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Interorbital space flat and without a longitudinal channel; its 

 width a little less than eye. Maxillary reaching a very little 

 past front of eye. Gill slit reaching slightly below base of pec- 

 toral; its length equal to distance from tip of snout to middle of 

 eye. 



Pectoral rather broad and rounded; its width at its base 

 contained 5 times in head ; its length nearly 2. Origin of dorsal 

 a distance behind nape equal to the distance from nape to middle 

 of eye; its distance behind base of pectoral equal to length of 

 snout. Origin of dorsal from tip of snout a distance contained 

 in entire lenth to base of caudal 5i/2 times. Origin of anal 

 from tip of snout 2% times in length. Dorsal and anal low, 

 and continuous around tail without a notch. The length of the 

 anterior dorsal rays barely exceed the length of the eye ; the pos- 

 terior rays a little longer, at beginning of posterior fourth of fin 

 1% times longer than eye. Ventrals entirely absent. Body 

 covered with scattered imbedded scales extending onto bases of 

 dorsal and anal fins. 



Color in alcohol dark bluish-brown, darker on back and top 

 of head, changing to light dusky below. The sides of body every- 

 where with small light spots formed by the scales. Pectoral color- 

 less; dorsal and anal with an inconspicuous lighter border. 



Citharichthys fragilis Gilbert 



A number of small specimens of this species were taken off 

 Cerros Island at a depth of 40 fathoms in company with Cithar- 

 ichthys xanthostigmus. They have been compared directly with 

 the type specimens and found to agree in all essential characters. 

 The scales in the lateral line vary from 44 to 49 in number, and 

 the rays in the dorsal from 80 to 86. The species has been known 

 heretofore only from the Gulf of California. 



Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert 



This species is represented in the collection by a large number 

 of specimens, and though reported rare is evidently common off 

 southern California. 



