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the 1 2th y^ as long as longest; soft rays equal to longest 

 spines. Only a slight notch between the dorsals. Cau- 

 dal lunate, if in head; second anal spine stronger and 

 considerably longer than third, longer than soft rays, 

 longer than longest dorsal spine, very little more than 

 two in head. Pectorals reaching beyond ventrals but not 

 to vent, a little less than head, 3}4 in body; their base 

 narrow, equal to orbit, the lower rays not thickened. 

 Scales rather small, everywhere strongly ctenoid, acces- 

 sory scales not very numerous; preorbital, snout, maxil- 

 laries, mandible and branchiostegal rays scaled; all the 

 fin rays more or less scaly. Color much as in Sebastodes 

 ovalis, but with dark blotches and no dark specks. Dark 

 olivaceous, tinged with reddish, especially below; a large, 

 irregular dark blotch under soft dorsal, crossing lateral 

 line ; a smaller one on lateral line below posterior part of 

 spinous dorsal; top of head and anterior part of back to 

 about 9th dorsal spine nearly uniformly dark to below 

 lateral line; two indefinite dark bands from behind orbit 

 across preopercle and opercle; lips black. Dorsal fin 

 olivaceous, spinous dorsal dark-edged, soft dorsal darker 

 at base; caudal and pectorals olivaceous, axils dark, ven- 

 trals yellowish, anal pale; no small round black spots 

 anywhere. Peritoneum black. Bones of skull thin, cra- 

 nial ridges nearly obsolete, parietal bones meeting, inter- 

 orbital space somewhat convex, 3^ in base of skull, a 

 slight depression on each side of a sharp, narrow median 

 ridge, and another just within each supraocular ridge; 

 ventral process of basisphenoid rudimentary, mesethmoid 

 processes compressed, not elevated; base of skull very 

 strongly curved. Closely related to Sebastodes oval is. 

 Types 7^ inches long. No. 2282, L. S. Jr. Univ. 



This species is thus far known from Monterey Bay, 

 California, whence the six specimens before us were 



