Nc.im CARDINAL FISHES OF JAPAN—JORDAN AND SNYDER. 905 



erably). Fins low. Dorsal spines weak and slender; the first minute; 

 the third strongest, but not so high as the fourth; the fifth, when 

 depressed, just reaching insertion of soft dorsal. Anal reachino- 

 slightly farther posteriorly than does the dorsal, both failing to reach 

 base of caudal In' a considerable distance. Caudal notched. Yentrals 

 reaching vent. 



Color in life, grayish, flushed with red, and much dotted; a round jet- 

 black spot at base of caudal; a very ])lack 1)and across chin, and snout 

 to eye, where it fades, though traces of it are seen behind eye; a jet- 

 black stripe on top of head on each side from snout, ceasing above 

 pupil; a median stripe from top of liead to first dorsal; snout other- 

 wise mostly golden yellow; a round jet-black spot on each side of nape; 

 fins carmine; first dorsal with a broad black edge; other fins pale or 

 slightly dotted; a golden streak across lower half of eye. In spirits 

 the black coloring only is retained. Length about 100 millimeters. 



This species is very close to Apogon semilineafus^ with which all 

 observers save Dr. Dcklerlein have confounded it. It is deeper in 

 body, and with blunter snout. The most ol)vious difference lies in the 

 fact that the uppermost of the paired lilack stripes does not reach the 

 black nuchal spot and is not continued behind it. The range of 

 A. notafiis is more southern. 



Our numerous specimens are from ISagasaki; a single one from 

 Wakanoura. 



{yotat u.s^ spotted. ) 



II. APOGON KIENSIS Jordan and Snyder, new species. 



Head 2f in length; depth 3^; depth of caudal peduncle 8 in head; 

 eye 3; interobital space 4i; snout -if; maxillary 2; D. VI-I, 9; A. 

 II, !S; scales in lateral series 25; in transverse series S. 



Body rather elongate; compressed; dorsal contour somewhat arched; 

 caudal peduncle slender. Head large; snout pointed; lower jaw pro- 

 jecting. Interorl)ital space flat or slightlv convex; a low median ridge 

 present; eye large; its diameter consideral)ly greater than length of 

 snout. Maxillarj' passing through a point midway between pupil and 

 posterior border of eye. Teeth villiform; on jaws, vomer, and pala- 

 tines. Gill-rakers on first arch 5+14; long and very slender. Serra- 

 tions of opercle rather coarse. Scales thin; easily detached. 



Fins of moderate height and length. The small first dorsal spine, 

 present in other Japanese species of the genus, is absent in this form. 

 Second spine of fin highest and strongest; the spines when depressed 

 not touching insertion of soft dorsal. Anal Avhen depressed reaching 

 a little farther posteriori}- than does the soft dorsal, both falling far 

 short of base of caudal. Ventral fins reaching anal opening. Pecto- 

 rals extending a little farther posteriorly. Caudal notched. 



Color gravish, probably red in life; a jet-black stripe from tip of 



