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which extend forward opposite hind pupil edge. Scales with 10 to 

 14 basal radiating striae, 20 to 23 apical denticles and circuli coarse. 

 No lateral line. 



Spinous dorsal inserted behind origins of paired fins, spines flexible 

 and slender. Soft dorsal inserted about midway between front edge 

 of eye and caudal base, and depressed fin 1 J to latter. Anal inserted 

 little behind soft dorsal origin, much smaller than soft dorsal. Caudal 

 rather broad, rounded behind. Pectoral not quite to anal. Ventral 

 inserted slightly behind pectoral origin, about Ih to anal. Anal 

 papilla long as pupil. 



Color in alcohol pale brownish, back and sides with nine darker 

 crossbands, represented by as many of obscure brownish blotches 

 along side medially, in which scale edges darker. Blackish blotch 

 at suprascapula. Spinous dorsal dusky, otherwise fins all pale or 

 dull gray-brown. Dorsals with five longitudinal dull dusky lines, 

 and caudal with six obscure or slightly darker transverse lines. Iris 

 pale slaty. Dark streaks from below eye over cheek and dusky 

 blotch on opercle. Length, 47 mm. 



Type.— C&t. No. 83982, U.S.N.M. Soochow, China. Mr. N. Gist 

 Gee. Only the type obtained, 



(For Pierre Dabry de Thiersant, an accomplished French fish- 

 culturist and student of Chinese ichthyology.) 



BUTIS BUTIS (Hamilton). 



Head, 2|-; depth, 4|; D. VII-I, 9; A. I. 8; scales, 36 m median 

 lateral series from shoulders to caudal base; 13 scales transversely 

 between anal and soft dorsal origins; predorsal scales 30; snout, 4 

 in head measured from upper jaw tip; eye, 5; maxillary, 2f ; inter- 

 orbital, 5. Head width half of total head length. Snout depressed, 

 width i its length. Slight narrow supraorbital ridge. Maxillary 

 reaches eye center-, expansion half of eye. Mandible strongly pro- 

 jects. Teeth moderately long, conic, sharp pointed, in bands in jaw. 

 Interorbital concave. Preopercle edge entire. Rakers 3+8 low 

 broad tubercles, greatly shorter than filaments, which are If in eye. 

 Scales with 10 to 12 basal radiating striae, apical denticles 29 to 35, 

 and circuli moderate. Third dorsal spine, 2^ in head; second anal 

 ray, 2|-; caudal, IJ; pectoral, If; ventral, 2. 



In alcohol walnut-brown on back; sides and under surface fawn 

 color; three large dark round blotches on side, buckled across back 

 by narrow dark bar; dorsals and caudal dark or dusky-gray; caudal 

 marked with fine waved dark cross-bands; spinous dorsal largely 

 deep dusky and about three longitudinal dark bands on soft dorsal; 

 other fins pale like lower surface, with few blotches of deep brown, 

 also pectoral base deep brown; undersurface of head speckled witn 

 darker. Length, 83 mm. 



