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dark color-band, equal in width to vertical diameter of pupil, extend- 

 ing- from upper edge of eye, along- base of dorsal lins to the caudal, 

 where it ends in a distinct, dark spot; a similar band running from 

 tip of snout, through eye, upper edge of base of pectoral and along 

 side of body to a little below middle of base of caudal; an indistinct 

 dark spot on lower part of base of caudal; sides of head with small, 

 light spots; lii'st spine and first ray of dorsal fins w4th three dis- 

 tinct dark dots; the color extending- posteriori}^ to the membrane; 

 similar spots faintly outlined on the other spines and rays; the mem- 

 branes with minute, dark dots; edges of fins a little dusky. Anal, with 

 a dark band along the edge. Caudal, with indistinct crossbars. Base 

 of pectoral with a white band. 



Besides the type, one other specimen (cotype. No. 6270, Leland Stan- 

 ford Junior Universit}^ Museum) was collected. It is a little smaller 

 and has somewhat brighter colors than the type, but differs from it in 

 no other important vfuj. 



Measurements of Trifissns ioturus. 



Length of body in millimeters 



Length of head in body 



Depth of body 



Distance from snout to dorsal .'. . 



Distance from snout to anal 



Depth of caudal peduncle 



Length of caudal peduncle 



Length of snout 



Diameter of eye 



Width of interorbital space 



Length of base of spinous dorsal 



Length of base of soft dorsal 



Length of longest dorsal spine 



Length of longest dorsal ray 



Length of base of anal 



Length of longest anal ray 



Length of pectoral 



Length of ventral 



Length of caudal 



Nimiber of dorsal spines 



Number of dorsal rays 



Number of anal rays 



Number of scales in lateral series 



Number of scales between origin of soft dorsal and anal. . 



Tokyo (Otaki). 



LUCIOGOBIUS GUTTATUS Gill. 



Family BLENNIIDiE. 



BLENNIUS YATEBEI Jordan and Snyder, new species. 

 (Plate XIX.) 



The only species of Japanese Blennim known to us is represented 

 by a small specimen collected by the Albatross near Misaki. It is 

 here described as Blennius yatebeL new species. 



Type.—^o. 49404, U.S.N.M. 



Head, ?>h m length; depth, 4i; depth of caudal peduncle, 3 in head; 

 eye, 4; snout, 3; interorbital space, 10; height of dorsal spines, 9 in 



