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moderate, those forming the lateral line persistent, the others deciduous, 

 those on colored side with ciliated margins, on blind side smooth ; lateral 

 line without anterior curve, the scales crowded and smaller anteriorly. 

 Color in spirits uniform olivaceous, the scales dark edged; lips and 

 some of the membrane bones of head margined with blackish; fins 

 dusky, each seventh (to tenth) ray of vertical fins with a very small but 

 conspicuous black spot on its middle. The above description is from the 

 original type from Santa Barbara. Numerous specimens dredged by the 

 Albatross in 9 to 41 fathoms off the coast of California show the following 

 characters: Gill rakers .r-f 9. Specimens 5 mm. long show white spots 

 each with a black half ring on the outer side symmetrically arranged 

 along bases of dorsal and anal; 4 distinct pairs of these, 2 unpaired ones 

 more anteriorly along dorsal base, and a few fainter ones midway between 

 these rows and the lateral line and alternating with them; there are some 

 other scattered light spots. The abdomen is covered by a broad black 

 streak; this, however, is wanting in specimens larger and smaller. Coast 

 of California ; rare ; in rather deep water. The original type of this species 

 is a young example, taken near Santa Barbara by Capt. Andrea Larco. In 

 the Museum of Comparative Zoology are other specimens collected by Mr. 

 Cary at San Francisco. These have 72 anal rays, while the original type 

 had but 68. A few other specimens have been since obtained. Some of 

 these are full of spawn at a length of 5 inches. (<5Tiyf*alo$, speckled.) 



Citharichthys stigmceus, JORDAN & GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882, 410, 411, Santa 

 Barbara (Coll. A. Larco. Type, 31099 TJ. S. Nat, Mus.) ; JORDAN & GILBERT, Synopsis, 

 965, 1883; JORDAN & Goss, Review Flounders and Soles, 274, 1889; GILBERT, Kept. TJ. 

 S. Fish. Comm. 1893 (1896) 473. 



Subgenus CITHARICHTHYS. 

 3052. CITHAK1CHTHYS DINOCEROS, Goode & Bean. 



HeadSi in length; depth 2. D. 91; A. 73; scales 14-48-16; eye 3 in 

 head; maxillary a little less than 2; greatest height of dorsal 2; pec- 

 toral 24 in body; caudal 5. Teeth uniserial in both jaws, those in the 

 front much the largest ; a strong spine upon the snout overhanging the 

 upper lip, above this a second shorter spine ; interorbital very narrow, its 

 width less than 5 in eye, ridge rather prominent, narrow, sharp. Scales 

 thin, deciduous, cycloid, large ; lateral line slightly curved over the pecto- 

 ral. Dorsal beginning on snout, in advance of eye, upon the blind side, 

 its highest rays behind the middle ; origin of anal under base of pectoral ; 

 third and fourth pectoral rays upon the eyed side elongate, the tin longer 

 than its mate of the opposite side ; caudal subsessile, pointed. Color gray- 

 ish brown above, white below. Vertebra 33 to 36. West Indies, in deep 

 water. The type specimen, 92 mm. long to base of caudal, was taken by 

 the Blake, off Guadeloupe; others were taken off St. Lucie and Barbados, 

 from 310 to 955 fathoms. (Goode & Bean.) (deiros, terrible; vepas, horn.) 



Citharichthys dinoceros, GOODE & BEAN, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., xn, No. 5, 157, 1886, off 

 Martinique, St. Lucie, and Barbados; JORDAN & Goss, Review Flounders and 

 Soles, 275, 1889; GOODE & BEAN, Oceanic Ichthyology, 447, 1896. 



