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Gill-rakers, as in nebulosus, short, compressed, somewhat clavate, the 
middle ones longer and somewhat crooked. 
Spinous dorsal always higher than in nebulosus, the highest spines 
rather higher than the soft rays, the membranes more deeply incised 
than in nebulosus, but less than in maliger. Caudal fin truneate. Anal 
fin moderately high, the second spine stronger and slightly longer than 
the third, about two-thirds the height of the soft rays. Pectoral fins 
rather short, about reaching to the vent, their bases very broad, as in 
related species, and the lower rays thickened and fleshy. Ventrals 
reaching vent. 
Seales in 53 transverse rows; the accessory scales rather numerous. 
Dorsal, XIII, 12; anal IL, 7; pyloric ceca 8; vertebrae 12 + 15. 
Pattern of coloration almost exactly identical with that of S. nebu- 
losus, but the shade of color very different. 
In S. carnatus the light ground color is clear flesh color or pinkish, 
often tinged with grayish purple; the light shades on the head purplish. 
The dark shades are yellowish-brown, usually tinged with greenish. 
Tn S. nebulosus the light ground color is more restricted, and its hue 
is usually a clear warm brownish-yellow with orange mottlings, vary- 
ing to dusky orange-brown, below often tinged with olive. The dark 
shades are olive-black, varying to olive-brown. The light shades of SW. 
nebulosus are often nearly identical with the dark shades of S. carnatus. 
In both species the pattern is a light ground color, with dark blotches, 
the dark color predominating above. Membrane between third and 
fourth spines always pale, this color forming a blotch at the base of 
these spines, and then extending obliquely downwards and backwards, 
joining the ventral color. In frontof this light area on the sides is a nar- 
row oblique dark one, in front of which in turn is a light one, which be- 
gins at the angle of the opercle and divides, passing around the pectorals 
and uniting below them. 
A light blotch under the eighth dorsal spine extending up on the fin; 
also another at the junction of the two dorsals, and still another under 
the last ray. Under each of these blotches irregular undulating light 
areas extend down the sides, either continuous or as detached blotches. 
The pale dorsal blotches correspond in position to the pink dorsal spots 
of rosaceus, constellatus, oculatus, and chlorostictus, and to pale areas found 
in fasciolaris, verillaris, maliger, and other species. 
Head above with cross-shades and bands radiating from the eye. Fins 
with the general pattern of color of neighboring parts of the body. 
This species is very closely related te S. nebulosus, and from it cannot 
always be readily distinguished except by the color. Like S. nebulosus, 
it is one of the smaller species, seldom reaching a length of much over 
a foot. It is very abundant in the Bay of Monterey, forming a large 
proportion of the ‘“‘rock-fish” shipped from Monterey to the San Fran- 
cisco market. SS. nebulosus occurs in the same waters, and the exam- 
ination of great numbers of examples of both sexes and all ages has 
