

1916.] Osburn and Nichols, Shore Fishes from Lower California. 177 



posterior cross-band; a pearly white blotch on opercle and a line of the same color 

 downward from eye; a series of dark spots on mid-dorsal line and small dots on the 

 upper side of the head. 



Type No. 5206, American Museum of Natural History, Cape San Lucas, March 

 23, 1911, length 1.3 inches, taken in seining. Two other specimens about the same 

 size and corresponding remarkably well in color were taken at the same time. 



Dactylagnus mundus Gill. 

 South end of Magdalena Bay, March 20, one specimen seined. 



Myxodagnus opercularis Gill. 



Cape San Lucas, March 23, two specimens, one 1| inches, the other If 

 inches in length, both taken in the seine. 



Uranoscopid.e. Star-gazers. 



Astroscopus zephyreus Gilbert and Starks. 



Ballenas Bay, March 16, one specimen 8 inches long taken in the seine. 

 Only two specimens hitherto known. 



Batrachoidid.e. Toad-fishes. 



Porichthys notatus Girard. Midshipman. 



San Bartholome Bay, March 13; Santa Maria Bay, March 18, and 

 Magdalena Bay, March 21. Specimens were seined at all three places, and 

 one w r as taken at 13 fathoms by the trawl at Magdalena Bay. 



GOBIESOCID/E. CLING-FISHES. 



Gobiesox adust us Jordan and Gilbert. 

 San Francisquito Bay, April 9, one specimen. 



Gobiesox funebris Gilbert. 

 San Francisquito Bay, April 9, numerous specimens taken at the shore. 



Arbaciosa humeralis (Gilbert). 

 San Francisquito Bay, April 9, a dozen specimens taken at the shore. 



