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bedded, those on the head and anterior regions rather regularly 
arranged, but not close together. 
Seales strongly ctenoid everywhere, each with a semicircle of six to 
ten upward-directed spinules on its posterior edge. Those on the head 
-and body are similar, the former being a little smaller and rougher, 
especially behind the eyes, where they are somewhat stellate. 
Left or blind side of the body uniformly scaled like the eyed side, the 
scales similar and almost as strongly ctenoid. Preopercle nearly smooth. 
Rest of head with small rough scales, similar to those on the right side, 
but farther apart. 
Caudal, middle part of dorsal and euae and bases of pectorals and 
ventrals aan small rough scales in series, running up the rays on the 
right side. On the blind side the base of the caudal with small rough 
scales. Other fins naked. . 
Lateral line conspicuous, its scales less rough than the others ; a very 
slight curve anteriorly, otherwise straight. A distinct short accessory 
lateral line on both sides, extending to about the tenth dorsal ray. A 
series of pores around lower eye behind. No enlarged scales along lat- 
_ eral line or at the bases of the fins. 
Lateral line with about 88 pores ; about 80 sealesin a longitudinal series 
above the lateral line. 
Dorsal fin beginning over the pupil, its first rays turned slightly toward 
the blind side, low in front, the rays regularly increasing to behind the 
middle of the body,then similarly diminishing. Anal fin similarly formed, 
preceded by an antrorse spine. Highest rays of dorsal and anal about 
equal and nearly half the length of the head. 
Caudal fin large, somewhat double-truncate, the middle rays produced 
Pectoral a little more than half the length of the head, that on blind 
side shorter. Ventrals reaching to anal. Rays of dorsal and anal all 
simple. 
Dorsal rays, 70-76; anal, 52-57; ventrals, 6. Eyes and color on the 
right side. 
Color above light olive-brown, vaguely clouded with light and dark 
Fins reddish-brown ; a few roundish dusky blotches on dorsal and anal, 
resembling in position the black vertical bars found in Platichthys stel- 
latus. Pectoral and caudal tipped with dusky. Blind side white, either _ 
immaculate or else with small round rusty spots. Left side of head some- 
times rusty tinged. 
This species is known to us from four examples obtained with a seine 
jn the harbor of Seattle, Washington Territory. We place it tempora- 
rily in the genus Parophrys, inasmuch as it has the technical characters 
at present assigned to that genus, i. ¢., the small mouth with blunt uni- 
serial teeth, and the straight lateral ie with its accessory dorsal branch. 
The Shona of cycloid scales assigned to Parophrys needs modifica- 
tion, as in Parophrys vetulus most of the scales on the cheeks and tail are 
slightly ctenoid. 
