4 AKT. 13. — S. TANAKA : 



Sphagebranchus cinctus, u. sp. 



PI. I., fig. 4, A & B. 



Head about 14 in total leiigtli, 7i in head aud trunk ; 

 height of body 5ol in head and trunk ; eye 11 in head, inter- 

 orbital width 11, snout oh 



Body very elongate, compressed. Head very broad posteriorly ; 

 eye lateral, high ; interorbital convex, equal to diameter of eye 

 in width ; snout long, slender and sharp, projecting beyond 

 lower jaw ; tip of the latter midway between anterior edge of eye 

 and tip of snout ; angle of mouth beneath centre of pupil. 

 Teeth strong, directed backward ; tliose on upper jaw arranged 

 in one row laterally, about 16 in number on each side ; some 

 sharp and straight teeth placed medianly and at a short distance 

 in front of the above-mentioned row of teeth. Teeth on lower 

 jaw 9 in number on each side, arranged in one row ; vomer 

 with 2 longitudinal rows of small teeth, rather closely apposed 

 to one another. Tongue entirely adnate to floor of mouth. 

 Gill-opening small, lateral but placed low. Pectoral small, its 

 length a little larger than diameter of eye. A very slight fold 

 along back and under surface, indicating dorsal and anal fins. 

 No caudal fin. Vent slightly behind middle of total length. 

 Skin smooth, without scales. Lateral line conspicuous, running 

 in the median line. 



Color in alcohol reddish yellow. About 29 broad brown 

 cross-bands, of which the first lies immediately before eye and 

 has the width equal to diameter of eye ; the second a little 

 broader and including the posterior half of eye ; the last in 



