NO. 1909. JAPANESE SHORE FISHES— SNYDER. 413 



Family AMBASSID^E. 



AMBASSIS LAFA Jordan and Seale. 



Young examples of this species measuring about 45 millimeters in 

 length were taken in the pools at Tanegashima. They appear to be 

 like Samoan examples in every particular except that the eye is 

 somewhat larger and the third dorsal spine is slightly longer. 



Family KUHLIID^. 



BOULENGERINA T^ffiNTDRA (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Misaki and Tanegashima pools. 



It appears that the young only live in the pools, tiio specimens 

 there found usually measuring about 50 millimeters. 



Family SERRANIDJ<:. 



MALAKICHTHYS GRISEUS Doderlein. 



Kagoshima market. Three specimens. The pectorals extend to 

 origin of anal fin. 



LATEOLABRAX JAPONICUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Tokyo, Misaki, and Kagoshima markets. 



BRYTTOSUS KAWAMEBARI (Temmincli and Schlegel). 



Yamaguchi. 



STEREOLEPIS ISCmNAGI (Hllgendort). 



Young examples from the markets at Otaru and Hakodate. 



AtJLACOCEPHALUS TEMMINCKI Bleeker. 



One example from the market at Shimizu. 



EPINEPHELUS CHLOROSTIGMA (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Kagoshima market. 



EPINEPHELUS CRASPIDURUS Jordan and Richardson. 



Kagoshima market. 



EPINEPHELUS AKAARA (Temmlncli: and Schlegel). 



Tokyo market. 



The teeth become more numerous with increasing age, the patch of 

 fine teeth present on the anterior part of the jaws of younger indi- 

 viduals growing wider and extending backward as the body increases 

 in size. The maxillary extends far beyond the orbit in large examples 

 while in smaller ones it scarcely reaches it. 



One specimen has 4 rather definite dark, saddle-shaped bars on the 

 back. 



EPINEPHELUS FARIO (Thunberg). 



The young of what appears to be this species were taken at Misaki. 

 There are 2 well marked black blotches at the base of the spinous 

 dorsal. 



