96 NEW F18HES FlvOM PAClFiC COAST GILHEKT, 



spot, larger than eye, ia life black with golden green refiectious. Nu- 

 merous streaks from eye backwards across cheeks and oi^ercles. 



Abundant at Puerto Refugio (Angel Island). A few specimens 

 seen at La Paz. 



57. Gobiesox eigeumanni sp. uov. 



D. 4 ; A. 5. Head 3§ in length ; depth about half head. 



Body very slender and narrow, the width of head 4| in length, width 

 of body 0. 



Mouth wide, the distance between its angles half length of head, the 

 maxillary scarcely reaching vertical from front of orbit. Interorbital 

 space wide, about half head. Eyes very small, about 3 in interorbital 

 width. 



Teeth in upper jaw conic, acute, in several series, the anterior in 

 upper jaw enlarged. Teeth in lower jaw also in several series, those of 

 front row narrow incisors, entire, with rounded or truncate edges. 



Disk very small and narrow, its width about two-thirds its length, 

 the latter lj| in length of head. 



Fins all small, the base of dorsal two-fifths length of head, less than 

 free portion of caudal peduncle. Distance from origin of dorsal to 

 base of caudal 3^ in length before dorsal. Distance from vent to front 

 of anal fin If in its distance from disk. Caudal broadly rounded, its 

 length If in head. Pectoral somewhat pointed, about half head. 



Coracoid plate small, about half height of pectoral and less than 

 half its length. 



Color: Uniform light olive green, without distinctive markings. 

 . A single specimen, about 1 inch long, was taken at Point Loma, 

 near San Diego, California. Other specimens were taken some years 

 since at San Cristobal Bay by Mr. C. H. Townsend, and are referred to 

 under the name of G. rhessodon in the Proceedings U. S. National 

 Museum, volume 7, page 553. 



58. Gobiesox papillifer sp. nov. 



D. 13; A. 9. Head 2f in length; width of body 3| ; width of 

 head 2f . 



Width of mouth If in head ; interorbital width 3. Eye half inter- 

 orbital width. 



Teeth in upper jaw conic, acute, very small, in two or more series, 

 two of them slightly enlarged, canine-like. Teeth in lower jaw in two 

 series, the outer anteriorly, narrow entire incisors, with rounded tips, 

 becoming conical laterally. 



Opercular spine sharj), evident, though not projecting through the 

 integument. 



Lips and lower side of head anteriorly with fleshy papillae. 



Disk about as broad as long, its length If in head. 



