Vol. 3] Starks-Morris.— Marine Fishes. 223 



little south of Cape Flattery (Albatross Station 3076). Speci- 

 mens have since been taken from the Straits of Fnca, from off 

 Oregon, the Santa Barbara Islands, and San Diego (Gilbert, MS. 

 notes). 



194. Xeneretmus latifrons (Gilbert). 

 {Xenochirus latifrons Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, p. 2082.) 



The types taken by the U. S. S. Albatross in deep water off 

 Oregon and San Diego in from 50 to 204 fathoms. The largest 

 specimen is 71/2 inches in total length. The rostral plate has one 

 upright spine. 



195. Odontopyxis trispinosus Lockington. 

 (Jordan and Evermann, 1898, II, p. 2085.) 



Specimens from off Point Loma and San Pedro. The origin 

 of the anal in our specimens is as described for the typical speci- 

 mens, opposite front of second dorsal, or one pair of plates 

 farther forw^ard; not "about one pair of plates behind front of 

 second dorsal," as stated by Jordan and Evermann. 



This species is common to Puget Sound (Jordan and Starks, 

 1895, p. 827) in water of moderate depths. Length about three 

 inches. 



Family GOBIID.^. 



196. Rhinogobius nicholsii (Bean). 

 {Gohius nicholsii Jordan and Evermann, 1898, III, p. 2218.) 



Three specimens from San Pedro. This goby is known from 

 the coast of British Columbia, but has never been recorded south- 

 ward before, though it is apparently common. Dr. Gilbert (MS. 

 notes) has numerous records of its occurrence on the Southern 

 California coast. It grows to a length of three inches. 



197. Zonogobius zebra (Gilbert). 

 {Gohius zebra Jordan and Evermann, 1898. Ill, p. 2226.) 



A specimen from San Clemente Island one inch in length. It 

 has not before been recorded north of the southern part of Lower 

 California (its type locality). It and a specimen li/o inches long 



