SHORE FISHES OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 395 



ridge of back grayish-lavender, pinkish tinge on sides, below whitish ; 

 ventrals and anal light olive ; caudal brownish ; iris green with inner 

 ring of red. 



115. HALICHCERES NICHOLSI (Jordan & Gilbert). 



Platyglossus nicholsi JORDAN & GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1881, 231, 

 Socorro Island. JORDAN & BOLLMAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 

 182 (Charles Island, Galapagos). 



Iridio nicholsi, JORDAN & EVERMANN, Fishes North and Mid. Amer., ii, 1591, 

 1898 ; ibid., Check-list, 412. 



Range. Revillagigedo and Galapagos archipelagos. 



One specimen, 280 mm. long, from Charles Island. 



Depth a little greater than 3 ; head, to end of opercular flap, a little 

 less than 3; D. IX, 13; A. Ill, 12; ventrals and pectorals about 

 equal, i^ in hand ; first anal spine very small, concealed by the skin ; 

 posterior border of caudal straight, angles not at all produced ; lateral 

 line with tubes on 27 scales; bent downward over 4 scales on the i9th 

 oblique series of scales, and then again running on 5 others, so that it 

 crosses only 24 oblique series; anterior canines \- \\ upper ones 

 straight, directed forward, outward and downward; middle lower 

 ones at symphysis of jaw, straight, projecting upward and forward be- 

 tween upper ones ; outer lower ones projecting upward, outward and 

 forward and then curving backward ; two small posterior canines in 

 the upper jaw, each conical, directed downward. 



Color in life. Above light olive, belly pale grayish, back darker 

 than sides ; a blackish blotch behind head, brick-red below it ; sides 

 of head with bright blue spots about eye, lavender spots. below level 

 of mouth ; lips pinkish ; lower jaw barred with straw-yellow ; pec- 

 toral bluish-black, base light olive with blue blotches ; three chrome- 

 yellow blotches on sides above pectoral ; spine and border of first ray 

 of ventral blue, rest of first ray hazel-brown, posteriorly bordered with 

 blue, the other' rays pale, transparent; dorsal dusky brick-red near 

 margin, at base spotted with green, just above base blue, edge of fin 

 light blue ; membrane of caudal dusky-olive, spotted with blue, pos- 

 terior border of fin red. 



1 1 6. HALICHCERES SELLIFER (Gilbert). 



Halichceres sellifer GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1890, 67, Clarion Island. 

 Iridio sellifer, JORDAN & EVERMANN, Fishes North and Mid. Amer., n, 1592, 



i8 9 8. 



Range. Revillagigedo Archipelago. 



