NO. 1293. JAPANESE BLEXNOID FISHES— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 449 



simple, the membranes incised between tips of 3 or 4 lower ones, fin 

 rounded posteriori}^, not quite reaching- a vertical through anal open- 

 ing; ventral spine as long as second ray, slender; rays 2, the first 

 somewhat longer than the second. 



Color, light brown, tinged with olive, a series of 9 or 10 dark verti- 

 cal bands which are broadest near the middle, narrow or pointed below, 

 encroaching above on basal part of dorsal fin; posteriori}^ the bands 

 grow wider in proportion to length, the last one often represented by a 

 round spot; a dark round spot on Ijase of caudal; head and body with 

 white specks, a group of them on base of pectoral, a row of prominent 

 ones along middle of body; chin with large white blotches; branchioste- 

 gal region spotted with black; ocular tentacles dusky; lateral line 

 white; dorsal with an oblong black ocellus in the region of the second 

 spine; anterior part of fin dark, flaked with small, light spots, poste- 

 rior part lighter, with 1 or 2 row^s of narrow, oblong, vertical dark 

 spots; rays with small black spots, the lower ones darker than the 

 upper; 1 or 2 outer ra3\s of caudal with dark specks; anal with a dusky 



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Fig. 3.— Zacai.h's bryope. 



subterminal margin, a row of indistinct, dusky spots along the base; 

 pectoral with a small black spot on base; ventrals mostly (lusk3\ Some 

 specimens are lighter in color than the one described, but the general 

 color-pattern remains about the same. 



Tj-pe No. T067, Zoological Museum, Stanford University, from 

 Misaki, Japan. Cotype No. 50296, U.S.N.M. 



We have very many specimens about 70 millimeters long from 

 Misaki, Wakanoura, and Enoura. The species lives in the clear, warm 

 tide pools with Trij)tergion eikeostoina, /Scarfichtkt/s enoshnce, and 

 Bh nnius yatahei. 



{(5pvov^ moss; oonif, face.) 



Fin-ray counts of Zacallcs hryojM : 



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