380 Bulletin 47, United States National Museum. 



of pectoral ; pectoral developed, small, a little broader than long, nearly 

 as long as snout ; dorsal fin very low, beginning at a point midway 

 between front of eye and gill opening; anal similar to dorsal. Head \\\ 

 in distance from tip of snout to vent ; head and trunk a little longer than 

 tail; head If; trunk 14. Length of type, 31 inches; Egmont Key, 

 Florida ; distinguished from B. scuticaris by the very short head. One 

 specimen known. (Bascanion, the black snake, which the body much 

 resembles, from /3daaVof, malignant.) 



Coecula bascanium, JORDAN, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1884, 43, Egmont Key, Florida. 

 Bascanichlhys bascanium, JORDAN & DAVIS, I. c., 621. 



182. QUASSIREMUS, Jordan & Davis. 



Quassiremus, JORDAN & DAVIS, Apodal Fishes, 622, 1892, (evionthas). 



This genus contains two species from the Eastern Pacific, differing from 

 Ophichthus only in the rudimentary pectoral fins, (quassus, obliterated ; 

 remus, oar.) 



a. Body with rather '.frge, yellow spots, each with a black ring, besides black spots of various 

 sizes ; pectoral not half as long as eye. NOTHOCHIR, 623. 



aa. Body everywhere freckled with small black spots ; pectorals about as long as eye. 



EVIONTHAS, 624. 

 628. QUASSIREMUS NOTHOCHIR (Gilbert). 



Body marked with rather large yellow spots, each with a black ring, 

 and with black spots and blotches of various sizes. Teeth all uniserial; 

 pectorals represented by a small triangular flap, less than i the diameter 

 of eye and the gill slit ; head 4i in trunk; head and trunk longer than 

 tail by a distance equal to the length of the snout ; cleft of mouth 2 in 

 head ; snout 4 in head ; eye i of snout, its anterior margin over middle of 

 cleft of mouth ; gill slit vertical, lateral 6^ in head. Middle of back with 

 a series of 12 elliptical yellow spots, their length one-half diameter of 

 eye, each spot surrounded by a black ring, coalescent below with a large 

 elliptical black blotch on middle of sides ; head closely covered with 

 spots about the size of the eye, around which are reticulations of light 

 yellow. (Gilbert.) San Josef Island, Gulf of California. (v66os, spurious; 

 yelp, hand.) 



Ophichthy* nolhochir, GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1890, 58, San Josef Island, Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia. (Coll. Albatross.) 

 Quassiremus nothochir, JORDAN & DAVIS, I. c., 623. 



624. QUASSIREMUS EYIONTHAS (Jordan & Bollman). 



Pectorals very small, about as long as eye ; teeth in jaws uniserial, 

 anterior vomerine teeth biserial ; head 4f in trunk ; snout 4| in head; eye 2f 

 in snout, much nearer angle of mouth than tip of snout ; cleft of mouth 

 2 in head. Color light olive, the entire body covered with numerous 

 small round or oval black spots separated at intervals by a yellowish 

 ground color ; in about fifteen places these spots are larger and darker 

 and tend to form cross bands. Hood Island, Galapagos; one specimen 

 known. (EV, well; lov%q, freckled; the word from lovdoe, an eruption 

 preceding the growth of the beard. 



