoracic region. Base of fins 
and different parts of the body sometimes with obscure small whitish 
spots. 
Measurements. 
(No. , United States National Museum, from Santa Darbara.) 
ISpA Re M ever Ny BOE oP aroos bse o crcC CO CBOE EOeE cpeeonas Heecbe 10. 40 inches.. 
eneth to basevof candale <oo3 2: 2. ce jac esis amie eewaee hesseeets 8.70 inches = 1.00 
Cre alestrOep blietcr cepeceter seetecee ce parapet a ace uae ae owes eee Bole: 
MEASTRCA GD tI Seer eee eaten aeiettoe ales e lacietee sees oat meceeceieeionce asses Sih 
PEM OGMPOR OA grace cee: a piacta ferotine acta socio Mane icke a hot eee arise Boise . 30 
DIAMELEL OL CVs c:sciset = Ae stisie Hawes wstoeee diem eee ease cee Soe ee ee Emenee . 085 
Wem ob MiOt NONE. 3. cease seiet Seceleba > cee tee aise incest Sem nie ween caste . 10 
Mjidph ovsnterorbital aren). x. neji a-tiqocese dashes Soelytae Se eens eee . 055 
When shh ot SUpraccular WIGS <6) o 5). wo selec cam ahh pee ere 05 
Hens Momoccipitalmaoe tra. cocsse ane ssh sce ce chs emcee en ee omen cae aaa . 06 
Menaul Of MAXMlAry sec. te. ccc cman saeeledce tore sacsew set Sec ek ceca mece eee .18 
Distancelfromisnoutito dorsal jos os emesis eee eee see ee = eee eee a eats . 329 
engthvotibaseiote dorsal. wts\- chica ects cinec aw see sae nee ee woes Ske SoA eee «57 
Herhbiok lon @estiSpiner cs jocse sci Somsisige ets om iasasisisee se sale a eeereeseaeenioe 13 
LEVON biOt ON CESAR eemis wats <iseie.2 ete cae ee Sete ere ale Sia ise a aa See ae . 155 
Wen thyor, base Of ama ems ce cee sacle sen) soca ase eeeace Sides arsiele/ bela ee tera sere . 135 
HeTS Hb OMsecondispineysnaac seeicbcnsce cs smecte- so seca eee oO aeeoee aoe e ears .14 
elo thOtMOneestLay secaceos esoa eee eater ec eeeeisene same eee eee oes oe 
Bene thief, caudal acaces 235. gos ass Wecela aust ee sean Ae eee . 205 
Width; of sbaseiof pectoral. 325.2 ccecte cece ec sone chem meee eee Cee oer lal 
ene thiol pectoral s: cise Me nccs set epe creme sree se meet merce clot ek ees eens . 265 
HenouhrOr Vemtrall 22) si ceccyec as tee cies einen seen maaeeteesseeeee eee 24 
This species is found in great abundance about the island of Santa 
Catalina, where eight examples were obtained by the writers. Another 
was taken at Santa Barbara, where the species is considered rare by 
the fishermen. it seems to be intermediate between the still rougher- 
headed S. nigrocinctus, on the one hand, and the smoother S. fasciatus 
and S. melanops on the other. 
ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CEPHALOSCYLLIUM LATICEPS (DU- 
MEI) GILL, ON THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA. 
By DAVID S. JORDAN and CHARLES H. GILBERT. 
While we were engaged in making collections on the coast of Los 
Angeles County, California, a shark was described to us by a Wilming- 
ton fisherman as having the habit when caught of fillimg himself with 
air “till he was big as a barrel,” so that if thrown back in the water he 
would float away on the surface, belly upward, ete., exactly after the 
fashion of the species of Tetrodon. On cross-questioning, the fisherman 
assured us that the animal was a genuine shark, with the mouth under- 
-neath and many sharp teeth, and that he had frequently taken them 
near Wilmington. 
At last one of these animals was brought in to us by a fisherman 
