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This species is known to us from about eight examples obtained in 
the San Francisco market. They came from Monterey Bay, in a box 
containing Sebastichthys rosaceus, constellatus, elongatus, and chlorostictus, 
sp 
ecies all similar in size and redness of color. 
Later about sixty ex- 
amples were obtained, all from deep water about Monterey and the 
Farallones. 
The relations of Sebastichthys proriger seem to be most intimate with 
S. ovalis (Ayres), from which it differs in the more elongate form, the 
red color, and the absence of the postocular spine. 
It resembles super- 
ficially S. elongatus most, and its position is evidently between ovalis and 
elongatus. 
Its relations with 8. pinniger are also not remote. 
To the 
green SN. ovalis, S. proriger bears the same relation that the red 8. pinni- 
ger does to the green S. atrovirens. 
In the following table comparative measurements of S. pinniger, ova- 
lis, and elongatus are given for purposes of comparison with proriger: 
Table of comparative measurements. 
iB 5 5 
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° Ay & o 
PRM Oo po IN IN CNOS meee see ama osname since winwin'sios 95 esen cals =nina = 9 9.45 | 12.6. 8.33 
Heneth' to base of caudall\(=100)- ----- --.2--<--).-~-- ees a ewan ne 7.6 8 | L087 717. 
Body: 
GC TBaLeS iO Op bleeemee saeletecreer nine se <a n\ncie = ese asia eepcemine meee ae . 30 285 . 38 
PCCRA DC Gp unit atest eemcsesemamiaehs ss ccm «cl se clan semieloe she e== - 09 - 09 09 129 
Head: 
| CAPES SW GT Ng a Re Ue er 58 ee Rees a seo oe aaa ee aeons -38 34 38 . 368 
SGT. SSG SE SBS SoC COCR ean or Sr apes CORSO ERC: CeeCe rer ceaee - 085 . O87 087 10 
ROL iia he ee meee eis ae eulacieicde cate cuicces te eicc cebeaecoed - 08 . 095 105 -10 
Hitenonpilcalspac ews sees se aces nc eea ce sseectsctes cele mcieidas 08 . 08 057 07 
BraGRpia) loasbawaduliner seoon tee e cos. ceccs see aca cutee cote decaas .01 013 028 . 016 
WES IPN ah Boece seg ene Ce Oe oe ROCCE OR POE OS OOEE Dea SES Ore aes - 123 .14 eal Silt 
March DiGmetene a Meera ose tases reseed scecs to sssseceensl|acteh as IU ie eer apace 
Tin iras7h (OM TRA Ge oe Seine oe 4ee ae Ree e SoD CCC E Eee eEs ae SSaeee . 05 045 | .043 055 
Cote Tie he etese) 52 SS pea SRA e Bea eer speseecuc . 055 06 - 07 07 
SNiipiertrewlbar Te ee} 2 Sa ee oe ee een Seer Se eeaseece - 032 . 04 07 - 04 
Dorsal: 
Sane OM SOMGsa=b— ee ee emcee seme = + pce ae oe pe saseeeeans BBS Milrooc oe & BDETSN Be cerec 
MAGH ERIN INO tree a comen et se ae ccesa nc onesie me aacncevecname nina Sint 12 135 - 16 
Men Se sii Slimane) ss a8 seins eee es (em ciemieci- an aemens =e n -12 . 128 27 - 168 
vength De WUE Gis cSCES SURG a ee Oe oe ane Geen npee mt peaneseca nceoces- 359) (esaceecalecneisce 
al: 
REI NO LEAS eee eet a ate aie onc = = alae inc i~nn cleo|secineciatalaeee= ss ainl='= -14 13 12 -16 
See SRE ees seen = nee OU BEER On ere ee Sere 5546s so seseee oc S2bb .14 - 155 .13 
BUTI GUS ING epee oat oe oneal Si noivie satis S'<'sje1> <i igeaceieowetpenaccic as . 09 218 | .106 145 
IGQW SESE SOM A as gees ce pees s= sae ee seo Sor DeoEe sa asecraaa=c 12 -15 - 135 - 195 
Caudal: 
JUG GUE) oo eheci stidoc oad 3a. SSS E ae Seer se a0 = Seem see -12 13, 128 .18 
(OWI TER Eli 5 Good SSeS eon cape nee nen ROR BE EE OSS ECCS HoessecEr Saas “Aly TD a GW" secaseee 
Pectoral: 
JUAN - 2 Societe Sag 56 Ooo ROBE EGR ERE oe 30 JOCOsSCOCc oS eases 275 . 28 28 .3 
“EVIGUHA GE [DER Ces oe Be So: DF ere Se Soe eee ee . 09 . 09 09 098 
WMentralilon eth’ === -2-52-<2-=. ele oop Sb acs Sacre ono eae eeeeneacese - 20 319 a) - 295 
Scales, number of transverse rowS..-.-.---------+-+----------------- 63 65 45 48 
MONTEREY, CAL., March 25, 1880. 
