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Color faded as a result of preservation in strong fornialdeliyde ; 

 no evident markings excepting a dark occipital spot ; snout and jaws 

 with traces of dark pigment ; vertical fins punctate. 



Vertebrae, as counted through the translucent body, without dis- 

 section, more than 90 ; 49, including hypural, behind vertical from 

 origin of dorsal. 



This species is apparently not closely related to Sudis ringcns 

 Jordan and Gilbert,- as that species was described as having large 

 scales. Sudis ringens also has a shorter head; shorter 'mandible ; 

 shorter snout; the uiaxillaries reaching to below eye; and a greater 

 distance between dorsal and anal fins, owing to the more posterior 

 position of the dorsal. 



Only the type known. 



Co.\iPAR.\TivE Table of JIeasuremexts ix Hundredths op Length to 

 Base of Caudal* 



Length to base of caudal, inches 6.25 



Length to base of caudal, mm 



Greatest depth of body 6 



Least depth of body 2 



Depth, between dorsal and anal 



Length, caudal peduncle 6 



Length, head 16.5 



Length, maxillary 9 



Length, mandible 11.5 



Length, snout 8 



Length, orbit 



Width, interorbital 



Length, base of dorsal 5.5 



Length, base of anal 14 



Anus to origin of anal 



Tip of snout to ventrals 



dorsal 57 



anal 80 



Length, pectoral 8 



Fin-rays: 



dorsal 11 



anal 26 



ventral 



pectoral 



230 

 6.5 



From figure. 



* Measurements based on type-specimen of each species. 



2Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, p. 273 (Santa Barbara Channel). 



