2914 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
anal spines, and the smaller number of .ridges on the top of the head. 
Its relations are probably more near to S. nebulosus than to the other red 
species. ° 
SEBASTICHTHYS CHLOROSTICTUS Sp. nov. 
Body oblong, tapering into arather slender caudal peduncle, the back 
not much elevated. Head moderate, the profile rather steep, with a 
nearly even slope. 
Mouth large, oblique, the maxillary reaching to behind the pupil, the 
premaxillary in front below the level of the large eye. Jaws equal in 
the closed mouth, the tip of the lower fitting into the emarginate upper 
jaw; arvather conspicuous symphyseal knob. Preorbital sinuate, usually 
with two or three flat spines. 
Tiidges on top of head rather sharp and high, ending in sharp spines. 
These ridges are longer than in nebulosus and serriceps, and much less 
elevated. These ridges are much higher than in vevillaris ; about as in 
constellatus. 
The following pairs of spines are present: Nasal, preocular, supraocu- 
lar, postocular, tympanic, and occipital—6 pairs. 
Interorbital space concave, with two rather prominent ridges. 
Preopercular spines rather sharp, the second longest and slenderest; 
the lower bluntish, but well developed. Opereular spines sharp; su- 
prascapular spines well developed. A svine on interopercle and on 
subopercle. 
Gill-rakers long and rather strong, not clavate, the longest about two- 
fifths the diameter of the eye. They are longer than in any other of the 
red group, rather longer than in vevillaris. Seales on head less devel- 
oped than in S. constellatus; the snout wholly free from scales. Mandi- 
ble nearly or quite naked. Seales on body moderate, in about 55 trans- 
verse series. 
Dorsal spines very high, nearly as high as in vevillaris; the fourth 
highest, one-third higher than the soft rays, which are also considerably 
elevated. 
Dorsal fin rather deeply emarginate; caudal fin emarginate; anal fin 
not very high, its second spine much higher and stronger than the third, 
about as high as the seft rays. Pectorals with moderate base reaching 
beyond tips of ventrals, about to vent. 
De CT, 14s As TLE. 6: 
Color rather light olivaccous above, and pinkish overlaid with golden 
om the sides. Head light red and golden. Three roundish light spots 
placed as in constellatus and rosaceus, but much less distinct. There are 
no small light spots on the body. The upper parts of the body, from just 
below the Jateral line, are closely covered with small round spots of a 
clear olive-green. These spots are most distinct on the back and the 
top cf the head. On the sides of the body, just above and below the 
lateral line, these spots form two continuous series, following the course 
