88 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1897. 



Pseudorhombus russellii, Giinther, Cat. Fishes, IV, p. 424, 1862. 

 Pseudorhombus arsius, Giinther, 1. c, p. 426 ; Day, Fishes of India, p. 423, 

 1888. 



One specimen, 7 inches long, agrees with Richardson's minute de- 

 scription of Rhombus lentiginosus, except that the interoperculum 

 has only the lower side curved instead of being oval, and the rays of 

 the pectorals are without scales. 



Head 3f ; depth 21 ; eye 5^; scales 84. D. 81 ; A. 61 ; P. 1, 11 ; 

 V. 7. 



Pleuronichthys cornutus (Schlegel). 



Platessa cornuta Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Poiss , 179, pi. 92, fig. 1, 1847. 

 Parophrys cornuta, Giinther, Cat. Fishes, IV, 455, 1862. 



One specimen, 5 \ inches long. 



Head U ; depth 2 ; eye 3. D. 75 ; A. 54. 



The upper prominence of the lower eye is very large, forming a 

 spine as large as the one at the end of the ridge between the eyes ; 

 the prominences of upper eye very indistinct. Lower eye more an- 

 terior. Lateral line scarcely curved. Dorsal begins on blind side, 

 as far forward as anterior margin of pupil. Distance of dorsal from 

 caudal is one-half of eye. Pectoral one-half of head, twice length 

 of ventral. Pectoral on blind side, dark. 



SOLEID-ffil. 



Cynoglossus lineolatus Steindachuer. 



Cynoglossus limolatus Steindachner, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien., LV, April, 

 1867 (Hong Kong). 



One specimen, Z\ inches long. 



Head \\ ; depth 4. D. 103 ; A. 77 ; scales (behind head) 83, 

 transverse 14+14. 



Two nostrils, both tubular, tube of upper quite short. Upper 

 nostril situated at end of interorbital space, under upper eye; the 

 other nostril on level of lower margins of lower eye and in front of 

 vertical from anterior margin of upper eye. Eyes very small, diam- 

 eter less than length of two scales in middle of body. Anterior 

 margin of lower eye below middle of upper ; interorbital space 

 linear, without scales. One row of scales between upper eye and 

 lateral line, lower eye and maxillary adjacent. Snout in front of 

 upper eye \ of head. Cleft of mouth extending well behind eye, 

 curved downward posteriorly, a half longer on eyed side. Pectorals 

 and right ventral wanting, left ventcal with five rays. Two lateral 

 lines on left side, 13 rows of scales between them, the lower slightly 



