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of the fin, as in JHalarchus snyderi; ventrals situated below the upper 

 edge of the base of the pectoral, just reaching the anus. Cirri all distiix t, 

 never joined at the base in a comb as in Dialarchns snyderi; 3 pairs of 



2 or 3 cirri each above the orbits, the first directly above the nasal spines, 



3 pairs on top of head behind orbits, a few scattered cirri below these on 

 side of head, a bunch of 2 or 3 on end of maxillary, a row on lower margin 

 of preopercle, a large bunch above the preopercnlar spines, and several 

 scattered cirri on margin of opercle; a row of bunched cirri along the 

 anterior half of lateral line, a row along the base of the dorsal, including 

 a bunch of 3 or 4 for each spine .and ray, the row bending downward at 

 the last spine of the first dorsal, leaving a space between the cirri and the 

 base of the dorsal spines; a few scattered cirri between the dorsal and 

 lateral rows, and below the lateral line behind the pectoral fin. Color 

 light brown to all shades of light red, pink, or lavender, spotted every- 

 where with white, the spots extremely minute on dorsal half of body, but 

 more conspicuous ventrally ; 5 wedge-shaped spots of dark brown along 

 dorsal side of body; head dark brown, sometimes blotched with red or 

 green, becoming lighter on side, leaving a dark postocular line extending 

 from eye to the preopercular spine, and a dark spot on lower margin of 

 preopercle, everywhere very finely marked with white and blue; a white 

 spot with a brown center just in front of first dorsal; throat and belly a 

 very light, bluish green,. shading into a faint yellow behind pectoral, and 

 a brownish green on each side of anal; all the fins, excepting the veu- 

 trals, light brownish green barred with dark brown; caudal light reddish 

 brown, anal and tip of pectoral tinged with pinkish. A young individual 

 is lighter and more brilliantly colored. This species is most closely allied 

 to Dialarchus snyderi, from which it differs in the presence of a third pre- 

 opercular spine, the greater depth and comparative length of the head, 

 the larger eye and nasal spines, and the arrangement of the cirri. Many 

 other specimens taken at Monterey Bay, but it is not recorded from any 

 other locality. The most brilliantly colored of the tide-pool fishes, inhab- 

 iting only the deep pools rich in plant life, (rubellio, a rosy one.) 

 Eximia rubelliu, GREELEY, Bull. TT. S. Fish Com. 1899 (Dec. 13, 1899), 18, fig. 5, Pacific 



Grove, Cal. (Type, ISTo. 6066, L. S. Jr. Univ. Mus. Coll. Greeley <fc Maddren.) 



Page 2027. Gilbertina, Jordan & Starks, is preoccupied in Lepidoptera. 

 For its use in ichthyology Dr. Berg has substituted Gilbertidia. 

 Oilbertidia BERG, Com. del Museo Xac. de Buenos Aires, 1898 (Dec. 17, 1898), 43 (sigolutes). 



Page 2207. After Sicyditim vincenlc, Jordan & Evermaun, insert: 

 2531 (b). SICTDIUM CAGUITJE, Evenuann <fc Marsh. 



Head 4.4; depth 4.8; eye 5.75; snout 2.5; maxillary 2; mandible 2.75; 

 iuterorbital width 3; preorbital 3.5 ;.D. VI-I, 10; A. I, 9; scales 83-25; 

 longest dorsal spine 1.5 in head, longest ray 2; longest anal spine 2 in 

 head, longest ray 2; pectoral 1.1; ventral disk 1.75; caudal 1. 



Body rather stout, heavy forward; head large, broad; mouth large, its 

 width 1.5 in head; lips very thick; maxillary not greatly produced; teeth 

 simple, flexible; a median cleft in upper lip; pectoral somewhat shorter 



