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dermal flaps, set in a triangle, on chin below its middle; eye 4.75 in length of maxillary; interorbital 
space 3 times eye; maxillary 4.2 in length, nearly vertical; ‘fishing-rod,”’ or prolongation of first dorsal 
spine, twice the length of the second dorsal spine, 1.2 times length of maxillary; second dorsal spine 2.2 
in maxillary, the depressed spine reaching halfway to tip of third dorsal spine; dorsal rays in contin- 
uous dorsal fin 13, the longest rays as long as the middle rays of caudal; anal rays 7, the longest ones .8 
of longest dorsal rays; last rays of dorsal and caudal connected by membrane with eaudal peduncle fully 
to base of caudal rays; depth of caudal peduncle 1.9 in length of maxillary; pectoral reaching vertical 
from fifth anal ray; horizontal spread of ventrals 2.3 in length of fish to base of caudal; gill-opening under 
base of pectoral; teeth strong, in a broad band in each jaw, directed obliquely backward. 
Color in spirits grayish olive, with some black marblings, blotches, and ocelli; a large black ocellus on 
base of eighth dorsal ray, twice diameter of eye; two round black spots larger than eye above and behind 
base of pectoral; head, trunk, and all fins except caudal with obscure, faded marblings; caudal with 
three transverse rows of conspicuous black ocelli, each with a transparent center; tongue and inside 
of throat marbled like front of chin and trunk. 
The life colors are thus described by Mr. McGregor: ‘‘Mottled and blotched with dark brown and 
gray; lips grass green; dorsal, caudal, and anal largely green; a pink spot above pectoral; the whole 
fish with the appearance of an alga-covered rock, even the interior of the mouth being mottled.”’ 
One specimen from Cuyo, 4 inches long; the type is no. 20204, Stanford University. 
@ Ai@.vos, marbled; oroua, mouth, 
