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eo. Preorbital narrow, not two-thirds width of eye. 
d. Caudal forked ; snout in head ; eye 5^ ; preorbital narrow, three-fifths width of eye ; max- 
illary 2| in head ; top of head naked from back part of eye ; gill- rakers long, x -f 17 ; teeth 
small; preopercle strongly serrate, the lower teeth turned forward ; first dorsal spine short; 
second half longer; third 2f times length of second, 2 in head ; fourth a little shorter, the 
others gradually shorter, the ninth longer than the second ; anal spines small, graduated ; 
the second 4^ in head ; pectoral long, 1 J in head ; caudal forked, the upper lobe the longer ; 
Color (faded in our specimens), according to Steindachner, dark olive, with six or seven 
dark cross-shades; head with numerous bluish spots edged with darker; body with round 
dark brown spots, smaller than pupil, most conspicuous on caudal peduncle; vertical fins 
dusky especially at tip, their basal parts showing pale reticulations around dark spots; 
ventrals blackish ; pectorals pale, with a large lunate dusky blotch at base. Head 2^ in 
length; depth 3|. D. X, 14; A. Ill, 7; scales 17-67(pores)-32 Humeralis, 70. 
dd. Caudal slightly lunate, not forked; body elongate, more compressed than in related species; 
snout pointed; eye shorter than snout, 4^ in head; preorbital narrow, not so broad as 
maxillary, less than half width of eye ; maxillary 21 in head ; gill-rakers rather long, 
X + 20 ; third, fourth, and fifth dorsal spines about equal, the third twice the second, 2 in 
head; second anal spine longer than third ; caudal fin slightly lunate ; color grayish green, 
with obscure broad dusky streaks and bars ; sides often shaded and mottled with bluish 
and greenish, but usually without distinct spots ; a broad, dark, longitudinal shade along 
axis of body ; belly plain silvery gray. Head 3 in length ; depth 3 ; D. X, 14 ; A. Ill, 7. 
Scales 14-73-23 Clathratus, 71. 
67. PARALABRAX NEBULIFER. 
(“Johnny Verde.”) 
Labmx nehuUfer Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 142, 1854 (Monterey). 
Paralabrax nebuUfer GiiSiTd, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei. Phil., 132, 1856, (Monterey); Girard, U. S. Pac. R. E. 
Survey, 33, pi. xii, fig. 1, 1858 (Monterey); Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus,, 1, 62, 1859 
(Monterey). 
Serramis nebulifer Steindachner, Ichth. Beitriige, III, 1, 1875 (Monterey ; San Diego) ; Jordan & Gilbert, 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 456, 1880, (Monterey; Sau Pedro; San Diego); Jordan & Jouy, Proc. U. 
S. Nat. Mus., 12, 1881 (Sau Diego) ; .Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 47, 1881 (San 
Pedro, San Diego) ; Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 278, 1881 (Ascension Isl.) ; Jordan 
& Gilbert, Synopsis Fish. N. Am., 536, 1883 (Monterey); Jordan, Cat. Fish. N. Am., 83, 
1885; Jordan.Nat.Hist. Aquat. An.,413, 1886 (San Pedro ; Monterey). 
Habitat.— Coast of Southera California from Monterey to Magdalena Bay. 
Etymology. — Nebulifer, bearing a cloud, from tbe coloration. 
This species is common on the coast of southern California. It lives in shallow 
water and is regarded as a food-fish of excellent quality. It reaches a length of about 
18 inches. 
68. PARALABRAX MACULATOFASCIATUS. 
(Spotted Cabrilla.) 
Serranus maculatofasciatm Steindachner, Ichth. Notizen, VII, 5, 1868 (Mazatlan) ; Vaillant & Bocourt, 
Miss. Sci. an Mex., IV, 72, 1874; Jordan & Jouy, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 12, 1881 (Sau Diego) ; 
Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 46, 1881 (San Pedro; San Diego); Jordan & Gilbert, 
Synopsis Fish. N. Am., 536, 1883 (San Diego) ; Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. U. S. Fish Com., 107, 
1882 (Mazatlan); Jordan, Cat. Fish. N. Am., 83, 1885 (name only); Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. 
Mus., 376, 1885 (Mazatlan) ; Jordan, Nat. Hist. Aquat. Auim., 1886, 414. 
Serranus acantbophorus Bocourt, Ann. Sci. Nat., X, 1870, 223 (west coast of Mexico). 
Habitat. Lower Californian fauna, San Pedro to Mazatlan. 
Etymology.— Maculatus, spotted; fasciatus, banded. 
