ADDITIONS TO FAUNA OF SAN DIEGO. 1 3 



Preopercular spines strong, the two lower slender, dis- 

 tinct. 



Scales small as in paucispinis ; jaws and tip of snout 

 finely scaled. 



Dorsal spines slender, the highest about 3 in head. A 

 deep notch between the spinous and soft dorsal fins. 



Caudal deeply forked, the middle rays about half as 

 long as the longest. Anal spines very short, graduated, 

 the second little more than half an orbital diameter, much 

 lower than in flavidus, the rays low, not twice as high as 

 second spine. Ventrals short, reaching half way to base 

 of 3d dorsal spine. 



Pectoral lanceolate, reaching midway between tip of 

 ventral and vent. 



Gill-rakers slender, the longest 2 in orbit. 

 Peritoneum white. 



Color clear vermihon, the back a httle darker than the 

 sides, the belly whitish. Anal, pectoral and ventral fins 

 vermilion, the membranes of the dorsal dusky-yellowish. 

 Caudal vermihon, somewhat dusky. No black anywhere. 

 Dedicated to Dr. G. Brown Goode, in charge of the 

 United States National Museum. 



This species being intermediate between paucispinis 

 audi flavidus, that is between Sebastodcs and Sebasiichtys, 

 the genus Scbastodes will either have to be merged with 

 Sebastichthys, or the latter divided into other genera. 



12. Sebastodes rufus sp. nov. 



Several specimens of this species were taken off Point 

 Loma in 100 fathoms of water, November 14, 1889. 

 Others have since been brought into the markets. It is 

 evidently closely alHed to 5. oralis and S. entomclas. 



For comparison we have a specimen of S. oralis .37 m. 

 long taken on the Cortes Banks in 45 fathoms, July, 1889. 



