NO. 1213. A LIST OF JAPANESE FISHES— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 379 



One specimen was taken. We here record some ciirefully made 

 measurements: Length of body in mm., 280; hmgth of head in body, 

 .26; depth of body, .44; depth of caudal peduncle, .10; distance from 

 snout to dorsal, .00; snout to anal, .;^1; anal to caudal, .06^; leno-th of 

 snout, .05^; maxillary, .11; diameter of lower orbit, .0(i; upper orbit, 

 .07; width of interorbital space, .Olji; leng-th of tirst dorsal ray, .03^; 

 highest dorsal ray, .Hi; first anal ray, .01; highest anal niy, .11; 

 length of right pectoral, .11; left pectoral, .11; caudal, .20; yeii- 

 tral, .07. 



Named for Professor Otaki, who first recognized its specific distinct- 

 ness and who figured it as '"'' IUppoglossus, new species." 



PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Tokyo (Otaki). 

 Hakodate {Alhatrof^f). 



RHOMBISCUS' CINNAMOMEUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Tokyo (Otaki). 



PLEURONICHTHYS CORNUTUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Hakodate (Alhatro.s.s). 

 Tokyo (Otaki; Alhatrosx). 



LIMANDA YOKOHAM>flE (Giinther). 



Tokyo (Otaki). 

 Hakodate {AJl>atro!<s) . 



CLIDODERMA ASPERRIMUM (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Tokyo (Otaki). 



KAREIUS' SCUTIFER Steindachner. 



Hakodate {AVxitross). 

 Tokyo (Otaki). 



LIOPSETTA OBSCURA (Herzenstein). 



Iturup Island (Alhafross). 



PLATICHTHYS STELLATUS ^ Pallas). 



Robben Island {Alhatro.ss). 



^ R}iombiscus Jordan and Snyder (type, civnamomeus) differs from ParatichlJtys in the 

 small, uniform teeth. 



■^ The genus Kareim which is here established (type, A'. Hcutlfer), is allied to Liop- 

 Si'tta, differing in the absence of scales and in the presence of certain large horny 

 warts. The name ia from the Japanese word Karei, flounder. 



