THE DRAGOXETS OF JAPAN— JORDAN AND FOWLER. 943 



the eyes, and nearer the posterior margin of the latter than the origin 

 of the pectoral. 



Spinous dorsal inserted midway hetween or nearer the anterior mar- 

 gin of the eye and the origin of the soft dorsal, the spines slender, long, 

 and the first two produced into long, thin filaments till the lirst is 

 equal to two-tifths the length of the body; the dorsal spines are grad- 

 uated from the first tw^o, which are the longest; origin of the soft 

 dorsal a little nearer the tip of the snout, and the base of the last anal 

 ray of nearly uniform height, the last ray the longest and produced; 

 anal originating under the second dorsal ray, lower than the soft dor- 

 sal, the last ray produced; pectorals between the origin of the spinous 

 dorsal and that of the soft, dorsal, broad, and forming an angle with 

 the lower rays the shortest; ventrals large, broad, longer than the 

 pectorals, originating before the gill opening ])ut not reaching the tips 

 of the pectorals, the rays graduated to the inner, which is the longest, 

 and joined to the base of the pectoral in front by a broad membrane; 

 caudal very long, strong, graduated above and below to the middle 

 rays which are the longest, and equal to the body without snout. 

 Caudal peduncle long, compressed, and the depth less than the ey^e. 



Color of male in spirits, deep rich brown above, with numerous 

 rounded spots and blotches of pale brown margined more or less with 

 dark brown, and about six pale, rather broad cross bands; on the sides 

 of the trunk are six dark brown blotches; lower surface of the body 

 pure white, except a deep rich brown blotch on the chest; branchi- 

 ostegals grayish-brown; spinous dorsal dark gray with a number of 

 paie-gra}' blotches, and on the upper part posteriorly a larger jet black 

 ocellus; soft dorsal grayish, with narrow bands of longitudinal brown 

 blotches; anal with a broad black band along its lower margin; pec- 

 torals with pale spots above; ventrals gray-black with a few darker 

 blotches, and the tips of the rays white; caudal edged with blackish 

 broadly, deep below, and with about seven broad blackish cross bars. 

 The female difiers in having the dorsal spines short and not produced 

 into filaments, and with the lower surface pure white without the deep 

 brown blotch on the chest. This description from Wakanoura exam- 

 ples, the largest Hi inches long. 



This species, remarkable for the great length of the caudal fin, is 

 generally common in the bays of southern Japan. Our luimerous 

 specimens are from Nagasaki and Wakanoura. They agree with Kich- 

 ardson's plate of CaUionytaus 7'eev<m., and the alleged distinction 

 between Japanese and Chinese specimens mentioned bv Bleeker seems 

 to be without value. 



