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Family BATRACHOIDID^. 



88. BATRACHOIDES PACIFICI (Gunther). 

 Specimens from Gua\'iiquil, Ecuiidor. 



Family BLENNIID.F. 



89. LABRISOMUS PHILIPPI (Steindachner). 



Six speeimens from Callao liave the tin formulae a.s follows: Dorsal, 

 XIX, 13; anal, II, IS) in four specimens; dorsal, XIX, 12; anal, 

 II, 1!> in one specimen; dorsal, XVIII, 13; anal, II, 18 in one speci- 

 men. There is considerable discrepancy between our specimens and 

 the original description in the size of the eye. The type was nearl}^ 

 lo inches lon^- and the eye was said to be if in head, and 1^ in snout. 

 In our specimens from 10 to 12 inches long- the Q,y% is from 6 to 6i 

 in head, and from 2 to 2i in snout. In a specimen 7 inches long the 

 eye is 5^ in head and If in snout. 



In some specimens light-])lue spots and reticulations remain on the 

 side of the head below the eye in addition to the dark-brown spots. 



90. HYPLEUROCHILUS PAYTENSIS (Steindachner). 



. Two specimens were taken from rock pools at Payta, Peru, the tj^pe 

 localit3\ They have 20 anal ra3's (one less than described for the type) 

 and 17 and 15 dorsal ra^'s, respectivel}' (the t3'pe had IT). 



Family PLEURONECTID.F. 



91. PARALICHTHYS ADSPERSUS (Steindachner). 

 One large specimen from Callao, Peru. 



92. CITHARICHTHYS GILBERTI Jenkins and Evermann. 



One specimen from Guayaquil is ver}' dark brown in color Init other- 

 wise not different from specimens from Panama. 



The scales on the e3^ed side of this species might better be described 

 as iinelv ctenoid than ciliated. 



