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(Jordan & Gilbert, 1880, p. 454). This is one of the two or three 

 records of the occurrence of elongate blennies off the southern 

 coast. None of the specimens have been taken in shallow water 

 on the mainland, where they are found so abundantly northward. 

 It is a distribution apparently parallel with that of Blennicottus 

 recalvus (a species abundant in tide pools at Monterey Bay), 

 which we did not take on the mainland, though it is common on 

 the Coronado Islands. 



225. 



Chaenopsis alepidotus (Gilbert) 



{Luciohlcnnius alepidotus Jordan and Evermann. 1898, III, p. 

 . 2404.) 



The adult of this species has recently been described (Jordan 

 and Starks, 1906) from specimens collected at Avalon, Santa Ca- 

 talina Island. It had previously been known from two vei'y small 

 specimens from the Gulf of California. 



226. Poroclinus rothrocki Bean. 



(Jordan & Evermann, 1898, III, p. 2434.) 



A specimen recorded by Dr. Gilbert (MS. notes) from off San 

 Diego. It has hitherto been known only from Bering Sea. 



Family ZOARCID^. 



227. Embryx crassilabris Gilbert. 

 (Jordan & Evermann, 1898, III, p. 2458.) 



Known from a single specimen, 12 inches long, taken off 

 Southern California. 



Family OPHIDIID.E. 



228. Chilara taylori (Girard). 

 (Jordan & Evermann, 1898, III, p. 2489.) 



Reported by Eigenmann (1892, p. 173) to be taken sometimes 

 in San Diego Bay ; not seen by us. This species reaches a length 

 of 12 inches and is not rare in water of moderate depth north to 

 JMonterev Bav. 



