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in the middle; .soft dorsal high and rounded in front; spinous anal 

 low, the first spine the shortest; soft anal highest in front, and with 

 rounded edge; pectoral short and rounded, 1^ in head; ventrals a lit- 

 tle longer than the pectorals; not reaching the origin of the anal, and 

 the spine 2^ in the head; caudal deep, the lobes not pointed much, and 

 its edge emarginate; lateral line arched and nearly concurrent with the 

 back; caudal peduncle compressed, rather deep, and about 2^ in head. 



Color in spirits brown, coarsel}^ spotted and mottled all over with 

 blackish-brown; on the caudal, soft dorsal, and anal the spots are 

 smaller; nostrils blackish. Length Gi inches. Here described from 

 a specimen from Nagasaki. Our largest example is from Wakanoura 

 and measures 8 j | inches. 



Color in life, light olive gray with ))lack spots. 



This species occurs with the preceding in the bays of southern 

 Japan, but in rather less abundance. Our specimens are from Tokyo, 

 Misaki, Wakanoura, Kobe, and Nagasaki. 



{pimctatus, spotted.) 



