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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 95

55. Gobiesoxfunebrissp. nov.

Body

rather slender, its width 5 in length.

Width

of head _3.J to nearly 4.

Head

_2f to 3in length; depth half head. D. 9; A.6 or 7. L. 2^

inches.

Teeth in upper

^aw

conical, in several series, unequalbut without canines. Inlower

jaw

mesially in two series, the outer of narrow en- tire incisors, truncate or rounded, without lateral canines. Interorb- ital space wide, 3in head, theeye small, f iuterorbital width.

Mouth

very wide, half or

more

than halt length of head. Ventraldisk wider than long, itslength li to 1| in head.

No

evident opercularspine.

Distance from front of dorsal to base of caudal 2i| to 3 in length anterior to dorsal. Distance from ventto frontof anal fin 1| to I5 in its distance to disk.

Base

of dorsal from 1^ to 1^in head; bawse of anal abouthalf head. Caudal rounded, If ^to Ifin head; pectorals3|

in head.

Color:

Varying

from dark olive-brown to black, everywherecovered with fine yellowish vermiculations, usually arranged to form narrow lighter barson thesides. Three or fourobscuredark streaks radiating from the eye. Blackish below, the finsv,aryingfromblackish tostraw- color.

Abundant

atPuerto Refugio (AngelIsland)

and La

Paz.

56. Gobiesoxhumeralissp.uov.

Body

of moderate width, the head not evenly rounded anteriorly,

becoming

contracted oppositeeyes, the snout forminga quadrate ^pro- jection beyond the profile, as seenfrom above.

Head

wider than body.

Width

of

body

4^ in length, of head_3f

.

Teethin asingle series ineachjaw, the anteriornarrowincisors, tri- lobate attip,thetwoposteriorteeth on eachsidestrongconical canines,

somewhat

recurved.

About

twelve incisorsin the upperjaw.

Iuterorbital space very wide, aboutequalingwidthofmoutli, 2J ^to2.J ill length of head.

Eye

very small,3 in iuterorbital space.

Head

3 to 3^ in length.

Ventral disk as wideaslong, itslengthl^in head.

No

evidentoper- cular spine. Distance from front of dorsal to base of caudal 3 in length anterior to dorsal. Baseof dorsal 1§ⁱⁿ head, of anal halfhead.

D.8 or 9; A. 7.

Distance from vent to front of anal half its distance from disk.

Caudal broadly rounded, If ⁱⁿ head. Pectoral one-third head, with- outdistinct fold of skin across it.

Groundcolor, dark olive-brownish, crossed by

many

carmine-red bars, these

somewhat

brokenanteriorly

and

above, to formreticulating lines, posteriorly

and

on lower part of sides

more

regular

and

running obliquely

downwards and

backwards.

A

conspicuous round humeral

96 NEW FI8HE8 FROM

I'AClFiC CUASl" (J1LI5ERT.

spot, larger tliaii eye, in life black with golden green refiectious.

Nu-

merous streaks from eye

backwards

across cheeks

and

oi^ercles.

Abundant

at Puerto Kefugio (Angel Island).

A

few specimens seen at

La

Paz.

57. Gobiesoxeigeumannisp.uov.

•

D. 4; A. 5.

Head

3§ in length; depth abouthalf head.

Body

very slender

and

narrow, the widthof head 4^inlength,width of body 6.

Mouth

wide, the distancebetween itsangles half length of head, the maxillary scarcely reachingvertical from frontof ^orbit. Interorbital space wide, abouthalf head.

Eyes

very small, about3 in interorbital width.

Teeth in upper

jaw

conic, acute, in several series, the anterior in

upper

jaw

enlarged. Teethin lower

jaw

^{also in} severalseries, thoseof front

row

narrow incisors, entire, withroundedortruncate edges.

Disk verysmall

and

narrow, its width about two-thirds its length, the latter 1§ in length of head.

Finsallsmall, the base of dorsal two-fifths length of head,less than free portion of caudal peduncle. Distance from origin of dorsal to base of caudal3^ ⁱⁿlength beforedorsal. Distance from venttofront of anal fin 1| in its distance from disk. Caudal broadly rounded, its

length Ifin head. Pectoral

somewhat

pointed, abouthalf head.

