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ART. 7. — S. TANAKA : 



Height of caudal peduncle 

 Width of caudal peduncle.. 



Eye 



Interorbital 



Snout 



Height of dorsal 



Height of anal 



Length of pectoral ray 



Notes on the specimen before it was skinned run as 

 follows : 



External margin of pectoral rounded ; posterior margin of 

 caudal probably rounded. 



Color in formalin : Upper parts of head and body with 

 closely arranged blackish spots ; lower parts whitish. Side of 

 head with a series of three spots larger than eye, the spots being 

 faintly blackish ; on the lower lip at the corner of mouth a 

 black spot ; lower part of pectoral base black ; a deep black spot 

 larger than eye around vent ; caudal with black spots as on body ; 

 only a very small space of the lower parts without spots. Iris with 

 the same spots as those on body. Upper margin of the whitish parts 

 of trunk and tail with a series of several grayish, more or less 

 faintly appearing areas ; inner surface of pectoral base with several 

 large spots ; external surface of same with one or two spots, or 

 none ; upper side of pectoral with a few black spots ; dorsal 

 dusky with spots ; anal also dusky, with a few spots. 



Total length, exclusive of caudal 



Height of body 



Height of caudal peduncle 



Width of caudal peduncle 



89.0 cm. 



17.5 „ 

 7.5 „ 

 3.5 .. 



