1916] Hubhs: Marine Fishes of Califoniin 169 



Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks and Morris" 



One .specimen from oft' .San Pedro. 



Young specimen.s have a variegated coloration. A specimen 61 nnii. 

 long, without caudal, from off La Jolla, has the 3 ocellated .spots very 

 distinct ; in addition there are 2 others posteriorly along the bases of 

 the dorsal and anal. Body mottled with dark and light brown; a 

 conspicuous square dark blotch, wider than eye. between median 

 ocellated spot and caudal, others, less distinct, before and behind it ; 

 body covered with mottled areas w-hich are frequently bordered with 

 narrow dark lines. Dorsal and anal variegated, darker anteriorly, 

 with a small dark spot opposite the anterior ocellated spot along the 

 base of the fin. Caudal dark, with about 5 vertical bars, and with a 

 whitish edge. Pectoral with 3 broad bars. Ventral light brown. All 

 fins colorless on the blind side, except the decurrent part of the dorsal. 



Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard 



One specimen, in the Scripps In.stitution, was taken off La Jolla on 

 July 10, 1914. Several like specimens, with highly variegated colora- 

 tion, were seen in the aquarium at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. 



•■1 Uuiv. Calif. Publ. Zool., A'ol. .3, p. 24."!, pi. XXI, 1907. 

 Transmitted Stjitember i', 1915. 



