spine 2 1/8 in head; third anal spine 3%; pectoral 1 1/87; 
ventral 1 2/3, 
Color in alcohol back dull brown, sides and below largely 
silvery-white. Fins 211 dull brown. Length 163 mm, (ceudal 
damaged). One from San Francisco, 
| Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 
Head 33 depth G O/10s DR, 1G: A. TLD, 24; scales 49 
in lateral line to caudel base and 4 more on latter; & scales 
above lateral line to spinous dorsal origin, 8 to soft dorsal 
origin; 20 below to spinous anal origin; 23 predorsal scales; 
snout 3 1/3 in head; eye 3 2/5; maxillary 3 2/5; interorbital 
Das 
Body deeply ellipsoid, compressed; least deptn of caudel 
peduncle equals its length or half of head, dead width half 
its length, Snout conic, long as wide, Eye little elevated, 
hind pupil edge about midway in head, Mouth small, lower jaw 
slightly included, maxillary to hind nostril; expansion 24% 
in eye. Teeth uniserial, conic, in jaws only. Lips thick, 
rather broad,edges papillose, Nostrils together, front one 
at last fifth in snout, Interorbital broadly senyens Preo= 
percle edge entire. Rakers 8713, lanceolatel half of fila- 
ments and latter 1 2/3 in eye, Scales cycloid, rows above 
laterel line parallel, below horizontal; basal scaly sheath 
along dorsals and anals; caudal base finely scaled; 4 rows of 
cheek scales; basal radiating striae 7 or 8; circuli about 82 
