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than length of head ; the third cross-bar runs downward from be- 

 tween the last two spines of dorsal, not from under middle of 

 spinous dorsal ; the scales number 47 in the lateral line, not 40. 

 A decided median crest extends from the dorsal between the an- 

 terior margin of the eyes. 



A specimen from Catalina Island in the Stanford University- 

 collections has the soft dorsal of 18 rays, and the medium crest is 

 interrupted at the occiput. Three specimens % of ^^ i^ich long 

 from the Gulf of California have the soft dorsal of 17 rays ; the 

 scales in the lateral line from 44 to 47 ; the condition of the dorsal 

 spines and the position of the third bar as in our San Pedro speci- 

 men ; the median crest not extending on to the head as in larger 

 specimens. 



Known only from the above localities. Dr. Gilbert has re- 

 cently observed it in abundance in Catalina harbor. It is a 

 conspicuously marked form, and may be known by the narrow, 

 sharp, dark bands across the head and anterior part of the body. 

 It is not known to exceed li/o inches in leng-th. 



200. Lepidogobius lepidus (Girard). 



(Jordan & Evermann, 1898, III, p. 2249.) 



Specimens examined from off San Diego. It is found north- 

 ward to Puget Sound (Jordan & Starks, 1895, p. 839), and is 

 sometimes seined in large numbers about San Francisco and used 

 as food. 



201. Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper. 



(Jordan & Evermann, 1898, III, p. 2250.) • 



This species was taken in abundance in a slough which re- 

 ceived some fresh water near Old Town, but was not seen by us 

 in any other part of San Diego Bay, though other localities hav- 

 ing similar conditions were seined. In Newport Bay it was found 

 more widely distributed. Small specimens of a couple of inches 

 in length resemble Quietula y-cauda, but may be known by the 

 smooth ridge on the inner edge of the shoulder girdle, the short 

 anal fin of from 11 to 13 rays, and by the color. At this age the 

 maxillary is not greatly elongate, and the occipital region is not 



