NO. 1909. JAPANESE SHORE FISHES— SNYDER. 423 



Family HEPATIDGE. 



XESURUS SCALPRUM (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Tokyo market; Misaki pools and market. 



HEPATUS TRIOSTEGUS (Linnaeus). 



Young examples from the pools at Tanegashima. 



CTENOCHAETUS STRIATUS (Quoy and Galmard). 



Tills species is represented by a specimen 50 mLllimetei*s long from 

 Msaki. This, among others, is a good example of a form carried to 

 the northward by the warm currents, far beyond a pomt where it is 

 able to maintain itself. 



Family SIGANID^. 



SIGANUS FUSCESCENS (Houttuyn). 



Tokyo market; Shimizu, taken with the seine. 

 FamHy TRIACANTHIDiE. 



TRIACANTBDDS BREVEROSTRIS Temmlnck and Schlegel. 



Numerous specimens of this species which appears to be rare in 

 Japan were taken with a seine near shore at Shimizu. They measure 

 about 105 millimeters. 



Family BALISTID^. 



CANTHroERMIS ROTUNDATUS (Proc6). 



Five specimens of this species were collected from the tide pools 

 at Misaki. They measure from 55 to 128 miUimetcrs in length. The 

 larger ones are almost uniform blue black, the light spots being 

 scarcely perceptible. It is possible that this species may only occa- 

 sionally appear along the coast of Japan. 



Family MONACANTfflD^. 



MONACANTHUS CIRRmFER Temmlnck and Schlegel. 



Tokyo market; Misaki pools; Shimizu, seined in shallow water. 



MONACANTHUS JAPONICUS TUesliis. 



Kagoshima. 



CANTHERINES MODESTUS (Giinther). 



Otaru, Hakodate, Nanao, and Tokj'o markets. 



RUDARIUS ERCODES Jordan and Fowler. 



Msaki in shallow water. 



ALUTERA MONOCEROS (Osbeck). 



One small specimen was found in a pool at Misaki. D. 4S ; A. 49. 



