Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 1751 



Diodon reticulates, LINN.KUS, Syst. Nat., Ed. x, 334, 1758, India; after Ostracion subrotundis, 



etc.,ARTEDI; Gb'NTHER, Cat., VIII, 313, 1870. 



Chilomycterus reticulatus, JORDAN & GILBERT, Synopsis, 966, 1883. 



2170. CHILOXYCTERUS CALIFORMEXSIS, Eigenmann. 



No tentacles any where. Spines of back all low, those of front especially 

 so, increasing in size toward belly where they become much larger than 

 those of back. No spine, on middle of forehead. A spine at upper anterior 

 jingle of orbit; 1 above, somewhat behind its middle; 1 slightly behind 

 and above its upper posterior angle; another halfway between the last and 

 the upper angle of pectoral, and another before and a little above the 

 upper margin of pectoral, lilue above, white below; forehead and bases 

 of all the fins with small (^ in.) dark spots, fewer on anal; back densely 

 covered with short streaks or bars, which become larger spots on sides; a 

 few round dark spots ( inch in diameter) on belly; spots below eye larger 

 than those on forehead, similar in size to those on caudal peduncle. 

 Length 9$ inches. San Pedro, California. (Eigenmann). Apparently 

 very rare; only the type known. 



Cftiloinycterus calif ornicnsis, EIGENMANN, Amer. Nat., v, 1891, 25, 1133, San Pedro, Cali- 

 fornia. (Coll. C. H. Eigenmanu.) 



685. LYOSPH^RA, Evermann & Kendall. 



Lyosphcvra, EVERMANN & KENDALL, Bull. U. S. Fish. Comm. 1897, 131 (globosa). 



This genus is distinguished from Chilomycterna by its armature of flat- 

 tish, papery or cartilaginous plates to which are attached minute hair-like 

 papilla 1 . The nostril, as in Diodon, is undivided and has 2 lateral open- 

 ings. (/Vt>o>, to loose, i. e., lax, flabby; dtivipa, sphere, ball,) 



2171. LYOSPH-ERA GLOBOSA, Evermann & Kendall. 



Head 3^; depth 1; eye 3| in head; snout 4. D. 11; A. 4. Form oblong 

 ovoid; head broad, interorbital space slightly convex, broad, its width 

 l.V in head. Dorsal and anal far back, each separated from the caudal by 

 a space equal to f diameter of eye, each very small, the anal rays scarcely 

 distinguishable; pectoral broad and short, about 20 rays, the length less 

 than interorbital width. Tooth of each jaw solid and continuous. En- 

 tire body sparsely covered with minute hair-like appendage, or very 

 flexible dermal papillae, these very short (-% inch long), appearing to be 

 2-rooted, and attached to flattish, papery or cartilaginous plates. Nostril 

 in a short papilla with 2 lateral openings and no division at tip. Ground 

 color yellowish white, this color regularly broken up into numerous round- 

 ish or hexagonal spots by a network of dark brown, the width of the 

 brown spaces being usually less than the diameter of the spots which 

 are smallest on back and top of head; a villous papilla in the center of each 

 spot. Length of .type If inches. Atlantic coast of the United States; 

 known from the mouth of the Rappahannock River and from Biscayne 



