1886 Bulletin 47 y United States National Museum. 



present ; chin with 2 barbels. Branchiostegals 6. Soft dorsal and anal 

 long. An imperfectly known genus, evidently allied to Jordania, found 

 in rather deep water in California, (rtapa, near; Icelimis.) 



2268. PARIELIXUS HOPLITICUS, Eigenmann & Eigenmann. 



Head 4 ; depth 6|. D. XII, 19 ; A. 23. Body elongate, subcylindrical for- 

 ward, somewhat compressed behind ; region between dorsal armature flat. 

 Snout pointed. Eye large, elevated, 1 in snout, 3 in head. Interorbital 

 region with a deep median groove and 2 shallower grooves, its width less 

 than diameter of pupil. Upper posterior portion of orbit strongly ser- 

 rate. Posterior margin of preorbital serrate. Suborbital stay with 2 

 strong upward directed spines behind the eye. Top of head depressed, 

 a series of 3 spines on either side, the posterior 2 removed from the 

 anterior one; 2 small spines above posterior part of each eye. Mouth 

 large, maxillary reaching to below anterior margin of pupil, 3 in 

 head. Both jaws with bands of teeth, the outward anterior ones 

 recurved; vomer and palatines with smaller teeth. A barbel on either 

 side of the lower jaw about as long as pupil. Origin of spinous dor- 

 sal above the posterior portion of the opercle, its end above the origin 

 of the anal ; caudal broad, rounded ; ventrals reaching the second anal 

 ray; pectoral very broad, reaching the fifth anal ray. A narrow stripe 

 along base of anal naked; prickles along lateral line enlarged, forming 2 

 series of spinelets along its anterior portion; 34 pairs of strong recurved 

 spines along the sides of the back. Sides ashy with scattered rusty spots ; 

 a series of conspicuous purple spots below the lateral line; lower surface 

 white; dorsal and caudal marked with rusty bars. Cortez Banks, off San 

 Diego, California (Eigenmann); not seen by us. Type, a single well- 

 preserved specimen, 15 mm. long, from the stomach of Sebastodes levis, from 

 48 fathoms. (oitkiTiKos, armed.) 



Paricelinu* hopliticus, EIGENMANN & EIGENMANN, West American Scientist, Nov. 9, 1889, 

 131, Cortez Banks. (Coll. C. H. Eigenmann.) 



705. ALCIDEA, Jordan & Evermann. 

 Alcidea, JORDAN & EVERMANN, new genus (thoburni). 



Body elongate, with slender and spinous head. Branchiostegal mem- 

 branes broadly united, free from the isthmus. Preopercular spines sim- 

 ple, 3 in number, all directed downward ; a distinct slit behind last gill 

 arch. Teeth in jaws, and on vomer and palatines. A palmate supra- 

 orbital cirrus ; others present on preopercle. Nasal spine strong. Body 

 thickly beset with short, stiff, villiform'prickles ; a series of plates along 

 each side of base of dorsals, bearing each a strong spine; plates of lateral 

 line spinous. Both dorsals and anal very long ; caudal rounded ; pectorals 

 with the lower rays simple, exserted, produced; ventrals broad, I, 5. 

 Alcidca differs widely from Icelus in the structure of its ventrals and pec- 

 torals, in the very spinous head, and in the nature of the body covering. 

 It is, however, evidently very close to Paricelinus. If Dr. Eigenmann's 



