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Clevelandia longipinnis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 

 2d ser. V. 1, 1888, p. 73; San Francisco (not Gobiosoma longipinne 

 Steindachner). Eigenmann & Eigenmann, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 

 2d ser, V. 3, 1890, p. 10. C. H. Eigenmann, Amer. Nat. Oct. 1889, 

 p. 916. C. H. Eigenmann, Zoe, May, 1890, pp. 65-68, pi. 11, figs. 

 i-4a. Eigenmann & Eigenmann, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. v. 6, 1892, 

 p. 354, C. H. Eigenmann, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. 15, 1892, p. 

 159, pi. XIV, figs. 5 and 5a. 



Clevelandia rosce Jordan & Evermann, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d .ser. v. 6, 

 1896, p. 229 (based on C. longipinnis Eigenmann & Eigenmann; 

 San Francisco, written San Diego through error). Jordan & Ever- 

 mann, Fish. N. and M. Amer, pt. 3, 1898, p. 2255. 



Clevelandia ios was originally described from a partially 

 digested specimen procured on the eastern shore of Van- 

 couver Island. The imperfect condition of its integument 

 gave rise to the erroneous statement that the species was 

 scaleless; and the mutilation of the anal permitted but 

 twelve rays to be determined in that fin. The ascription of 

 six spines to the dorsal fin was doubtless an error. 



No additional specimens were reported until 1895, when 

 two individuals were dredged by Mr. E. C. Starks in the 

 vicinity of Seattle, Washington. The elongate form, the 

 many-rayed fins, and the produced maxillary permitted no 

 doubt of the identity of these with " Gobiosoma ios,'' which 

 could now be assigned its proper place in the system. 



In the meantime Eigenmann and Eigenmann had described 

 as Clevelandia longipinnis (Steindachner), a specimen from 

 San Francisco, in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at 

 Cambridge. The same species was taken by these authors 

 subsequently in abundance at San Diego. Well founded 

 doubts then arose as to the propriety of identifying the 

 species with longipinnis, and the specific name rosce was 

 proposed by Jordan and Evermann. This was based on the 

 San Francisco specimen described by Eigenmann and 

 Eigenmann, which was erroneously ascribed by Jordan and 

 Evermann to San Diego. 



In the "Fishes of North and Middle America," Jordan 

 and Evermann recognize two species of Clevelandia; C. ios, 

 confined as far as known to Puget Sound, and C. ros<B, 

 ranging from San Francisco to San Diego. C. roscB is 

 said to be distinguished principally by having four instead 



