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Family TETRAODONTID.E. 



123. Spheroides politus (Giiard). 

 {Spheroides anitidatus politus Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, 

 p. 1736.) 

 This species was recorded from San Diego by Girard (1858, 

 p. 340), but has not since been seen so far north. It is known 

 southward to Mazatlan, Mexico. 



Family DIODONTID.E. 



124. Chilomycterus af finis Giinther. 

 {Chilomijctenis calif orniensis Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, p. 

 1751.) 

 This species is known from JapanJ the Hawaiian, and the 

 Galapagos Islands. We follow Jordan and Evermann (1903, p. 

 438) in referring Chilomycterus calif orniensis Eigenmann from 

 San Pedro to this species, though it appears to differ somewhat in 

 color. Eigenmann 's type is the only specimen known from our 

 coast. 



Family M0LIDJ5. 



125. Mola mola (Linn^us), 



SUNPISH; MOLA. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, p. 1753, fig. 651.) 

 Occasionally taken by the fishermen; a stuffed skin seen at 

 San Diego. This is a pelagic species, inhabiting most temperate 

 and tropical seas, and is found as far north as England, Cape 

 Cod, and San Francisco. It is said to reach a weight of 1,500 

 pounds, but is of no value. 



126. Sebastolobus alascanus Bean. 

 (Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, p. 1761.) 

 Known from deep water from Alaska to Santa Barbara Isl 

 and, where specimens were taken on trawl lines in from ten to 

 fifteen fathoms of water (Gilbert, 1898, p. 25;!. 



