NO. 1909. JAPANESE SHORE FISHES— SNYDER. 441 



AESOPIA CORNUTA Kaup. 



Kagoshima markets. 



RHINOPLAGUSIA JAPONICA (TemmJnck and Schlegel). 



Tokyo, Misnki, Otani, and Kagoshima markets. 



ARELISCUS INTERRUPTUS (GUnther). 



Shimizu ami Suruga markets. 



This species is easily dislinguished from A. joyneri by the close 

 proximity of the eyes of the former. 



ARELISCUS JOYNERI (GUnther). 



Kagoshima markets. 



TRULLA ITINA Snyder. 



Kagosliima, where numerous specimens measuring from 110 to 160 

 millimeters were taken. Some of them have the dark color more or 

 less distinctly arranged in vertical bars. Scales in lateral line SO to 

 86, counting from a point directly above gill opening; dorsal rays 

 105 to 108; anal rays 85 to 87. 



Family GOBIIDiE. 



EVIOTA ABAX (Jordan and Snyder). 



Misaki and Tanegashima pools ; very abundant at the latter place. 



HETERELEOTRIS ARENARIUS Snyder. 



Tanegashima pools. 



MOGURNDA OBSCURA (Temminck and Schlegel). 



^Mitaju'i; Yamaguchi; Takamatsu R., Akune. 



Wlien the lateral dusky bands are present they are narrow or 

 pointed above, and broad and usually united below. 



ELEOTRIS OXYCEPHALA (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Tanegashima; one small specimen. 



MAPO PCECILICHTHYS (Jordan and Snyder). 



Misaki, Akune, and Tanegashima pools. 



The species was originall}' described from a brightly colored female. 

 Male specimens are darker. The first dorsal ray has 5 black dots, 

 and a row of 9 similar dots are on the upper edge of the soft dorsal, 

 the zigzag markings of that fin so conspicuous in the female being 

 almost obliterated by a general dusky color. The tongue is deeply 

 notched. There are usually 34 scales in the lateral series. 



But 2 examples were collected at Misaki, wliilo at Akune antl 

 Tanegasliima the species was numerously represented in the rock 

 pools. 



MAPO CRASSICEPS Jordan and Scale. 



Twelve specimens of this species were collected at Tanegashima. 

 One of them, presumably a male, is much darker than the others, the 

 fins including the ventrals being blackish. 



