NO. 1213. A LIST OF JAPANESE FISHES— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 371 



and by si similar one across the occiput; continuing- forward from 

 occipital region a bifid l)ran('h is sent downward toward the preopiu'- 

 cular spine; a similar branch passes downward from posterior edo-c of 

 orbit. Parietals each with an elevated knob with minute ridges radi- 

 ating- from the center. Dorsal spines weak; the first longest, with a 

 short filament; second spine shorter, its })ase close to that of first; 

 third and fourth spines farther apart, the fourth one-half as long as 

 third. Dorsal ra3^s simple, except the last, which is double, branched, 

 and longer than the others. Anal inserted on a vertical passing half 

 Avay between second and third dorsal rays; next to last anal raj^ 

 directly below last dorsal ray; other rays similar in shape to those of 

 dorsal, except that they are shorter. Both dorsal and anal, when 

 folded, reaching base of caudal; the dorsal somewhat the longer. 

 Pectoral pointed, upper edge a little concave; the lower convex; all 

 the rays, except the uppermost and the lowermost, branched. Ven- 

 tral rays, each with about nine branches, the filamentous tips of which 

 project a little be3^ond edge of fin; membrane of fin attached poste- 

 riorly to middle of base of pectoral. Caudal rounded posteriorly. 

 Color, in alcohol, upper parts brownish with many round and oblong 

 whitish spots, having somewhat darker borders; a row of larger spots 

 along the lateral line; under parts, anterior to anal fin, dead white; 

 in the region of anal yellowish. Dorsal and caudal fins with dark- 

 bordered white spots, among which are scattered brown spots of about 

 the same size; spinous dorsal with a linear dark edge; three lower 

 interradial membranes of caudal brownish, without spots. 



The type is a female, 185 mm. long. Other females (cotypes. No. 

 6278, Leland Stanford Junior Universit}") closely resemble the type. 

 There is some variation in the size of the teeth on the preopercular 

 spine, and one of them is sometimes absent. On the dorsal and caudal 

 fins the spots are arranged in more or less definite rows; longitudinally 

 on the dorsal; transversely on the caudal. A male specimen is darker 

 both above and below, the spots on head and body being small and 

 indistinct. The caudal has many large, oval, brown spots on a back- 

 ground marbled with white and brown. The anal is dusky, with 

 whitish crossbars on the membranes. The first two dorsal spines are 

 broken off just above the edge of the fin. Their size at the broken 

 place indicates that they were much longer. The third spine has a 

 short filament. 



Family GOBIID.E. 



ODONTOBUTIS OBSCURUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Yokohama (Otaki), 



ELEOTRIS OXYCEPHALA (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Laka Biwa (Otaki). 



