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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU Op^ FISHERIES. 

 70. Sebastolobus altivelis (Jilbert. 



Originally described liy Gilliert (1895) from station 333S, south of the Alaskan Peninsula. No other 

 specimens have been taken in Alaskan waters, but it has bi'cn found to be almost equally abundant with 

 S. alascanus off the coast of California as far south at leasl us San Diego, in relatively deep water. It 

 reaches a foot in length. 



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Fig. 29— Si'bastololtus altivelis Gilbert. 

 71. Sebastodes paucispinis I Ayresi. Boccacio. 



This species occurs from San Diego to Barclay Sound, Jiiitish Columbia, in rather deep water. We 

 have one specimen 8 inches long, from Barclay Sound, collected liy the Albatross Septemljcr 27, 1888. 

 The species reaches a length of 2.5 feet and a weight of several pounds. 



Fig. .".o.— Scliaslddcs iiielaiuips (r.irard). 



72. Sebastodes melanops I (iirard I. Silhi "Black Bass." 



This species was obtained at Xanaimo, in the surface tow-net, at Sitka, Naha Bay, and Port McArthur 

 with hook and line, and by Mr. Rutter at Karluk. Four specimens were seined at Metlakahtla, and 

 several were seen at Shakan. They range in length from G.5 to 15.25 inches. We have examined also an 

 example 8.5 inches long collected by the Albatross at Barclay Sound, British Cohimbia, September 23, 

 1888, and also 2 specimens 7.5 and 8.5 inches long collected in 1893 at St. Paul, Kodiak, and 7 others 

 6 to 13.5 inches long collected in 1897 at Redfish Bay and Hunter Bay. 



