. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 70 BULLETIN 150, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM Dorsal 35; anal 29; pectoral 29; pyloric coeca 39. Depth 5 in length without caudal; head Eye in head; disk Body shaped somewhat as in L. mucosus; the depth retained to beneath the second dorsal. Head low, wider than deep; occiput not swollen; profile rising gradually, depressed over the eyes. Mouth wide, terminal; maxillary reaching vertical in front of eye. Snout low, jaws equal. Teeth slender, recurved; the lateral lobes small. Anterior nostril in a prominent tube; posterior no
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 70 BULLETIN 150, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM Dorsal 35; anal 29; pectoral 29; pyloric coeca 39. Depth 5 in length without caudal; head Eye in head; disk Body shaped somewhat as in L. mucosus; the depth retained to beneath the second dorsal. Head low, wider than deep; occiput not swollen; profile rising gradually, depressed over the eyes. Mouth wide, terminal; maxillary reaching vertical in front of eye. Snout low, jaws equal. Teeth slender, recurved; the lateral lobes small. Anterior nostril in a prominent tube; posterior nostril with a low rim. Gill slit extending down in front of 5 pectoral rays; in head. Dorsal unnotched, originbehind middle of pectoral; caudal of 10 rays. Dorsal and anal connection to the caudal very short, extending little, if at all, beyond the skin-covered base of the latter. Pectoral notched, the lower lobe of six rays, reaching a little more than halfway between disk and vent. Disk moderate. Vent about midway between disk and anal. Olivaceous above, paler below; body and fins speckled with olive brown. Peritoneum pale, with sparsely scattered black dots. Synopsis.—Dorsal 35; anal 29; pectoral 29; py- loric coeca 39. Disk in the head. Gill slit extending down in front of five pectoral rays. Dorsal fin unnotched, the connection with the caudal not extending Figure 6.—Lifaris cyclopus. Teeth from a specimen from bevond the skin-COVered PuGET Sound , i- ^ i i ^ ^ -nt base 01 the latter. JNo prickles. Body somewhat depressed anteriorly, the greatest depth retained to beneath the second dorsal. Color olivaceous above, paler below; body and fins speckled with light olive brown. A small-sized species. RemarJcs.—L. cyclopus is a flabby appearing species with a broad, low head. It is easily recognized at sight in the adult stage. The specimens from Petropavlovsk are immature and may represent an undescribed species. The specimens from Kamchatka may have a smaller gill
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