NO. 1468. FISHES FROM ECUADOR AND PERU— STARRS. 7t)9 



Body short and ,stout; .snout rather .steep and .slights concave in pro- 

 tile. Prickle.s .sharp and rather clo.sely .set on back from between front 

 of eyes to within half a diameter of eye of dor.sal. Patch of prickles 

 on ventral si face covering a larger area; extending from a little in 

 front of eyes to vent, sending a triangular area up between eye and 

 gill opening nearly to dor.sal patch; not extending above lower rays of 

 pectoral on side of body. Entire .side otherwise naked; no prickles on 

 body behind vent. Caudal slightly lunate; the angles sharp. 



Color dark brown on back and upper part of sides; mottled on .sides 

 by spots and bars running irregularl}^ more or less oljliipiely. No 

 color on area of prickles on ventral surface. The very small specimens 

 show slightly the crossbars on ))ack described by Steindachner in the 

 original de.scription. Base of pectoral dusky, but no dark ])and is 

 present as described. Fins without markings. 



Family GOBIID^E. 



83. PHILYPNUS LATERALIS Gill. 



Two specimens o])tained at (niayaquil. Ecuador, and one at Eton, 

 Peru; the largest 23 cm. in length. 



The coloration of these specimens is scarcely so brilliant as in .speci- 

 mens of P. dormitator from the West Indies, though the contrary 

 condition is alleged to exi,st. The scales number from 54 to o(>, and 

 the anal has constantly 11 rays. 



84. ELEOTRIS PICTA Kner and Steindachner. 



Two large specimens were preserved from Guayaciuil. They are 

 black or ver}" dark brown on upper parts and a clearer slightly lighter 

 brown below, but with no white anywhere. The usual flecks of white 

 on ventral parts' so conspicuous in specimens froiu more northern 

 localities, are at these only slightly lighter than the sun-ounding color 

 and not noticeable. The fins are all black mottled with light gray, 

 and the spinous dor.sal has a light border. They do not otherwise 

 difi'er from specimens from Lower California. 



85. MAPO SOPORATOR (Cuvier and Valenciennes.) 



Specimens from Payta. Pi-ru; and Guayaciuil. Ecuadoi-. 



86. GOBIONELLUS SAGITTULA (Gunther). 



Four small specimens from (niayaquil. Ecuador. They do not ditfer 

 from specimens from the coast of Mexico, and San Diego, California, 

 except in having the middle rays of the caudal a little longer. 



Family MALACANTHID.E. 



87. CAULOLATILUS PRINCEPS ijenyns). 



Four specimens from Callao, Peru. 