Coracoid plate small, about half height of pectoral

and

less than half itslength.

Color:

Uniform

light olive green, without distinctive markings.

.

A

^{single specimen,} about 1 inch long,

was

taken at Point

Loma,

near

San

Diego, California. Other specimens were taken

some

years since at

San

Cristobal

Bay by

Mr. C. H.

Townsend,

andare referred to under the

name

of G. rhessodon in the Proceedings U. S. National

Museum, volume

7,

page

553.

58. Gobiesox papillifer sp.nov.

D. 13; A. 9.

Head

_2f ^{in length;} width of

body

_3| ; width of head2^.

Width

of

mouth

1| ⁱⁿ

head

; interorbital width 3.

Eye

half inter- orbital width.

Teethin upper

jaw

conic, acute, very ^{small, in}

two

or

more

series,

two

of

them

^{slightly enlarged,} canine-like. Teeth in lower

jaw

in two

series, the outer anteriorly, narrow entire incisors,with rounded tips,

becoming

conicallaterally.

Opercularspine sharp, evident,though not projecting through the integument.

Lips

and

lower sideofhead anteriorly with fleshy papillae.

Disk aboutas broadas long, its length If ⁱⁿ head.

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Distancefrom front of dorsal to base ofcaudal

H

^{in itsdistancefrom}

tip ofsnout.

Vent

exceptionalinposition,immediatelyiiifront ofanal

fin.

Base

ofanal Ifⁱⁿ head. Caudal ratber acute, Ifⁱⁿ bead. Pec- torals2f ⁱⁿ bead, a distinct flesby fold at base.

In spirits, uniform dark olivaceous,lowersideofbead

and

diskligbt.

Pectoralsdusky. Vertical fins witb a black bar at base, tben awhite bar, followed

by

awide,

dnsky

area,

and

narrowly margined withwhite.

Caudal with all these

marks

except the black bar,havingthe posterior outlines curved, followingmargin of fin.

One

specimen, 1.^incheslong,from

Magdalena

Bay,

Lower

California.

59. Bathymaster hypoplectus sp. nov.

Differing from both B. signatns and B.jordani in the broadly united

gill membranes, and from signatus in the scaly cheeks, the smaller scales, etc.

Head

4| in length; depth 7. D.46^; A.33.

Length

about8 inches.

Head

andbody compressedelongate,theanteriorprofileofhead com- pressed, declivous.

Mouth somewhat

oblique, at lowersideof snout, small, the maxillary reachingvertical from middle of pupil,3^ⁱⁿ head.

Snout very slightly shorter than orbit, 4^in head ; diameterof orbit 4in head. Teeth well developed, in broad bands onjaws, vomer,

and

palatines, the

vomer and

palatine patches nearly continuous.

Branchiostegal

membranes

broadly united, free from isthmus, form- ing a fold

whose

depth exceeds halfdiameteroforbit.

Margin

of pre- opercle adnate behind, slightly free below, furnished with aseries of sis conspicuous

mucous

poi'es.

Head

without spines, ridges, or fila-

ments. Inner margin of shouldergirdleconspicuously notched above and below, but without hook. Gillrakers tubercular, few in number.

A

well-marked slit behind last gill.

Distance from nape tofront of dorsal fin equals its distance from posteriorborder ofeye. Anterior ten ortwelvedorsal rayssimple

and

apparently not articulated, but flexible

and

not spinelike. Distance from frontofanalto base ofventrals 2J ^{in its} distance from base of caudal. All but first third ofdorsal rays,

and

all of anal rays forked attip; dorsal nothigh, the longest rays half head; highest anal ray equals snout

and

halfeye. Last dorsal

and

anal rays entirely discon- nected from caudal, leaving afree space on caudal peduncle one-half diameter oforbit.

Ventrals 1, 5, in advance of base of pectorals, narrowly triangular, the inner rays longest. Pectorals with curved base running back- wards

and

downwards, therays all branched, eighteen in

number;

the width of base of fin 3^ ⁱⁿ head, the longest ray 1^ in head. Caudal roundi'd, two thirds length of head.

Body

covered with small, i)artiallyembedded, cycloid scales,includ- ing antedorsal region, belly, breast,and areain front of base of pec-

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