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In Ammodytes there are no teeth and the scales are almost ol)solete, 

 the body being crossed by folds of skin. Am?nodi/tes is subarctic in 

 distribution, Bleehrhi is tropical. Ainmodi/tes has a much larger 

 number of fin rays and doubtless of vertebra? also. 



Head 4.6; depth 8.5; eye ,5.2; snout 3.8; D. 42; A. 15. Body 

 long, slender, and somewhat compressed; head ver}' long; mouth 

 rather large, the lower jaw much projecting, a prominent point below; 

 maxillary thin, slipping under the preorbital, reaching orbit. Scales 

 small and firm; lateral line rumiing high, aljout two S(^ales below dorsal, 

 on caudal peduncle suddenly dropping to middle of caudal tin; dorsal 

 tin long and low, depressible in a groove, its origin over base of pec- 

 toral; anal short, terminating under last dorsal ray; pectorals short 





Flfi. 12.— BLEEKERIA MITSl'KURII. 



and pointed; ventrals very minute, slightly in front of pectoral; oper- 

 cular bones very thin and papery; teeth on front of jaws weak, appar- 

 ently in villiform patches. 



Color in alcohol, plain straw-yellow. 



Type. — No. 11340. a specimen 4.25 inches long, from Giran, now 

 No. 7133, Stanford Universit}^ Museum. 



Family HOLOC^ENTRID.E. 



• 65. OSTICHTHYS JAPONICUS (Cuviei and Valenciennes). 



A large specimen, 1 x. Formosa, F. I. 



The genus OstlchtJiys differs from Myriprlstis in the very rough 

 scales and from HolotrachyH in their very large size, larger than in 

 any species of Mypiju'Utls. 



Family MULLID.E. 



66. UPENEUS INDICUS (Shaw). 



One specimen. No. 1592, from Keerun. Two dark streaks on second 

 doi'sal; golden area under first dorsal and dark blotch on caudal pedun- 

 cle distinct. 



One specimen. No. 302. from (liran. 



