NO. 1900. JAPANESE SHORE FISHES— SNYDER. 409 



Family EXOCOETIDiE. 



CYPSELURUS AGOO (Temmlnck and Schlegel). 



Aikawa and Tokyo markets, 



CYPSELURUS POECILOPTERUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Three specimens idcntiiied with this species were found in the 

 market at Tolcyo. The pectorals have elongate, blackish spots with 

 dusky borders, arranged in transverse rows which become more or 

 less zigzag near the end of the fin. The membranes "of the lower 5 or 

 6 rays are unspotted. The other fins are immaculate or slightly 

 dusky. The tip of the pectoral is formed by the third ra}^; the first 

 ray is sim})le, the second branched and longer, its tip being about 

 half way between that of the first and third. Head, 4.6 in length to 

 base of dorsal; dej)th, 4.8; depth caudal peduncle, 2.7 in head; eye, 

 2.5; snout, 42; interorbital space, 2.5; D. 12; A. 8; P. 16. 



Family IIEMIRHAAIPHIDiE. 



HYPHORHAMPHUS SAJORI (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Otaru; Kagoshima. 



The following measurements were made from a specimen 300 milli- 

 meters long: head, 4.9 in the length to base of caudal; head from 

 lower jaw, 3.3; depth, 9; snout, 2.4 in head; eye, 5; interorbital 

 space, 4.5. One 140 millimeters long measures as follows: head, 4.5; 

 head from lower jaw, 2.5; depth, 11; snout, 2.5 in head; eye, 4.5; 

 interorbital space, 4.2. 



Many small specimens were dipped from the surface at Otaru, 

 having been attracted by the sliip's lights. 



Family ESOCID^E. 



TYLOSURUS ANASTOMELLA (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Echigo, Tokyo and Kagoshima markets. 



TYLOSURUS GIGANTEUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Kagoshima market. 



Family SPHYRAENID^. 



SPHYRAENA JAPONICA Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



Tokyo and Kagoshima markets. 



SPHYRAENA PINGUIS (Giinther). 



Hakodate market. 



Doctor Jordan recognizes 3 species of Sphyraena in Japan, so])a- 

 I'ating them thus: 



Scales about 95 pinguis. 



Scales 110 to 125. 



Fins pale, ventrals behind dorsal japonicais^ 



Fins black, ventrals before dorsal nigripinnia. 



Specimens of S. nigripinnis were not seen. 



