NO. 2338. FISHES FROM SOOCHOW, CHINA— FOWLER AND BEAN. 817 



covered with small scales. Median dorsal rays produced as long 

 opposite that of dorsal and ra^-ed fin like soft dorsal; caudal 

 rounded behind, much longer than head; pectoral rounded, inserted 

 before dorsal; ventral inserted slightly behind pectoral origin; spine, 

 one-third of fin and latter with first ray divided. 



In alcohol bars of back brown to cinnamon-brown, becoming buff on 

 lower sides and undersurfaces of head and trunk. Muzzle pale. 

 Iris dull slaty. Upper surface of head mottled with cinnamon-brown; 

 postocular oblique cinnamon-brown band down until opposite pec- 

 toral base and another crosses cheek from lower aye edge to chest; 

 black opercular blotch about size of eye. Spmous dorsal and anal 

 dusky or dusky neutral gray, becoming more neutral gray to brown- 

 ish on rayed fins, though both of latter with obscure fine dark specks. 

 Caudal and pectoral pale buff-pmk, formed with many small, close-set 

 darker spots. Length, 65 mm. 



Family TETRODONTIDAE. 



SPHEROIDES OCELLATUS (Osbeck). 



Head,2fto3; depth (contracted), 3 i to 3f; D.IV,12orl3; A. Ill, 

 9 or 10; snout, 2 J to 2§ in head; eye, 5 J to 6^; mouth width, 3 to 

 3f ; interorbital bony width, 2f to 2f ; head width, 1^ to 1^. Snout 

 depressed, length three-fourths to four-fifths its width. Eye slightly 

 advanced. Mouth rather small. Lips papillose. Nostrils fleshy 

 prominence, each with 2 pores. Interorbital broadly convex. Gill 

 opening 3f to 5ys in head. Back or predorsal nearly to nostrils 

 finely asperous; sides smooth only in one small example, in others 

 slightly rough area extends do^^^l over postocular region and another 

 over postpectoral area to join asperous inflatable abdomen. Dorsal, 

 If to 1§ in head; anal, H to If; caudal, U to 1|; pectoral, 2 to 2f. 



In alcohol back drab brown, marked by irregular pale round spots; 

 black blotch little larger than eye behind and slightly above pectoral 

 axil and bordered in front and beliind by pale line, each extending 

 entirely across back to meet its fellow; dorsal base on large black 

 blotch its entire extent, bordered broadly with paler; smafl round 

 black spot, size of pupil, at pectoral base little above middle; fins all 

 pale like befly, dorsal and caudal slightly darker; in 2 examples pale 

 spots largely faded though transverse pale lines on back distinct; 

 besides another across postocular; small black suprapectoral and dor- 

 sal blotches prominent. Two examples, S3 to 110 mm. 



Family SCORPAENIDAE. 



MINOUS MONODACTYLUS (Schneider). 



Head, 2+; depth, 3-J; D. X, 11; A. 9; snout, 2§ in head measured 

 from upper jaw tip; eye, 4J; maxillary, 2|. interorbital, 3|. Head 

 width If in total head length. Snout depressed medially, long as 



