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Color in life, according to Evermann & Jenkins, yel- 

 lowish ; five quadrate spots of darker extending from dor- 

 sal to a line drawn from middle of eye to lower base of 

 caudal, the anterior one above tip of pectoral; median 

 line of side with a more or less distinct series of small 

 spots ; a short dark vertical line behind the eye ; a dark 

 blotch in front of origin of dorsal fin and another on 

 humeral region; under side of head with two ill-defined 

 bands of dark; dorsal fin more or less speckled with 

 black, the anal with a narrow white border above which 

 is a broader band of deep brown. 



Six specimens, the largest about 3 inches long, were 

 obtained at Guaymas, Sonora, by Dr. Evermann and Dr. 

 Jenkins in 1887. One of these, No. 412, L. S. Jr. Uni- 

 versity Mus., examined by us, is the type of the present 

 description. 



The large mouth distinguishes this species at once from 

 Hyfisoblennius striatiis, with which it has been identified. 

 The species is intermediate between typical Chasmodes 

 and Hypsoblcnnius, and its discovery may make it neces- 

 sary to merge the latter in Chasmodes. 



31. Runula azalea Jordan & Bollman. Plate xxxvii. 



Jordan & Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1S89, 171. Indefatigable 

 Island. 



I present a plate taken from one of the types of this 

 interesting little Blenny. 



32. Lucioblennius alepidotus Gilbert. Plate xxxvii. 



Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1890, 103. Gulf of California. 

 The genus Lucioblennius is very close to Chcsnopsis of 

 the West Indies, and belongs to the Chamopsince. It is 

 not possible to separate this group, as a family, from the 

 Blenniidm until the various intermediate subfamilies, Phol- 

 idichthyitue, Pseudoblenniince , Emblemariince and Ophio- 



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