Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 2161 



vomer in 2 patches, on jaws and palatines in bands. Gill rakers rather 

 long, about 10 below the angle, 3 or 4 tubercles on anterior part of arch. 

 Pectoral fins long, reaching to middle of the anal fin ; first dorsal spine 

 weaker and shorter than the second, its length 2 in the head, longest 

 dorsal spine 2 in head; ventrals reaching front of anal, 1^ in the head; 

 first dorsal spine finely serrulate, other spines not serrated; caudal emar- 

 ginate, 4-J in the length of the body. Color uniform brownish above, 

 distal of spinous dorsal black; soft dorsal and caudal faintly barred; 

 ventrals and anal white ; pectorals blackish with white margins. Gala- 

 pagos Islands; not rare. Here described from numerous fine specimens, 8 

 to 10 inches in length, from the Galapagos, (miles, a soldier.) 



Prionotus miles, JENYNS, Zool. Beagle, Fishes, 29, pi. 6, 1842, Chatham Island, Galapagos 

 Archipelago (Coll. Charles Darwin) ; GUNTHER, Cat., n, 196, 1860. 



2489. PRIOXOTUS STEPHA1VOPHBTS, Lockington. 



Head 2; depth 4; eye 1 in snout. D. X-12 or 13; A. 11 or 12; P. 

 13-J-3; scales 55. Body rather stout; head large, compressed, broad, and 

 very nearly plane above, the interorbital region not concave ; no trans- 

 verse furrow behind orbits; orbital rim with a slightly raised, serrated 

 crest; snout very short, | length of head; mouth large, the broad maxil- 

 lary reaching beyond front of orbit ; bands of palatine teeth very narrow ; 

 gill rakers rather long and slender ; head less rough than usual, the bones 

 little striate; occipital process not reaching first dorsal spine; preorbital 

 little projecting ; preopercle with a strong smooth spine, reaching slightly 

 beyond membrane of opercle; opercle ending in 2 points, the lower a 

 long spine, the membrane connecting the 2 scaly ; scales thin, ciliate, not 

 closely imbricate ; first dorsal spine granulate in front ; pectorals reaching 

 beyond middle of anal, about to base of ninth ray; free rays very slender, 

 the uppermost more than $ length of fin; ventrals not reaching vent ; 

 caudal slightly emarginate. Pale olivaceous, abruptly white at level of 

 pectorals ; back and sides with a few scattered dark spots ; branchioste- 

 gals mostly saffron yellow ; spinous dorsal dusky, with diffuse dark blotches 

 most distinct between fourth, fifth, and sixth spines ; second dorsal spot- 

 ted ; caudal with dark blotches ; pectorals dark, with large, round, black 

 spots. Deep water off San Francisco, Point Reyes, Monterey, and Lower 

 California; 4 specimens known. Here described from Mr. Lockington's 

 type, and from 2 others collected by the Albatross at Station 3041, coast 

 of Lower California, (dr^arog, crown; 60/3iX, eyebrow.) 



Prionotus stephanophrys, LOCKINGTON, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1880, 529, Point Reyes, near 

 San Francisco; JORDAN & GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1880, 454; JORDAN & GIL- 

 BERT, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1881, 62; JORDAN &, GILBERT, Synopsis, 736,1883; JORDAN 

 & HUGHES, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 334. 



2490. PRIONOTUS QTJIESCEtfS, Jordan &, Bollman. 



Head 2 to 2 (3J- to 3fc with caudal) ; depth 4 to 4 (5 to 6) ; eye moder- 

 ate, 4 to 5 in head. D. X-12; A. 11; scales, in lateral line, 50 to 55; in 

 a longitudinal series 60 to 70. Body rather slender, compressed, not much 



