N0.1239. APODAL FISHES OF JAPAN— JOBDAN AND SNYDER. 8(U) 



mosth' ill one row; front teeth somewhat enlarged. From Oirrhhnu- 

 raena, with which it agrees in this regard, it differs in kicking alto- 

 gether the fringe of line cirri or barbels along the edge of the upper 

 lip characteristic of the latter genus. The teeth are all pointed, sub- 

 equal, the pectoral is well developed, and the dorsal tin begins well 

 behind its tip. {Svpiag^ a shaveling, from the unf ringed lips.) 



29. XYRIAS REVULSUS Jordan and Snyder, new species. 



Head 3f in trunk; head and trunk a little longer than tail; depth -i 

 in head; snout short, 6| in head; eye 2|^ in snout; cleft of mouth very 

 long, extending far behind e3'e, 2^V in head; teeth in upper jaw in 

 about four rows on each side, equal in size; lower teeth larger, close 

 set, mostl}' in one row; vomerine teeth moderate; front teeth of upper 

 jaw enlarged; pectoral small, in head; dorsal inserted behind gill 

 opening at a distance 2f in head. 







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Fig. 16. — Xyrias revui^sus. 



Color light brown, l>luish-whitc below, upper parts everywhere 

 closely freckled Avith tine irregular ])rown spots, rarely confluent and 

 of various forms, rather narrower than the interspaces; these spots 

 darker on head and much more closely set; similar spots on chin; tins 

 all whitish; ])ectoral a little spotted. 



One very fine specimen 35 inches long (No. O-iTG Lelancl Stanford 

 Junior Museum) was ol)tained at the Asakusa Aquarium, having lieen 

 taken near Misaki. The species is very distinct from anything else 

 known to us. {Hevnhx/^, smooth-shaven, twice plucked; from the 

 smooth lips.) 



19. MICRODONOPHIS Kaup. 

 Mkrodonopliis Kaup, Apodal Fishes, 1856, p. 6, {(lUipiiuilx) . 

 This genus is distinguished from OpMclithus by the anterior inser- 

 tion of the dorsal, which is placed over the gill opening; pectoral 

 small; trunk very long; teeth pointed, subequal, all uniserial. East 

 Indies. (yuz/cpoV, small; odovz^ tooth; o^z?, snake.) 



