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vmdri- spinous and a similar one under middle of soft dorsal, a dark blotch at base ot caudal; dorsal, 

 caudal, and pectoral indistinctly blotched and mottle<l with brown, these tending to form bands; a 

 dark area at base of pectoral; anal and ventral plain. 



This species is most closely related to BlennicotUis aciiliccps, from which il differs markedly in 

 having a blunter snout, narrower interorbital, larger head and eye; fewer dorsal spines and rays; no 

 nasal cirri and none on lateral line. 



Type no. 57824 U. S. National Museum, a specimen li inches long, collected by the Alhairotis at 

 station 3.598, Bering Sea, June 8, 1894. We have 1 other specimen, 1.2 inches long, from same place. 



Named for our friend and associate, Mr. II. Walton Clark, of the Bureau of Fisheries, in recogni- 

 tion of his valualile assistance in the preparation of this report. 



Fig. %.— Histiooottus liilobus (Olivier & Valpnciennes). 



158. Histiocottus bilobus (Cuvier A: Valenciennes). 



We have 4 specimens 9 to 10 inches long from Karluk; 1 specimen (i inches long from station 

 4259; and anothi'r 6 inches long, Tongass Narrows. Octol)er 28, 19tl5. It is recorded by Bean from 

 St. Paul. Ko<liak. as BlrpsiaK hilohns. 



Fig. 87.— Filepsias cirrhosus (Pallas). 



159. Blepsl.as cirrhosus i Pallasi. 



Ninety-five specimens of this species were taken at various points from Puget Sound to Kodiak 

 Island. They range in length from 1.25 to 7.5 inches and were taken at tlie following places: Mar- 

 rowstone Point; Kilisut Harbor; Fox Bay; Alert Bay; Cleveland Passage; Metlakatla; Killisnoo, and 

 on the l;cach at Karluk. A female (i inches long, seined at Marrowstono Point June 29, was ripe with 



