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outline; a row of conspicuous black spots, irregular in size, 

 shape and position, along back at the base of dorsal spines ; 

 a black line as wide as pupil from nape to eye, a similar 

 line from eye to posterior end of maxillary; a faint light 

 streak across cheek posteriorly; cheek and base of pec- 

 toral dusted with fine dark points. 



The small one is bright green without distinct markings 

 on body; a silvery bar, running posteriorly from tip of 

 snout through eye, across cheek, to the middle of oper- 

 cle ; no bar downward from eye to maxillary, or from eye 

 to nape as in the large one. 



113. Xererpes fucorum (Jordan & Gilbert). 

 Recorded by Jordan & Gilbert as rather rare on Waadda 



Island. No specimens obtained by us. The new genus 

 Xererpes Jordan & Gilbert is distinguished from Apo- 

 dichthys by the small anal spine, which is not grooved in 

 front. 



114. Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz). 



Taken at Neah Bay and in the vicinity of Seattle. 

 Abundant under rocks, above low tide mark, in company 

 with Xiphidion xiphistes and Pholis. It reaches a length 

 of 8 inches. These specimens are scaled on the poste- 

 rior half of the body only, which is probably true of the 

 genus as a whole. 



115. Xiphistes chirus (Jordan & Gilbert). 



The most common blenny in Puget Sound, where we 

 obtained specimens in abundance. At Neah ^-s^y Xifhi- 

 dion mucosiim and r^tpestre were found. We found neither 

 of these in the vicinity of Seattle. Variable in color, 

 running from dull brown to bright red. This species is 

 the type of a distinct genus, Xiphistes, distinguished 

 from Xiphidion by the well-developed pectoral. 



