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74. Sebastodes niystinus Jordan & Gilbert. Black Rockfish. 



One specimen (no. 1370 ) 14 inclie.s long, collected by the Albatross at Attu Island in 1893, and 2 others 

 (no. 2165 and 216G), each 15 inches long, collected by the same vessel at Killisnoo. The species ranges 

 from the .\leutian Islands to San Diego, and about San Francisco is the most abundant of the family. 

 It occurs iu shallow water and reaches a length of about 14 inches. 



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Fig. 32.— Sebastodes inystinus Jord.in & Gilbert. 

 75. Sebastodes brevispinis (Bean). 



One fine specimen 14| inches long (no. 2864), taken on hook at Loring by Mr. F. M. Chamberlain 

 in July. Dorsal .xin, 14; anal iii, 7; 61 pores in lateral line; only the nasal, preocular. and parietal spines 

 present; mandible apparently naked; gillrakers 10 + 25, the longest 1.75 in eye. 



The collection contains also 4 other specimens which we refer to this species, seined at Metlakahtla, 

 July 10. They are each about 4 inches in length and agree in all essentials with the large specimen. 



Fig. 33. — Seb.astodes lirevispinis (Bean). 



Each of them, however, shows a very distinct black spot on the membranes of the ninth to thirteenth 

 dorsal .spines; colors otherwise agreeing with the large examples. 



Originally described by Bef.n (1884) as Sebastichthys proriger brevispinis from Hassler Ilarlicir. 



Thi^ is a rare species, as yet known only from the type and the 5 specimens here recorded. 



