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such were found to exist. But the present form doubtless falls within 

 the normal variation of 8. auriculatus. 



SEBASTODES MELANOPS (Girard). 



Station 4497, near Santa Cruz, 1 1 to 14 fathoms. 



SEBASTODES PINNIGER (Gill). 



Station 4504, Monterey Bay, 10 fathoms. 



SEBASTODES MINIATUS (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Station 4441, Monterey Bay, 28-35 fathoms. 



SEBASTODES ATROVIRENS (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Station 4404, San Clemente Island, 15 fathoms. . 



SEBASTODES SAXICOLA (Gilbert). 



List of stations. 



4322 

 4343 

 4346 

 4357 

 4365 

 4439 

 4445 

 4455 

 4464 

 4475 

 4479 

 4485 

 4510 

 4518 

 4523 

 4534 

 4535 



Off San Diego 



Fathoms. 

 110-199 

 55-155 

 46-50 

 134-155 

 130-158 

 40-42 

 60-66 

 56-62 

 51-36 

 58-142 

 33-45 

 39-108 

 91-184 

 66-140 

 75-108 

 76-86 

 54-71 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Monterey Bay 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



...do 





SEBASTODES ZACENTRUS (Gilbert). 



Plate 16, fig. 7. 



Sebastodes deani Starks, Ann. Carnegie Mus., vol. 7, 1911, p. 178, pi. 29, 

 fig. 9, Puget Sound. 



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This species has been heretofore known from Southern California 

 and is here recorded from Monterey Bay and the vicinity of San 

 Diego. It is identical with S. deani from Puget Sound, and is 

 doubtless of general distribution along the coast in deep water. 

 The following description is drawn from the Monterey specimen, 168 

 mm. long. 



Most nearly related to Sebastodes saxicola Gilbert, differing most 

 conspicuously in the following respects : 



1. Gill-rakers more numerous and crowded. 



2. The lower posterior angle of subopercle and the contiguous 

 upper posterior angle of interopercle without the conspicuous spines 

 present in S. saxicola. 



3. No spinous tips to lobes of preorbital. 



