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159. Sebastodes levis (Eigenmanu and Eigenmann). 



COWFISH. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, p. 1816). 



Daily brought to the San Diego market. It is locally known 

 as the cowfish, a name without obvious application unless on ac- 

 count of its size. It reaches a length of three feet and a weight 

 of 30 pounds. 



160. Sebastodes rubrivinctus (Jordan and Gilbert). 



SPANISH FLAG. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, p. 1817.) 



Reported by Eigenmann (1892, p. 166) to be occasionally 

 brought to the San Diego markets. With its broad cross-bands 

 of red, white and red it is appropriately known as the Spanish 

 flag. In coloration it is the most brilliant fish on our coast. It 

 is a rather rare species found in deep water northward to San 

 Francisco. 



161. Sebastodes auriculatus (Girard). 



BROWN ROCKFISH. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II. p. 1817.) 



A specimen from San Pedro. This is a small rockfish found 

 from San .Alartin Island (Jordan and Gilbert, 1881a, p 279) 

 northward to San Francisco. North of Point Conception it is 

 found in the shallow bays, but at San Diego in common with 

 many other species of similar habits it is unknown from the bay, 

 probably on account of the warm watei*. It may readily be 

 known by the presence of coronal spines (see Cramer, 1895, PI. 

 LXV, fig. 26). 



162. Sebastodes rastrelliger (Jordan and Gilbert). 



GRASS ROCKFISH. 



(Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II. p. 1819.) 



This species is known from San Diego (Eigenmann, 1892, p. 

 167) to San Francisco (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880, p. 455). It is 



