no. 2075. FISHES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA— GILBERT. 



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The species was taken abundantly at the following stations : 



4322 

 4356 

 4357 

 4358 

 4365 

 4366 

 4455 

 4472 

 4475 

 4477 

 4480 

 4485 



Ofl San Diego 



Fathoms. 



110-199 



120-131 



134-155 



167-191 



130-158 



176-181 



56-62 



59-71 



58-142 



. 11-19 



53-76 



45-109 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Monterey Bay 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 





From this list it appears that the species lives at greater depths 

 to the southward, off San Diego, than in the vicinity of Monterey 

 Bay. The few specimens which have been dredged on previous ex- 

 peditions off the Oregon coast were also in comparatively shallow 

 water. The rule is, however, not without exceptions. Thus at 

 stations 2972 and 2973 of a previous expedition the species was 

 taken in the Santa Barbara Channel at depths of 61 and 68 fathoms; 

 and at stations 3129, 3161, 3189, 3193, 3204, 3206, and 3209 it has 

 been taken between Point Conception and Monterey Bay at the fol- 

 lowing depths: 204, 191, 218, 160, 202, 169, and 141 fathoms. 



Measurements in hundredths of length, without caudal. 



Station Station 

 4472. 4455. 



Length of head, including opercular flap 22 21 



Length of snout , : 6 6 



Diameter of eye 7. 5 7. 1 



Interorbital width 2. 5 2 



Greatest width of head 12. 5 12. 5 



Depth at occiput 10. 5 9. 5 



Length of maxillary 6. 2 6 



Distance between angles of mouth 5 5. 5 



Width at axil of pectorals 10 10. 5 



Depth of body 11.5 11 



Length of caudal peduncle 41. 5 41 



Predorsal length 32 31. 2 



Length before second dorsal 51 50 



Preanal length 47. 5 46 



Length of first pectoral ray 15. 5 17 



Length of eighth pectoral ray 14 15. 5 



Length of ninth pectoral ray 15 16 



Length of tenth pectoral ray 17 18 



Length of eleventh pectoral ray 17. 1 17. 5 



Length of fourteenth pectoral ray 9 10 



Length of ventrals 9 9 



Length of caudal 11 11. 5 



Longest (first) ray of second dorsal 13 14 



Total length in millimeters 136 158 



Length to base of caudal, in millimeters 123 142 



