1916. 



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Hemirhamphus balao Le Sueur. 



San Josef I., March 31, and Ceralbo I., April 20, a single specimen from 

 each of these localities was picked up on the beach. The species is well 

 known and widely distributed in the Atlantic, hut lias not hitherto been 

 reported from the Pacific Ocean. 



Exoccetid.e. Flying Fishes. 

 Fodiator acutus (Curler and Valenciennes). Sharp-nosed Flying-fish. 

 Cape San Lucas, March 24, two specimens seined. 



FlSTULARIID.E. TRUMPET FlSHES. 



Fistularia depressa Gunther. Corneta. 



Cape San Lucas, March 23; San Josef I., March 31; Agua Verde Bay, 

 April 1, and Santa ( 'atalina I., April 16, taken chiefly in the seine. 



Syxuxathid.e. Pipe Fishes. 

 Siphostoma carinatum Gilbert. 

 East side of Cerros I., March 11, one specimen seined. 



Siphostoma leptorhynchum (Girard). 

 One specimen without special data. 



Siphostoma exile sp. now 



Fig. 7. 



Head 9; depth 5 in head, equal to breadth; snout 2; eye 3 in postorbital part oi 

 head, equal to pectoral, equal to about k of caudal. Kings 20 4- -45. D. 38, on on • 

 and a quarter body rings and eight and three-quarters caudal rings, its base .8 in hea 1. 

 equal to distance from tip to snout to base of pectoral. Body slender, the posterior 

 half of trunk distended, its diameter 3.6 in head; head and trunk in tail 1.4; trunk 

 in tail 1.8. Angles rather low, a low keel on snout not extending on head; no nuchal 

 or opercular ridges. 



Color in spirits, pale yellowish; paler on belly, under side of tail with brow lish 

 flecks; a conspicuous dark brown band from chin' to eye, thenc2 more narrowly 



