3186 Bulletin 4.7, United States National Museum. 



dorsal from snout 3.5 in length; dorsals very close together; spiues of first 

 dorsal filamentous, exceeding head in length; soft dorsal and anal long, 

 their bases about equal, about 2.5 in body, their last rays reaching past 

 base of caudal when depressed; caudal pointed, its longest rays about 

 equal to head; pectoral about equal to head, reaching origin of anal; 

 ventrals united, almost reaching origin of anal. 



Color: Light olivaceous, dusted over uniformly with fine dark punctu- 

 lations ; a large dark shoulder spot between the base of pectoral and origin 

 of spinous dorsal ; a few indistinct dark areas on side or head; lower jaw 

 dark at tip; an obscure dark blotch at base of caudal; fins all rather pale 

 except ventrals, which are dark, perhaps bluish in life; caudal somewhat 

 dusky; anal dark-edged. Length 1.5 inches. 



This species seems related to M. eulepis, Eigenmann & Eigeumauu, 

 described from Fortress Monroe, Va., but differs in the smaller and strongly 

 ctenoid scales, greatly compressed body, and in the coloration. 



Puerto Rico; known only from the type, 1.5 inches long, dredged by the 

 U. S. Fish Commission expedition to Puerto Rico, February 8, 1899. 

 (Named for Dr. Seth Eugene Meek, assistant curator of zoology, Field 

 Columbian Museum.) 



Micrognbius meeki, EVERMANN & MARSH, Kept. T. S. Fish Com. 1899 (Dec. 19, 1899), 356, 

 between Vieques and Culebra islands at Fish Hawk station 6087, in 15.25 fathoms. 

 (Type, No. 49367, U.S.N.M. Coll. Evennann <fc Marsh.) 



Page 2350. After Enneanectes carminalis (Jordan '& Gilbert), insert: 

 868 (b). GILLIAS, Evermaun & Marsh. 



Gillias, EVERMANX & MARSH, Kept. U. S. Fish Com. 1899 (Dec. 19, 1899), 357 (jordani). 



Body short and stout, tapering rapidly from the short, broad head to 

 the short, compressed caudal peduncle; scales large, rough-ctenoid; 

 lateral line complete, or nearly so, broken under last spines of middle 

 dorsal; a broad, double-pointed tentacle above eye; dorsal fin divided 

 into 3 parts, the first of 3 short spiues, the second of 11 longer spines, and 

 the third of 7 rays. 



This genus is closely related to Enneanectes, Jordan & Evermann, from 

 which it differs in the presence of the orbital tentacle, the more complete 

 development of the lateral line, and the larger scales. 



(Named for Dr. Theodore Gill. ) 



2687 (b). GILLIAS JORDAXI, Evermann & Marsh. 



Head 3.5; depth 4.3; eye 2.5; snout 3.5; maxillary 2.4; mandible 1.9; 

 scales 2-30-7; D. m-xn-7; A. u, 15; longest dorsal spine 1.8 in head, 

 longest ray 1.6; longest anal ray 2.3; pectoral 0.8; ventral 1.3; caudal 1.3. 



Body short and stout, tapering rapidly to the short, compressed caudal 

 peduncle; head short; snout short; blunt, concave in front of eyes; 

 mouth small, slightly oblique, jaws equal; eye large, high up, interorbital 

 width very narrow; a broad bifid orbital tentacle, none on nape. Scales 

 very large and rough-ctenoid; opercles and entire head rough; lateral 

 line nearly complete, beginning immediately above base of pectoral at 

 upper end of gill-opening and extending parallel with back to posterior 



