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vvliitisb cross-bars, faint and diffuse. First dorsal violet, vaguely 

 spotted with black. 



These two specimens were each 8 ft. long, exclusive of 

 spear. They were called by the fishermen Baisen or Kajiki- 

 maguro. 



A large stuffed specimen from Otaru in the Fisheries Museum 

 at Hakodate has the spear intact. Its length from eye is a 

 little more than Y2 greater than rest of head. Tip of lower 

 jaw a little nearer to eye than to tip of upper jaw : 



A photograph in the Imperial University taken from a 

 specimen at Misaki shows the following characters : 



Head, with snout, 2 Ys iii length. Postorbital part of head 

 2 Ya in snout. Snout, from tips of lower jaw, 3 in head. 

 Depth 8 V4 "^ length or 3 7s hi head. Dorsal 2 % in head, 

 the length of its longest ray a little more than depth of body. 

 Anal 4 in head ; pectoral 2 Vs > ventral "/ô ; lower lobe of 

 caudal 2. 



The species is named for Dr. Kakichi Mitsukuei, senior 

 Professor of Zoology in the Imperial University at Tokyo. 



4. Tetrapturus mazara Joedan and Snydee, new species. 

 D. XL-7. 



Back high, the profile rapidly rising to dorsal. Depth of 

 body 1 Ys ill pectoral. Lower jaw from front of eye just equal 

 to postorbital part of head. Spinous dorsal not abruptly falcate ; 

 its height 1 7g in length of pectoral ; 1 Ys in length of body 

 without head. Pectoral 1 Yg in head from tip of lowxr jaw. 

 Ventral 1 ^5 in pectoral. Caudal lobe Yg longer than pectoral. 



Back dark blue with numerous whitish transverse bars ; both 

 dorsal fins violet, with bright blue spots. 



