FOWLER: NEW ENGLAND FISHES. l.'i.") 
anterior. Mouth moderate, jaws about even. Teeth large, with 
entire cutting edges. Nostrils close, on sides of slightly elevated 
fleshy area, on front of snout about opposite middle of eye. Inter- 
orbital broadly convex. Gill-opening nearly vertical, about equals 
eye. Skin smooth, except two large well defined spinescent areas. 
One includes interorbital, crown of head, nape, and front predorsal 
region; otiier area comprises lower sides of heatl and entire inflatable 
surface of belly. Spines long, slender, simple, numerous, exposed. 
No lateral line. Dorsal inserted about last third in space between 
hind eye edge and caudal base. Anal similar to dorsal, inserted 
about opposite hind edge of hind dorsal ray base. Caudal slightly 
lunate, upper and lower lobes ending in sharp points, expanded fin 
truncate. Pectoral little shorter than dorsal. 
Color in alcohol brownish above, whitish below, line of demarcation 
extending from chin to lower side of caudal peduncle showing great 
contrast. Upper darker color of sides, from line of contrast, more or 
less creamy to back, and as it merges in color of latter forms paler 
reticulations and spots. Fins pale creamy-brown, pectoral with 
brownish basal spot. Iris brownish. 
Length 4 inches. 
Xo. 684, A. X. S. P., type of Tdraodon trichocephalm Cope. New- 
port, Rhode Island. Samuel Powell. Only known from this example. 
DiODONTIDAE. 
Chilomycterus schoepffi (Walbaum). — Xantucket (Sharp), X"ew- 
port (U. S. F. C. and Powell). 
SCORPAENIDAE. 
Sebastes marinus (Linne). — Mount Desert (Chapman), Bar 
Harbor (Chapman), and Gloucester. 
Scorpaena plumieri Bloch. — Katama Bay. 
COTTIDAE. 
Cottus gracilis Meckel. — Rangeley Lakes (Morse). 
Myoxocephalus aeneus (MitchiJl). — X'antucket (Abbott and 
Dahlgren) and X'ewport (Powell). 
