THE FISHES OF ALASKA. 



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Color in alcohol, brownish white; the back in front of dorsal crossed liy a broad bluish band: region 

 under pectorals and ventrals bluish; head everywhere above finely punctate with brownish; tinder 

 part of head whitish; fins all plain bluish white. 



One specimen, 2.5 inches long, was dredged at station 425(3, in 73 fathoms, in Ghilkoot Inlet, July IG, 

 1903, and a specimen Ij'.j inches long, at station 4257, oi^ Funter Bay. Two specimens, each about 

 1.5 inches long, were seined at Loring, April 25. 1903, by Mr. Chainljerlain. 



Family 34. KH.\MPHOCOTTII),€. 



167. Rharaphocottus richardsoni lUinther. 



The collection contains I he following specimens: 



Two collected hy the Albatross in Straits of Fuca (1891); 2 seined at mouth of Hood f'anal; 5 from 

 stations 4197, 4204, 4205, 4209, 4212. These differ from current descriptions in that the luliercles are 

 simple and prickly, but not bifid or trifid. Dorsal spines not always vii, sometimes viii, and in one 

 case vii-ii; first pectoral rays and the dorsal rays prickly for their whole length; black spot not always 

 present on all the dorsal rays. There are nimierous tubercles on upper half of membrane of eye. 



This species was recorded from St. Paul. Kodiak Islahd, by Bean (1882). 







Fig. 90. — Rhamphncottus richardsoni Giinthpr. 



Family 35. ACONID.-F.. The Sea-Poachers. 

 168. Hypsagonus quadricomis duvier & Valenciennes). 



Specimens from 1.5 to 2 inches long were taken in 1903 at the following Albatross stations: 4204, 

 4205-7, 4212, 4268, 4284, one specimen Ixnng taken at each station. Tlie species was also seen at 

 Fort Rupert and Admiralty Inlet. 



Recorded by Gilbert (1895) from north and south of the Aleutian Islands and in Bristol Bay at 

 stations 3213, 3214, 3217, 3220, 3223, 3224, 3202, and 3322. 



