outer row of latter slightly enlarged. Scales with about 40 
of which 7 
irregular radiating striae, about half incomplete; 40 to 45 
basal circuli and about half as many apically. Color in 
alcohol dull brownish above, mostly uniform, and -lower surface 
including anals and ventrals, paler to whitish. Length 250 to 
254 mm, ‘two from Puget Sound, 
Phycis latus (Ribiero). 
Head 4 1/6; depth 5 3/5; D.VIII - 57; A. 47; scales in 
123 rows along lateral line to caudal base; lz scales above 
lateral line to soft dorsal origin; 38 below to anal origin, 62 pre- 
dorsal scales (until opposite nostrils); snout 3 1/2 in head; eye 
5 7/8; maxillary 2; interorbital 4 1/2. Head width 2 in its 
‘Jeneth. Snout conic, length 2/3 its width. Eye with hind edge 
advanced from head center, Mouth large, lower jaw shorter, 
exillary extends slightly beyond eye, expansion 1 1/4 in eye, 
Teeth simple, conic, in bands in jaws and on vomer, Interorbital 
broadly convex, Rakers sr 112, lanceolate, 1 1/3 in filaments, 
which 1 1/5 in eve, Scales cycloid, circuli 20 to 28, not joined 
medially basally. Filamentous first dorsal ray 3 1/8:in total 
length of fish; filamentous ventral ray 2 in combined’ head and trunk 
Color in alcohol pale uniform brown. Length 220 mm, “Rio Janeiro, 
Physiculus bachus (Schneider). 
Head 3 4/5; depth 5 1/2; D. XII - 40; A. 36; scales in 
about 107 rows in lateral line to caudal base; 12 scales ab ove 
lateral line to soft dorsal origin; about 21 scales below later- 
al line to anal origin; 63 predorsal scales; snout 3 3/5 in head; 
