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orange, sometimes the purple predominates on the back and on 

 head. All the fin rays purple, the membranes greenish yel- 

 low. Jaws purple. 



31. *Sebastichshys chlorostictus Jordan and Gilbert. 

 Very abundant with S. miniatus, somewhat larger than S. con- 

 stellatus. Upper parts of sides with many olive green spots. 



32. *Sebastichthys elongatus (Ayres.) Rather rare; in 

 deep water. White overlaid with rosy; sides with three irregula 

 horizontal bands of olive green, the lower two united posteriorly. 



33. *Sebastichthys rubrovinctus Jordan and Gilbert. 

 Rare; two specimens from 35 fathoms. One of the brightest of 

 the rock cods. Silvery tinged with rose color, sides with five 

 bright scarlet cross bands. 



34. Sebastichthys carnatus Jordan and Gilbert. Rather 

 common in twenty fathoms. Large specimens of Otophidium 

 taylori were found in the stomach which is not protruded as in 

 the other species. 



Back yellowish green, a flesh colored spot between second and 

 third dorsal spines, extending upon the back but not meeting a 

 band of similar color extending along the posterior part of lateral 

 line. Sides flesh colored, sometimes with scattered scales of 

 black. Interorbital colored like the back, the region between it 

 and the dorsal fin flesh colored, a dusky line dividing this region 

 into a narrower anterior and broader posterior part. Two dark 

 bands extending back from eye, another below the eye from 

 snout to opercle. Spines of the head not raised above the sur- 

 rounding parts. D. XIII, 12%; A. Ill, 6y 2 . 



About a dozen much darker individuals of this species were 

 caught, all of them with one or another fin mutilated. They 

 were at first supposed to be S. chrysomelas, but no specimens 

 were preserved as it was hoped that a whole specimen might be 

 found. 



35. *Sebastichthys chrysomelas purpureus var. nov. 

 Two specimens. This seems to us to be a variety distinct from 

 chrysomelas. A large number of both this variety and of chry- 

 somelas were brought into San Diego market, August 16th. 



The supraocular spines are raised much above the surround- 

 ing parts. Dorsal in one specimen XIII, 13^2, in the other XIV, 

 12^. Membranes of all the fins dark greenish tipped with pur- 

 ple. Base of anal yellow. Head and back dark brown; lower 

 portions of sides purple; base of pectoral and its upper half 

 brown tinged with yellow. A purple bar extending from eye 

 downward and backward to subopercle, below which is a greenish 

 band. Gill membranes and membranes below maxillary, the 

 breast and belly dirty yellow. Mandibles purple, the lower lip 

 yellow, the upper slate-blue. Membranes between third and 

 fourth and seventh and eighth dorsal spines purple, the color 

 extending on the back; a similar spot on and below last dorsal 

 spine; sides irregularly blotched with purple, this color not form- 

 ing a band along the posterior part of the lateral line. 



