NOTES ON SOME JAPANESE FISIÎES. 



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Length of caudal peduncle (measured from second dorsal to 



base of caudal 



Snout 



Eye 



Interorbital 



Length of caudal (inclusive of its fleshy base) 



Length of naked part of caudal 



Length of gill-opening 



First spine of first dorsal 



Second spine of first dorsal 



Third spine of first dorsal 



First ray of second dorsal 



Fifth ray of second dorsal 



Sixth ray of second dorsal 



Last ray of second dorsal 



Length of base of second dorsal 



First ray of anal 



Fourth ray of anal 



Fifth ray of anal 



Sixth ray of anal 



Seventh ray of anal 



Last ray of anal 



Length of base of anal 



Ray of pectoral 



Distance from origin of dorsal to pectoral 



Distance from origin of dorsal to tip of snout 



Distance from the lower end of the base of pectoral to 



ventral spine 



Distance from origin of ventral spine to origin of anal 



3.2 

 8.5 

 2.0 

 4.0 

 8.3 

 5.4 

 5.5 

 6.7 

 3.0 

 L5 

 2.9 

 6.0 

 5.8 

 2.2 



1L3 

 3.2 

 6.2 

 6.0 

 6.1 

 5.9 

 2.1 



10.1 

 5.3 



10.8 



13.9 

 9.1 



5.5 



All the measurements were taken from the mounted specimen 

 in centimtres. 



Notes taken before skinning run as follows : 



Color in formalin : Body brown ; lower parts of head and 



