no. 2075. FISHES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA— GILBERT. 367 



anterior end; palatine bone with a short series anteriorly, which may 

 be irregular, almost two ranked, the length of the series about that 

 of the premaxillary band in the type, much shorter than in L. brunnea. 

 Gill-slits very narrowly separated below, almost reaching vertical 

 from posterior margin of orbit. Branchiostegals, 6. Pseudobranchiae 

 well developed. Gill rakers slender, not long, with slender tip not 

 decurved, 4 + 15 in number. 



Head naked; body completely scaled, except possibly the extreme 

 anterior border of nape; the scales diminish in size on anterior part 

 of trunk, and become greatly reduced on nape, prepectoral area, belly, 

 and breast. Vertical fins scaled almost to their tips anteriorly, the 

 scaly area narrowing rapidly posteriorly. Pectorals scaled at base 

 only. Lateral line single, pursuing a wavy course from shoulder 

 obliquely upwards and backwards to near base of dorsal fin, along 

 which it runs to near middle of length. A curved line of minute pores 

 on occiput behind eye. 



First dorsal ray inserted above opercular margin, the posterior line 



of occiput midway between first dorsal ray and front of eye. Origin 



of anal under sixteenth dorsal ray. Pectoral narrow, elongate, but 



shorter than head, the rays exserted at tips. All the fin rays are 



Simple, not forked at tip. The pectoral rays vary from 13 to 16 in 



,_ Al _ . K 13 13 14 15 16 



number, thus m 5 specimens: To> ^> T7* rz'ja' 



In spirits, light brownish, vertical fins margined with dusky ante- 

 riorly, becoming completely black posteriorly; pectorals whitish or 

 dusky. Entire lining of mouth and gill cavity jet black, the gill 

 arches also blackish; no conspicuous whitish margin to gill mem- 

 branes. Peritoneum black. 



Closely related to B. alalonga Garman, from the Gulf of California, 

 but with larger eye, longer maxillary, shorter pectoral, longer trunk, 

 and with nape, shoulders, breast, and belly scaled, and with a devel- 

 oped lateral line. 



Relationship is also close to B. mollis, which has also a slender, long 

 pectoral, with exserted tips to the rays. B. mollis has also a faintly 

 marked lateral line pursuing the same course as in B. remigera, but 

 shorter. Bothrocara is described as having the palate toothless, but 

 B. mollis usually develops asperities on the vomer and palatine bones, 

 and has occasionally well-marked bands of vomerine and palatine 

 teeth. 



In addition to the type, 3 smaller specimens were obtained at 

 the same locality. The species is also known from the following 

 stations: 



2923 

 3075 

 3627 

 4380 



Fathoms. 



Off San Diego ! 822 



Off the coast of Washington ! 859 



Off San Diego | 776 



....do ! 530 



