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beneath. The humeral suprascapular and two opercular spines are 
of moderate development. The spinous and soft dorsals are about 
equal in height, the spinous rays quite stout. The second anal spine 
is higher and stronger than the third. 
The colours in this species are entirely characteristic, and very 
strongly marked. The fish is of a plain reddish yellow, crossed by 
five to six very distinct, nearly vertical, broad, dark bands, with 
commonly two or three similar bands from the eye, one upward and 
backward, and the others downward and backward. These bands 
in my original description were said to be black, and the specific 
name was given with that understanding. But I have since that 
time seen specimens in which the bands were of a dark reddish 
brown when fresh from the water, and became black only on the 
drying of the surface or on immersion in alcohol. 
S. nigrocinctus is not at all common in our waters, many months 
often passing without a specimen being taken. It seldom exceeds 
two pounds in weight. 
2. SEBASTES NEBULOSUS, Ayres, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci.i. p.5. 
S. fasciatus, Gir. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1854, p. 146, and 
P. R. Rep. x. p. 79, pl. 22 (non S. fasciatus, Storer, Proc. Bost. Soc. 
Nat. Hist. v. p. 31). 
Sebastichthys nebulosus, Gill, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1862, 
p- 278. 
In this species the spines of the top of the head are less prominent 
than in S.x2grocinctus. The nasal and anterior supraorbital are sharp, 
rather strong; the posterior supraorbital a smooth prominent ridge, 
ending in a strong spine; the intraorbital space smooth, not ridged 
as in S. nigrocinctus; postorbital spine sharp and strong ; occipital 
spine a long smooth ridge, prominent, but not near.so high as in S. 
nigrocinctus, and ending in a sharp spine; no spines on the subor- 
bitals ; humeral, scapular, and opercular spines flat, and not promi- 
nent ; preopercular five, well developed, rather sharp, the two on 
the lower border more blunted. Spinous dorsal much higher than 
the soft ; second anal spine higher and stouter than the third. 
The colours are sufficiently well stated by Girard (loc. cit.). S. . 
nebulosus is by no means rare, and is found in the markets of San 
Francisco at all seasons, seldom exceeding two pounds in weight. 
3. SEBASTES AURICULATUS, Gir. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1854, 
and P. R. Rep. x. p. 80. 
S. ruber, var. parvus, Ayres, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1854, i. 
.: Schastiohtiys auriculatus, Gill, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1862, 
i Sebastes auriculatus, Ayres, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 218, 
aah the spines of the top of the head regular, smooth, strongly 
marked, but not very prominent. Nasal stout and sharp; anterior 
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