NOTES ON FISHES FROM THE GULF OF 

 CALIFORNIA, 



WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES. 

 BY CLOUDSLEY RUTTER. 



Plate XXIV. 



The fishes here noted were collected incidentally during 

 an expedition to the Gulf of California for the purpose of 

 obtaining other material. In addition to the species listed 

 below, one other unrecognizable species was found in the 

 collection. It is a goby, apparently related to Starksia, but 

 as it is less than an inch long and not in good condition, it 

 is not possible to determine whether it ever possessed 

 scales, and therefore it cannot be listed. The finding of 

 one new genus, and probably two, during an hour's tide- 

 pool collecting on one island, indicates a profitable field for 

 further exploration. 



1. Ictalurus pricei (Rutter).—T\v& dermal villi which 

 were supposed to distinguish this species and the genus 

 Villarius, under which it was originally described, have 

 been found in other species and genera of catfishes, 

 notably in those from salt-water. This species is therefore 

 referred to the genus Ictalurus. A single specimen was 

 taken by Eisen and Vaslit at Tepic, Mexico, in November, 

 1894, along with Heros beani. 



2. Fierasfer arenicola Jordan & Gilbert. — A single 

 specimen four inches long, from San Jose Island, Gulf of 

 California; collected by W. E. Bryant, in 1892. 



3. Heros beani yordan. — Several specimens of this 

 species were collected by Eisen and Vaslit at Tepic, 

 Mexico, in November, 1894. 



f 251 ] August 17, 1904. 



