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One of the 'i typical specimens of LKclohhniitns al('j>i<lofits from 

 Giiaymas, Mexico (No. 72 Stanford University), has the dorsal XX, 

 85 and the anal II, 35, as shown in the drawing published by Jordan," 



The genus Luciohlennius Gilbert, based on a young specimen of this 

 species, is doubtless inseparable from Chaenopsis. 



Family ANTENNARIID^E. 



ANTENNARIUS AVALONIS Jordan and Starks, new species. 



Dorsal iii-12; anal 8. Depth 2 in length to base of caudal. " Eye 2 

 in space from eye to l)ase of second dorsal spine; 2 in preorbital space 

 without premaxillary. Maxillary 3i in length. Upper jaw vertical. 

 Teeth slender, sharp, and slightly recurved; in broad bands on jaws; 

 similar teeth on vomer and palatines; on the former in 2 ovate 



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Fig. 8. — ANTENNARIUS AVAI.ONIS. 



patches separated at the median line; in a single short, irregular row 

 on each palatine. A conspicuous knob at symphysis. 



First dorsal spine l)roken; second spine not hooked at the tip, end- 

 ing in a flesh}' tentacle; length of spin(> equal to distance from its 

 base to lower edge of eye; no pit behind it; third dorsal spine nuich 

 longer and stronger than second, scarcely diminishing in size from its 

 base to its tip, ending in a fleshy flap of skin; it is rather freely mov- 

 able, but moderately bound to the body for its full length by skin; 

 between its tip and outline of back the skin is concave; pectoral very 

 thick, the lower surface with plicate ridges and short, thick papilhv. 



Skin covered with rather coarse bifurcate spines; second and third 

 dorsal spines closel}" covered with simple and bifurcate spines, and 

 similar spines follow the fin rays nearly to their tips: premaxillary 



aProc. Cal. Acad, 

 described. 



2d ser., VI, pi. xxxvii; not dorsal XVIII, 32 and anal II, 30 as originally 



