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scaled. Scales of the head small and strongly ctenoid, 

 those of the body larger. 



Outline of spinous dorsal regularly arched, the 4th and 

 5th spines highest, 3 in the head: highest articulate ray 

 3? in the head. Anal spines graduated, the second being 

 stronger but considerably shorter than the third, which is 

 513 in the head: highest ray 3 in the head. Pectorals ex- 

 tending somewhat beyond the ventrals. 



Peritoneum black. Top of head and back chiefly black, 

 lateral line vermilion: a blackish band just below the 

 lateral line becoming much wider forward and extending 

 on the sides below the fifth dorsal spine. 



A large opercular spot, a broad band downward and 

 backward from eve, a narrow one across cheeks below 

 the eye, lips and tip of lower jaw chiefly black; the rest 

 of the head and sides chiefly vermilion. Anal and ven- 

 trals vermilion ; pectorals and caudal blackish : dorsals 

 nearly black. Axils dusky. 



14. Sebastodes pinniger (Gill). 



This species has hitherto been known from Monterey 

 northward. We can extend its distribution 400 miles. 

 A single individual .55 m. long was taken off Point Loma 

 December 3, 1889, another December 5, 1889, and an- 

 other December 10. They came from a depth of about 

 100 fathoms. 



This species is verv common in the waters of the 

 northern parts of California. In the south it is replaced 

 bv S.miniatus. The latter species is usually much redder, 

 but a tolerablv complete gradation exists, as many speci- 

 mens of mijiiatus have the red replaced by lemon yellow. 

 There is also an intergradation in the roughness of the 

 mandibular\- scales. 



The life colors of pinniger are : dorsal spines and an- 



