NEW riNECONE FISH — SCHULTZ 



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deeper body, i\nd j^'oatest fleptli 1.6 for neozelanicus and 2.1 or 2.2 

 for reedi. 



The genus Monocentris has had up to the present only one species 

 referred to it, namel}^ M. japonicus (Houttuyn). The following 

 named species are synonj'^ms of japonicus: Sciaena japonica (cata- 

 phracta) Thunberg and Monocentris carinata Bloch and Schneider. 



Table 1. — Counts recorded for species of Monocentris 



Monocentris japonicus differs from M. reedi in having a deeper body, 

 1.6 to 1.8 instead of 2.1 to 2.2; gillrakers 12 to 14 on lower part of fhst 

 gill arch instead of 16; and 14 or 15 plates along lateral Hne instead of 

 18 or 19. In addition M. reedi appears to have a more slender caudal 

 peduncle than AI. japonicus. Because of the dried condition of the 

 type and the tips of all soft fin rays having been broken off, it is not 

 possible to compare with accuracy manj^ possible measurements. 

 When more specimens become available a more detailed study is 

 needed, but this short description brings to the attention of ichthy- 

 ologists a remarkable discovery in the eastern Pacific. 



I take great pleasure in naming this rare species in honor of Dr. 

 Edwyn P. Reed, vv^ho brought it to my attention and who deposited 

 the holotypc in the U. S. National Museum. 



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