NO. 1414. FISHES FROM rVGET SOUND— a ILBERT AND THOMPSON. 985 



Length of maxillary 7 



Depth of body 11 



Depth of caudal peduiu-le _ _ 4. 5 



Distance from snout to dorsal 17 



Length of longest dorsal S}>ine 5 



Distance fn )ni snout to anal ; 48 



Length of second anal spine 3 



Length of caudal 11.5 



Length of longest pectoral ray 12. 5 



Length of ventral 8 



Pleetol>i'(vnvlnix is most nearly allied to Leptodinui<, agreeinjr with 

 the latter in the nonprotractile premaxillaries, the development of a 

 pair of anterior canines in each jaw, and the elongation of the lower 



Fk;. 3.— Plkctobranchus evides. 



pectoral ra3'8. Poiujch'nus also has the upper jaw nonprotractile, while 

 in LeptMennlui^ and Luinjxoiiis! a post-lahial fold is well developed. 



BROSMOPHYCIS MARGINATUS (Ayres). 



A specimen 177 mm. long, from Puget Sound, gives a notable exten- 

 sion of the range of this rare species, known hitherto only from the 

 vicinit}^ of San Francisco. 



The dorsal contains 108 rays, the anal 7."). In a specimen from San 

 Francisco, described by Jordan and Evermann," the tin rays have been 

 incorrectly enumerated, and should stand: Dorsal 100, anal 76. 



Measnrementti in IniiuJfcdthn of leiiytli, irithout ntudal. 



Length of head 25 



Diameter of eye 4 



liiterorbital width 4.5 



Length of snout 6 



Length of maxillary 1 L 5 



Width of head 12. 5 



Greatest depth, at front of dorsal 20 



Depth at base of caudal „ 2. 5 



Distance from snout to dorsal 3o 



Distance from snout to ventrals 19 



Distance from snout to anal 50 



Length of ventrals 14 



1 A-ngth of pectorals 16 



« Fishes of North America, Tt. 3, p. 2502. 



