ADDITIONS TO FAUNA OF SAN DIEGO. I9 



high, the region between them depressed. Opercular and 

 preopercular spines long and strong. 



Gill-rakers all short, the longest one-tifth orbital diam- 

 eter. 



Mandible, maxillary and snout, except a median trian- 

 gular spot, scaly. Accessory scales very numerous on 

 cheeks and opercles. 



Preorbital Httle less than half width of orbit, with a sin- 

 gle, flat downward directed spine at its posterior angle 

 (sinuate in chlorostictus). 



Spinous dorsal deeply incised, the membrane of the 

 fifth spine meeting the sixth spine near its basal fourth, 

 less deeply incised in smaller specimens, the highest 

 spine 2-2)^ in head; highest dorsal ray, 2^4-3 in head. 

 Second anal spine 2^-3 in head; highest anal ray, 

 2^-2^ • Pectorals reaching to twelfth dorsal spine, 4^-5 

 in the total length. 



Color marks all having a washed or faded appearance. 

 Body and head intense rose pink. Back and dorsal fin in- 

 distinctly marked with raw sienna; fins colored like the 

 body. Three pink spots, one below origin of soft dorsal, 

 one below its end, one above the lateral line below the 

 ninth dorsal spine. Membranes between maxillaries 

 Saturn red. Peritoneum perfectly white, or more or less 

 dusky. 



A specimen of this species .42 m. long taken De- 

 cember 10, 1889, in 100 fathoms off Point Loma, pre- 

 sents the following characters as compared with a speci- 

 men of S. chlorostidus, .38 m. long, taken July 29, 1889, 

 in 45 fathoms of water at the Cortes Banks : 



