Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 1835 



p. SEBASTODES VULPES (Steindachner &Doderlein). 



Head 2g to 2 ; depth 3 to 3. D. XIII, 13 ; A. HE, 6 ; P. ; lateral line 61 (32 to 36 pores.) 

 Nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic, and parietal spines present, quite strong ; eye 4 

 to 4|, snout (to tip of symphyseal knob of lower jaw) 4 to 4J, interorbital space 5 to 5 in 

 head. Maxillary reaching posterior margin of orbit; lower jaw projecting, with sym- 

 physeal knob. Lower border of broad preorbital with 3 blunt lobes; preopercle with 5 

 spines, the 2 lower broad, blunt, the 3 upper more slender, sharp, the 2 opercular 

 spim-s strongly diverging; upper end of intcropercle, especially in older individuals, with 

 a spine; lower end of subopercle with a weaker spine which sometimes divides into 

 several. Snout, anterior part of preorbital and lower jaw scaleless; a few very small 

 scales on maxilhtry behind and under preorbital; rest of head thickly covered with 

 rough scales. Several pores on each side under lower jaw. Interorbital space nearly flat, 

 with very weak iuterorbital ridges. Gill rakers long and slender. Upper profile rises 

 moderately, slightly curved at the snout. Fifth or sixth and seventh dorsal spines 

 longest, 2 to 2 in head. Second anal spine stronger, but sometimes a little shorter than 

 third, 2 in head in small individuals, nearly 3 in larger ones. Pectoral equals head 

 without snout, reaching vent in adults, a little beyond in young; ventral If to If in head; 

 caudal equaling ventrals, slightly convex. Scales moderately large, with some accessory 

 scales. Body, dorsal, anal, and caudal tins mingled reddish brown and whitish; pec- 

 toral and ventral grayish; upper half of head reddish brown, strewn with small dark, 

 brown spots which posteriorly almost unite in wavy stripes, or marked like body ; lower 

 side of head and body whitish yellow. Not rare in fish markets of Tokio. Very close to 

 IS. scldegelii, Hilgendorf, but easily distinguished by the absence of spine on inferior border 

 of preorbital. (Steindachner & Doderlein.) 



Sebaetes vulpes, STEINDACHNER & DODERLEIN, Denkschr. Akad. Wissensch. Wieii, 203, pi. 2, 

 1884, Tokio. 



691. SEBASTOPSIS, Gill. 



Sebastopsix, GlLL, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1862, 278 (polylepis). 



This genus (lifters from Scbastodcs in the absence of palatine teeth. D. 

 XIII, 9 or 10; A. Ill, 5. No dermal flaps; cheeks and opercles scaly; pre- 

 orbital with obtuse spines or none. The known species are all of very 

 small size and are often preserved in Chinese insect boxes. (Sebastcs; 

 o^zs, appearance.) 



2-233. SEBASTOPSIS XYRIS, Jordan & Gilbert 



Head 2; depth 3. D. XIII, 10; A. Ill, 5; scales 48; maxillary If in 

 head; eye 3|; pectoral about 1;. longest dorsal spine 2f ; second anal 

 spine If; ventr&l !-; middle caudal ray about 2 in head. Body moder- 

 ately elongate ; head rather sharp ; jaws equal; interorbital space concave; 

 top of head scaly and without occipital depression ; usual spines sharp, 

 with a fleshy flap nearly as long as pupil; spines above eye each with a 

 similar fleshy flap; preorbital, supraorbital, postorlrital, and tympanic 

 spines present, each sharp and high; occipital and nuchal spines also well 

 developed; a small temporal spine; a small spine under the eye on the 

 sharp stay; a spine at end of stay in front of the perpendicular spines; 

 the last with a small spine at its base; 2 sharp spines below opercular 

 spine. Cheeks and opercles covered with ctenoid and imbricated scales 

 without flaps; body scales ctenoid and closely imbricated, without flaps. 

 Gill rakers very short and slender. Breast covered with imbricated 

 cycloid scales. Viliform teeth on jaws and vomer, none on palatines. 



