NO. 1909. JAPANESE SHORE FISHES— SNYDER. 439 



PSEUDORHOMBUS ARSIUS (Buchanan Hamilton). 



Specimens which appear to belong to tlus species were seined in 

 shallow water at Shimizu and collected in the market at Kagoshima. 

 They have smooth scales on the blind side, thus differing from 

 P. oligodon which they resemble in general appearance. They also 

 have larger scales and smaller eyes. They might be confused with 

 P. cinnamomeus except for the lack of a white-bordered ocellus on 

 the lateral line, fewer dorsal rays, and a somewhat more slender body. 

 The largest specimen (from Kagoshima) measures 230 millimeters in 

 length. There are 2 dark spots on the lateral line and traces of 2 

 rows of large ocelli above and below. Smaller examples from Shimizu 

 are brighter in color, the ocelli being more distinct. The dorsal has 

 from 72 to 75 rays; anal, 56 to 58; pores in lateral line, 75 to 77; scales 

 in lateral series, 70 to 72. 



PASALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Otaru, Tokyo, Shmiizu, Nanao, and Kagoshima markets. Specimens 

 from Tokyo have from 72 to 77 dorsal rays. 



XYSTRIAS GRIGORJEWI (Herzensteln). 



Hakodate market. 



VERASPER VARIEGATUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Tokyo market. 



VERASPER MOSERI Jordan and GUbert. 



Tomakomai, with the seine; Mororan and Hakodate markets; 

 Same, in the pools. 



mPPOGLOSSOIDES KATAKUR^E Snyder. 



Plate 58, fig. 1. 

 nippoglossoides katakurx Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 40, 1912, p. 546. 

 Otaru. 

 The dorsal rays number 80, not 90 as originally described. 



mPPOGLOSSOIDES DUBIUS (Schmidt). 



Two specimens measuring 300 milUmeters in length, from the 

 Otaru market, are identified with this species, with some doubt as to 

 whether the species itself really differs from H. elassodon. These 

 specimens differ from others presumed to represent //. elassodon in 

 having a more decided curve in the lateral line, somewhat smoother 

 scales, a larger mouth, the maxillary extending to a point about 

 midway between the pupil and posterior border of the eye, and a 

 somewhat broader interorbital area, there being 2 rows of scales on 

 its narrowest part. The Otaru specimens appear to have the anterior 

 teeth in both jaw^s more decidedly enlarged. The dorsal rays number 

 82 or 83, anal 64 or 65; pores in lateral line 92 to 94; vertebrae 41; 

 gillrakers 2-14. There are about 100 transverse series of scales. 



PROTOPSETTA HERZENSTEINI (Schmidt). 



Mororan; Otaru. 



Small (190 millimeters long) specimens have much smaller, smoother, 

 and less numerous plates on the head. 



