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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Family SOLEID.E. 



i8i. LIACHIRUS NITIDUS Giinther. 



A fine .specimen, 4 inches \o\\^ (No. 287), from Giran, aj^-reeing- 

 with Giinther s description. 



Head 4.5; depth 2.5; snout 3.2; D. 63; A. 48; V. 5; scales about 

 25-92-35, small and hard to count. Body dextral, the color and eyes 

 being on the right side; body oblong elliptical; snout bluntly rounded; 

 mouth rather large, the gape reaching eyes; ej^es close together, 

 small; scales very small, smooth, and rather loosely attached; lateral 

 line extending from near upper eye nearly straight to middle of 

 caudal; dorsal and anal fins rather high, about 1.8 in head. 



Fig. -'8.— LiACHiRis nitidis. 



Color in alcohol, yellowish-gra}^, the body and head sparsely cov 

 ered with small, roundish, black spots, a few of these upon dorsal 

 and anal fins; dorsal and anal rays dark edged; caudal with a few 

 dark specks. 



182. SYNAPTURA ORIENTALIS (Schneider). 

 {Sjjnaplura foliacca Riciiardson. ) 



One specimen. No. 369, from Formosa, F. I. 



The nostrils in this species are similar to those of Synaptura pcm. 

 The genus Eunjc/Iosm, based on their supposed peculiarities, is Avithout 

 foundation. 



183. USINOSITA JAPONICA (Schlegel). 



One small example from Keerun, similar to examples from Kobe. 



184. PARAPLAGUSIA BILINEATA (Bloch). 



One specimen, No. 45x, from Formosa, F. 1. ; one specimen f rom 

 Keerun. 



