NO. 1293. JAPANESE BLENNOID FISHES— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 461 



ing- from nape to base of caudal, the spinous part separated from the 

 soft part by a deep notch; spines slender, very fiexi])le, highest a little 

 anterior to middle of lin, If in head; longest rays somewhat higher 

 than the spines; memlirane of soft dorsal slightly incised })ctween the 

 rays, connecting posteriorly with upper ray of caudal; anal rays with 

 the membrane thickened about them, especially the anterior ones which 

 have thick, corrugated pads; mem1)raneof anal deeply inc^ised between 

 the ra3^s, not connecting posterior ray with caudal peduncle; caudal 

 rounded, its length equal to i^ of head; pectoral acutely rounded, ra^'.s 

 simple, the lower ones slightly thickened; membrane of fin incised 

 between the live lower rays; ventrals 1^ in head. 



Color in spirits, light brownish, much darker above; on posterior 

 surface of body the light color extends upward in irregular clouds on 

 the darker portion, a few round or irregularly shaped spots between 

 and above the cloud-like marks; dorsal blackish, the spinous part with 

 2 rows of indistinct light spots, the soft part with oblique, wavv, light 

 lines, broader below, g-rowinj^ narrower toward margin of tin; anal, 

 caudal, and pectoral tins plain blackish. 



Here described from a specimen 120 mm, long-, collected at Misaki. 

 Tj'pe No. 7068, Zoological Museum, Stanford University. Cotype 

 No. 50207, U.S.N.M. 



Color in life, reddish brown with narrow vertical ])ands and reticu- 

 lations of pale green; dorsal suffused with reddish brown; narrow, 

 longitudinal, g-reeni.sh bands or lines along its upper part. 



The following counts are of other specimens: 



This species was taken by us only in the deep rock-pools adjoining 

 the sacred cave of Bentenon the island of Enoshima, and in rock-pools 

 of Yog-ashima, an island at Misaki. In both places it is abundant, 

 feeding on algte. 



{c-no-shlma, island of the ba}'.) 



12. SCARTICHTHYS STELLIFER Jordan and Snyder, new species. 



Head li in length; depth li; depth of caudal peduncle 1*4 in head; 

 eye li; interorbital space 9; D. XII, 10; A. I, 1!»; P. 11. 



Body elongate; caudal peduncle much compressed; head short, 

 blunt, the anterior profile almost vertical; eye high up and very far 

 forward; sulwrbital area equal in width to diameter of eye-, mouth 

 horizontal, inferior, the upper jaw projecting; cleft of mouth extend- 



