﻿Ko. 
  1&61. 
  NOTES 
  ON 
  RARE 
  CALTFORNIAN 
  FISHES— 
  SNYDER. 
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  Family 
  AGONID^. 
  

  

  ODONTOPYXIS 
  TRISPINOSUS 
  Lockington. 
  

  

  Eight 
  examples 
  from 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  5 
  to 
  10 
  fathoms 
  near 
  Pacific 
  Grove. 
  

  

  STELLERINA 
  XYOSTERNA 
  (Jordan 
  and 
  Gilbert). 
  

  

  One 
  specimen 
  from 
  about 
  10 
  fathoms 
  near 
  Montere5^ 
  

  

  AVERRUNCUS 
  EMMELANE 
  Jordan 
  and 
  Starks. 
  

  

  Three 
  individuals 
  measuring 
  53 
  to 
  65 
  millimeters, 
  from 
  10 
  to 
  15 
  

   fathoms 
  near 
  Pacific 
  Grove. 
  

  

  Family 
  PLEURONECTID^. 
  

  

  PLEUROmCHTHYS 
  DECURRENS 
  Jordan 
  and 
  Gilbert. 
  

  

  The 
  young 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  (measuring 
  35 
  to 
  60 
  millimeters), 
  of 
  which 
  

   a 
  considerable 
  number 
  were 
  secured 
  at 
  depths 
  of 
  10 
  or 
  15 
  fathoms, 
  

   exhibit 
  a 
  brilliant 
  type 
  of 
  coloration 
  not 
  seen 
  in 
  the 
  adult. 
  The 
  body 
  

   is 
  variously 
  spotted 
  and 
  clouded 
  with 
  black 
  and 
  brownish 
  black, 
  

   reticulations 
  and 
  ocelli 
  also 
  appearing 
  without 
  any 
  particular 
  order. 
  

   A 
  black 
  spot 
  or 
  ocellus 
  is 
  usually 
  present 
  on 
  the 
  lateral 
  line 
  near 
  

   middle 
  of 
  body. 
  The 
  dorsal 
  has 
  about 
  12, 
  the 
  anal 
  usually 
  11 
  vertical 
  

   black 
  bars 
  or 
  elongate 
  spots, 
  most 
  of 
  which 
  involve 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  rays 
  

   and 
  extend 
  from 
  base 
  to 
  near 
  tip 
  of 
  fins 
  ; 
  some 
  broken 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  

   or 
  only 
  represented 
  by 
  a 
  comparatively 
  small 
  distal 
  spot. 
  Both 
  

   dorsal 
  and 
  anal 
  are 
  bordered 
  with 
  white. 
  The 
  caudal 
  is 
  dusky, 
  with 
  

   white 
  edges 
  and 
  a 
  white 
  bar 
  across 
  the 
  base. 
  The 
  dusky 
  central 
  

   portion 
  is 
  often 
  broken 
  by 
  white 
  lines 
  parallel 
  with 
  the 
  rays. 
  The 
  

   blind 
  side 
  is 
  often 
  finely 
  speckled. 
  

  

  Family 
  GOBIIDyE. 
  

  

  RmNOGOBIUS 
  NICHOLS! 
  (Bean). 
  

  

  Examples 
  from 
  depths 
  of 
  10 
  or 
  15 
  fathoms 
  near 
  Pacific 
  Grove 
  were 
  

   pale 
  blue 
  gray 
  in 
  life, 
  tinted 
  with 
  light 
  yellow 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  ; 
  chin 
  and 
  

   throat 
  yellow 
  ; 
  sides 
  with 
  five 
  indistinctly 
  defined, 
  dusky 
  vertical 
  bars 
  ; 
  

   scales 
  with 
  narrow 
  orange 
  borders; 
  dorsals 
  and 
  caudal 
  yellow, 
  the 
  

   rays 
  and 
  spines 
  dotted 
  with 
  bright 
  orange; 
  spinous 
  dorsal 
  broadly 
  

   edged 
  with 
  deep 
  black; 
  anal 
  suffused 
  with 
  yellow; 
  pectorals 
  light; 
  

   ventrals 
  black. 
  Some 
  specimens 
  were 
  less 
  brightly 
  colored, 
  the 
  ven- 
  

   trals 
  being 
  almost 
  immaculate. 
  

  

  Family 
  BATHYMASTERID^. 
  

  

  RATHBUNELLA 
  ALLENI 
  Gilbert. 
  

  

  An 
  example 
  measuring 
  125 
  millimeters 
  was 
  taken 
  in 
  a 
  pool 
  near 
  the 
  

   water's 
  edge 
  at 
  very 
  low 
  tide. 
  The 
  dorsal 
  fin 
  has 
  an 
  elongate, 
  black- 
  

  

  