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ART. 



-S. TANAKA : 



ray of anal ; caudal lanceolate. Vent immediately before anal, 

 and slightly in front of the middle of total length to caudal base. 



Scales moderate, cycloid, arranged somewhat irregularly, those 

 on breast smaller than those on side of body ; suborbital lamina 

 scaled ; opercles scantily scaled ; vertical fins not scaly ; caudal 

 base scaly. Lateral line on side of body near margin of back, 

 its anterior end uniting with that of the other side before origin 

 of dorsal, its posterior end interrupted beneath last ray of dorsal 

 and therefore not uniting with same of the other side. A few 

 scales in the median part of side near posterior end of body 

 with pores. Space between dorsal base and lateral line naked, 

 except a small space within the loop of the latter which is scaled. 



Color in formalin whitish ; skin connecting premaxillary and 

 maxillary blackish. 



During life, the body and vertical fins were presumably 

 reddish in color, since the posterior part of dorsal preserved that 

 color for some time after preservation. 



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

 coast of Prov. Tötömi in February, 1906, and is now contained 

 in Mr. Alan Owston's collection. 



MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPECIES. 



Total length to caudal base 



Head 



Height of body (at insertion of ventral) 



Height of caudal peduncle 



Width of caudal peduncle 



Snout 



Eye 



Interorbital 



