1830 Bulletin //, United States National Museum. 



bands running upon dorsal fin and ending below (except second and third) at lateral line; 

 last 2 bands short, rounded ; the longest 2, middle bands sometimes interrupted, each 

 sometimes forming 2 spots. Length 6| inches. Japan; Niphon, Tokio; apparently in deep 

 water. (Steindachner & Dodcrlein.) Erroneously identified with H. inermis, Cuvier & 

 Valenciennes, by Hilgendorf and Doderlein. 

 Scbasti's joyneri, Gunther, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., I, 1878, 485, Niphon; Challenger 



Report, Shore Fishes, 64, pi. 29, tig. A, 1880. 

 Sebastes inermis, Hilgendorf, S. B. Gesell. naturf. Freunde, Berlin, 172, with plate, 1880; 



Steindachner & Doderlein, Denksch. Akad. "Wiss. Wien, 206, 1884. 



d. SEBASTODES ELEGANS (Steindachner & Doderlein). 



Head and depth 2J. D. XIII, 12; A. Ill, 6; scales 35 (pores). Nasal, postocular, tym- 

 panic, and occipital spines present, but little developed. Orbit 3J in head, and attains | 

 of snout, i of iuterorbital space. Maxillary reaching posterior rim of orbit. Teeth in 

 rather narrow bands. Inferior border of preorbital slightly sinuate. Maxillary, man- 

 dible, and preorbital naked. Pores on lower jaw plain. Fourth to seventh dorsal spines 

 longest; second anal spine a little stronger and lower than third; all the pectoral rays 

 are simple (said by Steindachner to be only a peculiarity of young individuals) ; caudal 

 truncate. The following measurements are taken with the head as standard: Width of 

 head 2J; fourth dorsal spine 4J, penultimate 4^, the last 3J; dorsal rays 2J; jiectoral 1^; 

 ventrals 1|; base of pectoral 3g; ventrals reaching to vent, the pectorals beyond. Color 

 light ; body with 5 dark brown, more or less interrupted cross bands ; similar spots cov- 

 ering iius and under side of head and body ; head dark above and with several dark- 

 brown bands radiating from eye. A single individual. Tagawa. Length 2% inches. 

 (Steindachner & Doderlein.) 



Sebastes elegans, Steindachner & Doderlein, Denkschr. Akad. "Wiss. Wien, 205, 1884, 

 Tagawa. 



e. SEBASTODES STEIXDACHXEKI (Hilgendorf). 



(AKA SOI; YANAGI NO MAI.) 



Head3J. D. XIII, 15; A. Ill, 7; P. 18 (§) ; lateral line 30 (pores). Spines not prominent. 

 Nasal quite strong ; preocular, supraocular, and tympanic rudimentary. Preorbital with 2 

 blunt spines or lobes. Scales moderate; mandible and preorbital naked; pectoral scaly, 

 rough. Orbit (longitudinal diameter) 3J in head (J in snout). Iuterorbital space IJ in 

 orbit (vertical diameter), 4 in head (probably convex). Maxillary reaching beyond middle 

 of eye. First dorsal spine 2 J, penultimate 2f to 3J, last 2f to 3 in head. Second anal spine 

 longest, 2J in head ; third 2J to 2J in head. Red; a dark spot on upper part of opercle. Dis- 

 tinguished by the long penultimate dorsal spine. Length 11 inches. Yezo. (Hilgendorf. 

 Description from dry specimens.) 



Sebastes steindachneri, Hilgendorf, S. B. Gesell. naturf. Freunde, Berlin, 172, with plate, 

 1880, Yezo. 



/. SEBASTODES OBLOXOUS (Giinther). 



HeadSi; depth 3i. D. XIII, 12; A. Ill, 5; lateral line about 65. Scales rather irregu- 

 lar, much smaller above than below lateral line. Head scaly above as far forward as nos- 

 trils; very minute scales on preorbital. Snout pointed, longer than eye. Iuterorbital 

 space ilat, equal to eye, 6 in head. None of spines on upper side of head projecting, those 

 on preopercle obtuse. Teeth in broad bands on jaws, vomer, and palatines. Maxillary 

 reaching posterior margin of eye. Dorsal spines strong, fourth to seventh longest, 2^ in 

 head; anal spines stronger, much shorter than longest dorsal. Brownish, marbled with 

 darker ; lower parts and all tins with brown spots ; an oblique brown streak from preor- 

 bital toward angle of preopercle. Inland sea, Japan ; market of Yokohama. (Giinther. ) 

 Sebastes oblongus, Gunther, Challenger Report Shore Fishes, 64, pi. 28, 1880, Inland sea, 

 Japan, Yokohama; Hilgendorf, S. B. Gesell. naturf. Freunde, Berlin, 171, with plate, 



