292 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



very short, 6-}-16. Humeral process striate or slightly 

 granular, not extending to the middle of the pectoral 

 spine; pectoral pore present. 



Lateral line undulating, having very short lateral 

 branches. 



Distance of dorsal spine from snout 2f-3 in the length; 

 dorsal spine as long as or longer than the head, some- 

 times greatly swollen at its base, its outer margin rough- 

 ened, its inner margin with short teeth; first soft ray 

 little longer than the spine. Distance between dorsal 

 and adipose fins 2f-2| in the length. Adipose fin short. 



Caudal fin deeply forked, the lobes subequal, pointed, 

 3-3| in the length. 



Anal fin emarginate, the tips of the first rays in the ? 

 not reaching the base of the last. 



Ventrals not or scarcely reaching the anal, l|-2 in 

 the head. 



Pectoral spine very long and strong, 2§-8|- in the 

 length, its sides and outer margin striate, its inner mar- 

 gin strongly serrate, little longer than the dorsal spine; 

 first soft ray not as high as the spine. 



Dorsal surface coffee colored, the sides abruptly lighter, 

 humeral region thickly covered with large brown dots; 

 fins all plain yellowish. 



Head 4-4^; depth 5; D. I, 6; A. 20; V. 8; P. I, 8. 



Three specimens .13-. 145 m. Para; Bahia. Agassiz 

 and Bourget. 



LI. Epapterus. 



Epapterits Cope, Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. xvii, 677, 1878 

 (iiispiLuyu.^). 



Type: Epapterus dispilurus Cope. 



Adipose fin none; teeth none; dorsal fin rudiment- 

 ary, composed of a pungent spine and 3 soft rays; inner 

 rays of ventrals connected. Ventrals far behind the 

 dorsal, with 14 rays; anal long. Postcoracoid process 



