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braiie of the. first three spines meeting the succeeding 

 spines at their basal fiftli. Second anal S])iue thick. 



Pink. Four interrupted crossbars of black levis, 4; 



bh. Median portion of the interorhital deeply grooved; bones of cranium smooth 

 polished; gill-rakers ratlier short; accessory scales num- 

 ei'ous; second anal spine usually much stronger and 

 longer than third. Upper parts (except in gilU aiul 

 rupefitris) with three to five pinlc blotches, one below end 

 and or.e below origin of soft dorsal; one below middle of 

 spinous dorsal just above the lateral line, frequently a 

 smaller one above this near the base of the fin ; usually one 

 at the base of the fourth dorsal spine.* 

 /. Dorsal spines moderate, considerably less than half lengtli of head. 

 (J. Preorbital with three flat spines. Maxillary and mandible entirely 

 scaled ; second anal spine little longer than third, consid- 

 erably shorter than the rays, 2^ iu the head. Pink over- 

 laid with bronze; top of head, and back above lateral 

 line bronze, the live spots pink. Sides below the lateral 

 line finely vermiculated with bronze, which occupies more 

 space than the ground color. Dorsal light bluish-pink 

 clouded with bronze, the rays of all the other fins pink, 

 the membrane bronze. D.XIII, 12-lo; A. Ill, 6; tubes 37- 



40 .KREUS, 5. 



gg. Preorbital with two flat spines. 



h. Upper half of body everywhere with conspicuous small round pink 

 spots. Scales of the cheeks all minute, a few scales on 

 njtper part of maxilhuy and at angle on lower jaw. Inter- 

 orbital narrow and very deeply concave .("onstellatus, 6. 

 hh. Not marked with small round white or pink spots. 



(. Gill-rakers two in orbit; both jaws with smooth, small scales, 

 interorhital f width of eye, supraocular ridge low. Many 

 accessory scales. Pectoral not reaching vent. Light 

 orange, everywhere overlaid with blackish, the latter color 

 forming fine reticulations on lower part of sides. Light 

 spots of sides large, ill defined. Head, 2^; depth, 2i; 



D.XIII, 12; A.III, 6 umbrosus, 7. 



(*/. (lill-rakers three or more in orbit. 



* Sehastomus capensis (Lixx.eus). 



Sebastes capensis, Linn.eus Gmelin, hi, 1219. — Cuvier and Valenciexnes, Hist. 

 Nat. Poiss., IV, p. 341. — Quoy & Gaimakd, Astrol. Poiss., p. 690, pi. ii, fig. 3. — 

 Smith, S. Afr. Pise, pi. 22, fig. 1.— Gu::tiier, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mns., ii, 9G, 1860 

 (Cape seas). — Steindaciiner, Ichthyol. Beitr., x, 38, 1881 (Chilian and 

 Cape seas). 

 Sebastes ocnlatus, Cuvier and Valexciexxks, Hist. Nat. Poiss., ix, p. 466, 1833 

 (Valparaiso). — Jenyxs, Zool. Beagle Fishes, p. 37 (Valparaiso). — Gay, Hist. 

 Chil.Zool., II, p. 178 (Coastof Chili).— Cuvier, Regno Anim., 111. Poiss., jtl. 23, 

 tig. 3.— GuxTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mns., ii, 105, 1860 (copied). 

 Sebastes maculatiis, Smith, 1. c, fig. 2 (not of Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 Habitat. — Chilian and Cape seas. 

 Dr. Steindachner has, after direct comparison of specimens from Chili and from the 

 Cape seas, identified the S. onihttus with S. cupeusis. 



Head 3 in the total length; depth about 31; D.XIII, 14; A. III. 6. The interoculaf 

 space equals rather more than half the diameter of the eye, is concave, with two 

 longitudinal ridges. Second anal spine longest and strongest. Red. back brownish, 

 with five round, red spots. 



