no. 2075. FISHES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA— GILBERT. 333 



the third, its length 1.75 in head. Caudal emarginate. Ventrals 

 Extending a trifle beyond the vent, a little overpassing the pectorals. 



General color reddish in life, a narrow brown streak on middle of 

 sides. Irregular broad dusky bars extending on basal portion of 

 dorsal fin and downward to below lateral line ; one, ill-defined under 

 nape and first two dorsal spines, another under fifth to seventh, a 

 third under ninth to thirteenth dorsal spines, /the second and third 

 often confluent midway between base of dorsal and lateral line, 

 then again separating, the second barely crossing lateral line, the 

 third extending to middle of sides; a fourth and fifth occupy the 

 greater part of base of second dorsal, confluent below; a sixth on 

 caudal peduncle. Two dusky streaks diverge backward from eye, 

 each ending in a black blotch, the upper on opercle, the lower on 

 subopercle. Top of head, snout, and tip of mandible dusky. Caudal 

 light at base and on upper and lower rays, with dusky olive streaks 

 running principally on the membranes. Pectorals, ventrals, and anal 

 unmarked. Peritoneum jet black. 



Measurements in hundredths of total length without caudal: 



Depth of body 34 



Depth of caudal peduncle 10 



Length of head 36. 5 



Length of snout 8 



Interorbital width 8 



Diameter of eye 12 



Length of maxillary 16. 5 



Longest gill-raker 5 



Length of fifth dorsal spine 15 



Length of twelfth dorsal spine 8. 5 



Length of thirteenth dorsal spine , . . 12. 5 



Length of second anal spine 22 



Length of third anal spine 17„ 5 



Length of pectoral 26. 5 



Length of ventral 23 



Total length without caudal, in mm 138 



A specimen from station 4377, near San Diego, depth 127 to 299 

 fathoms, 157 mm. long, appears bleached and shows faint indications 

 only of the bands on body and the dark streaks behind eye. A very 

 young specimen from station 4543, Monterey Bay, 53 to 93 fathoms, 

 shows perfectly the characters of the species. Other specimens 

 are from stations 4534 and 4543, Monterey Bay, depths 76 to 299 

 fathoms. 



SEBASTODES WILSONI. new species. 

 Plate 16, fig. 8. 



Type-specimen. — Cat. No. 75811, U.S.N.M., 145 mm. long, from 

 station 4518, Monterey Bay, depth 66 to 140 fathoms. 



Most nearly related to S. semicinctus Gilbert, differing most obvi- 

 ously in the following respects : 



