DACTYLOSCOPIDAE. 149 
white with four narrow cross-bands; a narrow longitudinal black bar across 
eye through pupil, extending on to preorbital; scattered black dots on head; 
four small black dots in a row across nape at the junction of the occiput; back 
with five broad cross-bars of pink, thickly punctulated with brown, narrowly 
margined in front and back with dark brown, ending about middle of sides in 
large specimens, in smaller extending nearer ventral surface; the first extending 
from posterior part of first dorsal to the pectoral; the second beginning about 
middle of second dorsal and extending but slightly below lateral line; third 
beginning opposite posterior part of second dorsal and ending about middle of 
side; fourth beginning about middle of third dorsal and extending to lateral 
line; fifth extending across base of caudal; first dorsal pink; second and third 
translucent with black dots on each ray; anal pale translucent; pectoral has a 
row of black spots extending about half across fin and situated about 3 of the 
distance from base to tip of fin; caudal with about four faint cross-bars. Second 
specimen similarly colored; interspaces between bands with scattered brown 
dots; rays of outer half of pectoral with a few black spots; the second cross-bar 
extending to about middle of body; the third nearly to anal, the fourth almost 
touching anal. The third specimen has no brown spots on body; the cross- 
bars extend to the middle line of body. The smallest specimen is colored like 
the third except that the fourth cross-bar extends nearly to the anal. 
Proportional measurements. 
Type Cotype | Cotype Cotype 
Total length in inches 2 Bil 1.9+ | 1.69 | m5) 
Length of base of caudal in mm. 50 42 | 38 35 
Head | 4.16 3.81 | 3.80 4.37 
Depth | 5.55 5.25 | 5.42 5.38 
Eye | 6. 5.50 | 5.00 4.00 
Snout | 6. 5.50 | 5.00 4.00 
Interorbital | 8.57 11. 6.66 8.00 
Maxillary } 2.4 2.44 2.50 | 2.18 
Dorsal III-XV, 15 III-XV, 17 | III-XV, 16 | IJI-XV, 17 
Anal II, 28 II, 27 II, 27 | II, 27 
Scales | 23+3+16 22+3+16 | 214+3+16 | 23+4+38-+16 
Dactyloscopus pectoralis GILL. 
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1861, p. 267. Jorpan & EverMANN, Bull. 47, U.S. Nat. Mus., 1898, pt. 3, 
p. 2301. 
Three specimens 15 to 12 inches long from Chatham Island, shore. MN@ TZ: 
29615 (1 specimen), 
