Jordan and Evermann . Fishes of Nerth A merica . ^803 



blackish spots, some oblong, smaller on head and covering the whole 

 belly ; 39 spots in the dorsal row, these spots usually alternating each with 

 its fellow on the other side of dorsal, sometimes opposite; spots of second 

 row usually opposite; spots of third row smaller and more numerous, 

 extending from the cheeks to opposite the vent, thence running along 

 base of anal, not running on fin, most of the spots of this row little more 

 than \ length of snout; 2 rows of smaller spots along belly from gill open- 

 ing to front of anal; spots on nape rather large, on head larger and more 

 numerous than in M. xysturus; pale color of head reduced to reticulations; 

 chin and throat spotted as much as head; no pale centers to any of the 

 spots ; dorsal without spots or with only a few, which come up from back ; 

 from beginning to end the dorsal has a broad black margin about height 

 of fin; anal mostly pale, but toward tip having some black markings; 

 pectoral with upper half jet-black, a white margin posteriorly, a small 

 black spot in lower corner. This species is distinguishable from all others 

 by the great number of spots of small size and without pale centers ; the 

 black edge of dorsal; the black spot on the rather large pectoral, and 

 especially by having the belly spotted as much as the other parts. Clarion 

 Island. One specimen, about a foot long, known, (itdg, whole, entire, 

 all; tiriyna, spot.) 



Myrichthys pantostigmius, JORDAN & McGREGOR, Kept. TJ. S. Fish Comm. 1898, pi. 4, 

 Clarion Island. (Type, No. 5710, L. S. Jr. TJniv. Mus. Coll. R. C. McGregor.) 



Page 377. After Pisoodonophis cruentifer add: 



GlS(a). PISOODONOPHIS DASPILOTUS, Gilbert, new species. 



Brownish above, gray below, the head and body usually thickly cov- 

 ered with black spots smaller than the eye ; these are smaller and more 

 numerous on the head, fewer and fainter on the lighter interior surface, 

 and become indistinct or entirely disappear on the terminal portion of 

 tail. In 1 specimen the head and trunk are spotted and the entire tail 

 unicolor. In another no spots are present, the upper parts being a uni- 

 form dark brown, the under parts lighter brown, a few dark freckles only 

 being present on sides of head. In all specimens the snout and lower jaw 

 are blackish. The anus is near the middle of the total length, sometimes 

 nearer the tip of snout, sometimes nearer tip of tail. The cheeks are not 

 greatly swollen. The gape extends behind the eye, its length, measured 

 from tip of lower jaw to angle of mouth, being contained 4f to 4f in head. 

 The snout projects beyond the lower jaw for a distance about equaling 

 diameter of orbit. Eye 2 to 2 in snout, If to 2} in interorbital width. 

 Tubes of anterior nostrils about i diameter of eye, directed downward 

 near tip of snout. Posterior nostrils under front of eye, concealed in the 

 upper lip as usual. Teeth all bluntly conic, in rather wide bands on jaws 

 and vomer; they are usually not disposed in regular series within the 

 bands, but each band has about the width of 4 series, and these are some- 

 times distinguishable. The mandibular teeth become larger on approach- 

 ing the symphysis, those at point of mandible and those on head of vomer 

 being much the largest teeth present. The patch on shaft of vomer tapers 



