20 ART. S. — S. TANAKA : DESCRIPTIONS OF ONE NEW 



somewhat nearer posterior end of base of second dorsal than 

 tip of snout ; tliird and fourth spines longest, projecting 

 beyond others when depressed ; the fin adnata to body behind 

 last spine by a membrane ; second dorsal inserted midway be- 

 tween tip of snout and that of npper caudal lobe, all its rays 

 of nearly same length, not adnate to body beliind last ray. 

 Anal inserted below origin of second dorsal, similar in form to 

 second dorsal, not adnate to body ; both anal and second dorsal ex- 

 tend behind to same vertical far before base of caudal (both second 

 dorsal and anal slightly shorter in female than in male). Pectoral 

 placed low, pointed behind, extending to vent (in female much 

 shorter). Yentrals close together, behind posterior end of base of 

 pectoral, reaching to vent (in female not so long). Caudal 

 broadly rounded. Scales large, strongly ctenoid, those on nape 

 slightly smaller ; opercle and preopercle scaled, the latter with 

 some four rows of scales. Tip of snout, jaws, mandible and all 

 the fins naked except caudal, the basal one-fourth of Avhicli is 

 closely covered with very small ctenoid scales. Base of pectoral, 

 suborbital, preopercle, interorbital, snout, and anterior parts of 

 breast with cycloid scales. No lateral line. 



Colour in alcohol : male — reddish yellow above, brownish 

 beneath ; scales on lower parts dark at edge ; sparsely black- 

 punctate throughout body, the punctation being much closer on 

 the lower parts ; a dark brown patch above pectoral across the 

 upper part of that fin. Base of pectoral with a narrow brown 

 streak. First dorsal blackish brown, with a narrow whitish 

 band near its anterior edge and with one or two whitish 

 spots near base ; second dorsal brown, with about 2 longitudinal 

 rows of whitish spots, narrowly edged with blackish (in some 

 specimens the edge is Avhitish) ; anal pale, narrowly edged with 



