NOTES ON SOME JAPANESE FISHES. 43 



base of pectoral, the inner flap exposed. Dorsal before origin 

 of anal ; both fins not falcate. Back and belly with strong 

 prickles. 



Body closely beset with numerous round, black spots, separated 

 from one another merely by a network of gray ground-color, the 

 spots being very distinct, not vermiculate by fusing together ; 

 under surface whitish, without spots. Spots on trunk not larger 

 than diameter of pupil, growling larger posteriorly, those on caudal 

 base being the largest ; sj^ots on head smaller, anteriorly somewhat 

 still smaller, those near tip of snout being the smallest of all 

 spots. Both lips brown, not spotted ; the lower lip for some 

 distance from mouth-angle deeply black. Dorsal and caudal 

 with less closely set spots than body ; free margin of dorsal dusky, 

 the elevated fleshy base of dorsal with larger elliptical spots of black 

 color. Pectral dusky, sparsely spotted ; the axil with black patch 

 of a more or less crescent-like shape along the lower part of 

 base of jiectoral ; spots around gill-opening larger. Anal dusky, 

 sparsely spotted ; a black, round spot very much larger than eye, 

 around the vent. 



The species is sharply distinguishable from all other' species 

 by the body being very closely spotted. 



The type is the only specimen known. It was taken at 

 Misaki in 1905, and is now preserved in the museum of the 

 Zoological Institute (Mus. No. 959). 



MEASU£EME2iTS OF THE SPECIES TAKEN FROM 

 THE MOUNTED SPECIMEN. 



Total length (to caudal base) ö.'j.O cm. 



Length of head | 15.5 „ 



Height of body I 19.0 „ 



