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little longer than the third, considerably shorter than the 

 rays, 2^^ in the head. 



General color (in life) pink overlaid with bronze. Top 

 of head and back above lateral line bronze with five pink 

 spots ; sides below the lateral line finely vermiculated with 

 bronze, which occupies more space than the ground 

 color. Pink spots of the back placed as in related spe- 

 cies, not surrounded by green or purple; posterior part 

 of lateral line pink. Sides of head bronze (pink show- 

 ing through) with an ill -defined streak backward from 

 upper angle of eye ; a light pink spot on upper angle of 

 gill opening; head below orbit pink, with a bronze bar 

 through the cheeks; maxillary pink, with a median bronze 

 streak; membranes of the maxillaries chiefly bronze. 

 Lower surface of head rose colored; breast yellowish- 

 pink, abdomen nearly white, area above anal yellowish. 

 Dorsal light bluish -pink clouded with bronze, the rays 

 of all the other fins pink, the membranes bronze. 



GADID^. 

 i8. Merlucius productus (Ayres). 



This species is common on the shores of northern Cal- 

 ifornia. It has not been recorded south of Santa Barbara. 



A single specimen was brought into the San Diego mar- 

 ket November 6, 1889. It came from off Point Loma. 

 Others have since been observed. 



COTTID.^. 

 19. Leiocottus hirundo Girard. 



A single specimen of this species, of which Jordan & 

 Gilbert (Synopsis Fish. N. A., 712) say: " Santa Barbara 

 Islands; extremely local" was taken in San Diego Bay, 

 January 31, 1890. 



