Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz). favy . 436 - 
Head 5 1/2 to 6 1/2; depth 7 1/5 to 8 1/5; D.LIV?: A.36?; 
snout 4 1/2 in head; eye 4 4/5; maxillary 2 1/3; interorbital 
21/38 6 2 SM ix eye; head width 21/4. Snout convex, length 
about 3/4 its width, Maxillary s lightly extended beyond eye; 
expansion 2 in eye, Bands of fine teeth in jaws, lower laterals 
little enlarged; no teeth in mouth roof. Interorbital slightly 
convex. Rakers 2 5, short rudimentary points; filaments 1 7/8 
in eye, Body naked at present, with traces of very small crowded 
scales on posterior half. Color in alcohol uniform brownish, 
Hength 75 to 77 mm, (caudals damaged). Two without, locality, 
likely from Puget Sound,? 
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Xiphidion mucosum Girard, —“4 4%, 
Head 7 to 8; depth 8 to 8 3/4; D. LXII to LXXX; A; 48 or AQ; 
snout 4 1/4 to 5 3/5 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 5 3/4 to 7: 
