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fourth; upper margin straight, slightly diminishing in height to the 
nineteenth ray, four last rays diminishing rapidly. 
Anal commencing even with the second dorsal, and coterminous and 
similar to it; rays increasing to the third; last ray short. 
Caudal slightly emarginate on posterior margin, with numerous acces- 
sory rays running some distance up the profile of the caudal peduncle; 
principal rays twice bifurcate. Vent somewhat in advance of the anal. 
Pectorals rounded, central rays longest, their tips about even with the 
nineteenth dorsal spine; rays simple; base vertical. 
Ventrals inserted well behind the pectorals, beneath the sixth dorsal 
spine; second ray longest, its tip slightly overpassing the vent; three 
longest rays overpassing the pectoral. 
Lateral lines five on each side, two above and two below the principal 
line. 
The uppermost on each side commence close together on the occiput, 
run along the dorsal base outside the first row of scales, and end at the 
fourteenth ray of the soft dorsal. 
The second commences on the occiput, and is continued to the base ot 
the uppermost principal caudal ray. 
The third commences on the scapular region, runs parallel with the 
dorsal outline till it becomes median upon the caudal peduncle, and is con- 
tinued some distance upon the caudal. 
The fourth commences slightly in front of the pectoral base, and con- 
tinues parallel to the abdominal outline to opposite the seventeenth anal 
ray. 
The fifth pair are united into a median abdominal line at a point about 
half way between the vent and the axil of the ventrals; anterior to this 
point the single line runs forward to the pectoral girdle; posterior to it 
each division runs parallel with the anal base, and ends at the base of 
the lowest principal caudal ray. 
Seales ctenoid, rather larger on the anterior portion of the body than 
on the posterior; the ciliation obsolete on the scales of the side of the 
head. Suborbital stay squamose. Snout, preorbital, and interoperculum 
scaleless. Membrane between caudal rays scaly. 
Pectoral base scaly; some small scales at base of rays of first dorsal ; 
second dorsal with small scales between the rays for about half its height. 
Anal sealeless. 
Color, in alcohol, brown, blotched with yellowish blotches in longi- 
tudinal series. 
This hitherto undescribed species is tolerably common in the markets 
of San Francisco at some seasons of the year. 
When fresh, the series of blotches along the sides are bright orange 
and bright maroon. 
A type specimen is in the National Museum. 
