. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. 2486 Bulletin //, United States National Museum. 2863. L1CP0PHIDIU1II PARDALfi (Gilbert). Head 5| in lenjjftli; depth 8^; eye 3f iu head; suoiit 4J; interorbital 1^ in eye. Body very slender, with a short head and small month; maxillary scarcely reaching vertical from posterior border of orbit, its length 2^ in head; ontor teeth very little enlarged, not movjible; teeth pr
. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. 2486 Bulletin //, United States National Museum. 2863. L1CP0PHIDIU1II PARDALfi (Gilbert). Head 5| in lenjjftli; depth 8^; eye 3f iu head; suoiit 4J; interorbital 1^ in eye. Body very slender, with a short head and small month; maxillary scarcely reaching vertical from posterior border of orbit, its length 2^ in head; ontor teeth very little enlarged, not movjible; teeth present on jaws, vomer, and palatines. Gill rakers slender, the longest i eye, 4 developed. Tip of snont with a strong, concealed spine, as in L. prorates. Opercle ending in a short spine. Nape midway between front of dorsal and front of pupil; dorual beginning over middle of pectorals, which are 2i in head; ventral filaments very shoi-t; the inner the longer, 4J in head. Scales very small, about 200 in a longitudinal series, extend- ing forward on top of head to middle of int(;rorbital space; cheeks and opercles scaly. Light olive, a series of 8 black bars downward from back, scarcely reaching lateral line, sometimes continuous with their fellows of the other side, and alternating with smaller black spots on dorsal outline; below the smaller spots a series of round spots nearly as large as eye along middle line of sides; sides and lower parts of head and body dusted with rather coarse black specks; dorsal light, the margin with 10 elongate black blotches, usually longer than the interspaces; caudal dusky at bnso, its distal half white; anal wholly black; peritoneum and lining of gill cavity white. Lower California. A single specimen, length 7i inches, from A Iba- trosa Station 3014, in 29 fathoms. (Gilbert.) (TtdpSaXt?, leopard.) Leptophidium i>ardale, Gilbebt, Proo. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1880, 108, off Lower California. (Type, No. 44382. Coll. Dr. Gilbert.) 2864. LEPOPHIDICX MICRO
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