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cc. Eye conspicuously smaller, i>^ in snout, \\-\\ in interorbital, /^Yz'Wi 

 head. Tips of nasal spines concealed.* Occipital ridges low. Highest 

 dorsal spine 24-3 in the head. Band of palatine teeth usually much nar- 

 rower at the middle than at the ends, (iray, darker above, with a series 

 of large light spots on the back. Fins colored like the body, the second 

 dorsal, the caudal and anal yellowish. Head 3; depth 3 '/^-3>^. D. xiii, 

 ISK; A. iii,9'/2. serranoides. 



bb. Snout blunt, lower jaw scarcely projecting. Anal rounded. Eye slightly 

 more than 4 in the head. Highest dorsal spine 2>^-3 in head. Pectorals 

 rounded, not reaching tips of ventrals. Dark gray, with small darker spots. 

 Black spots on base of spinous dorsal. Head 3; depth 3-3^; D.xiii,i3)^; 

 A.iii,7%-8^. melanops. 



aa. Bright vermillion, lighter below. goodei. 



♦Evident 011 one side of one of the types. 



S. g-Qodci is not an uncommon rish in the market at 

 San Francisco where specimens 23 inches Ion*;- were ob- 

 served. 



Sehastodcs lev Is has also been observed in the San 

 Francisco market, having been brouoht from Monterey. 



CiTHARicHTHYS SORDIDUS. — We have recentl}' pro- 

 cured a large number of Cit/iar/r/if/iys sh'^iinciis and also 

 the voung of C. surdidns. The material obtained proves 

 the validity of both species. 



