1894. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 893 



terior sinuate 3 to 4-pointed spino. Interorbital deeply 

 concave with a deep median groove, 1| in orbit; orbit 3i 

 in liead. Second anal spine 2i in length of head. Peri- 

 toneum very dark, olivaceous above, sides pinkish and" 

 golden; four pink spots placed as in rosatciis but less dis- 

 tinct. Body above lateral line witli numerous well-de- 

 fined spots of olive green. Fins nearly plain red; base 

 of dorsal spotted with olive. D.XIII, 13; A. Ill; 6; 



tubes, 50 ciiLOKOSTiCTUs, 13. 



aa. Cranial ridges of the adult broken and armed with accessory spines. Gill-rakers 

 short clavate. Accessory scales numerous. Second anal spine little larger or 

 longer than third. Jaws naked. Interorbital with a median groove. Color 

 chiefly deep vermilion. D.XIII, 14; A. Ill, 7; tubes in lateral line, 50. ruber, 14. 



1. SEBASTOMIIS KlIFUS (E i g e n m a n n and E i g e n m a n n). 



Sehastodes rufiis, Eigenmann and Eigexmanx, Proc. Cai. Acad. Nat. Sci., 2d 

 ser.. III., p. 13, 1890 (San Diego) ; id. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xv, 1892, p. 163, 1893 

 (San Diego) ; id. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1892, p. 355 (San Diego). 



Habitat. — San Diego. 



This species i.s kllo^Yll from the types only. In many of its charact*ers 

 it greatly resembles Acutonienttoii. The parietals are nearly touching- 

 for a considerable distance in the single specimen at hand. It is prob- 

 able that the parietals are normally united and that this species should 

 be placed near Acutomeninm alutnm, Gilbert. 



2. SEHASTOMUS MINIATUS (.Jordan and Gilbert). 



Sebaatichthys vtiniatiis, .Ioiu>ax and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., iii, 1880, p. 70, 

 (1881) (Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco); oj). cit., p. 4.55 (San Fran- 

 cisco, Monterey, San Pedro, Santa Barbara).— .Jordax and JouY, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., IV, 1881, p. 8 (1882) (Monterey, San Francisco). — .Jokdax and Gil- 

 bert, Z. c.,p.57 (Santa I'>arbara to San Francisco). — .Jordan, Cat. T-'ish. N. 

 Am., p. 108, 1885. — Eigenmann and Eigen.mann, Notes San Diego Biol. Lab., 

 I, p. 5, 1889 (Cortes P.ank)- 



Sebasiodes mUnahis, Jordan and Gilbert, Syn. Fish. N. Am., p. 66.3, 1882 (San 

 Francisco to San Diego). — Eigenmann and Eigenmann, Proc. Jt. S. Nat. Mus., 

 XV, 1892, p. 164 (1893) (S:m Diego); id., Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 1892, p. 355. 

 (San Diego, Cortes Bank, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, Port Harford, Mon- 

 terey, San Francisco). 



Habitat. — San Diego to San Francisco. 



This species is very abundant in the waters of southern California. 

 The specimens examined are from Sau Diego and 8an Francisco., 



3. SEBASTOMUS PINNIGEE (Gill). 



Sehastodes rosaceus, Ayers, ProcCal. Acad. Sci., 1862, p. 216, fig. 62 (not Sebastes 

 rosaccus, Girard). 



Sebastosomus jyinniger, Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 1864, pp.59, 147. 



Sebastichthys innniger, Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., iii, 1880, pp. 72, 

 455 (1881) (Puget Sound, San Francisco, Monterey). — Jordan and JouY, 

 Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1881, p. 8 (Monterey, Neah Bay, San Francisco, Puget 

 Sound).— Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., iv, 1881, p. 57 (1882) 

 (Monterey northward).— Bean, I. c, 1881, p. 265 (Puget Sound). — Jordan, 

 Cat. Fish. N. Am., p. 107, 1885. 



