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Origin of the dorsal nearer the tip of the snout than the base of the 

 caudal b}" the length of the snout; the anterior developed dorsal rays 

 extendi no- beyond the tips of the last when the fin is depressed, and 

 tlie upper edge of the lin straight or cmarginate; origin of the anal 

 about midway between the tip of the depressed dorsal and the l)ase 

 of the caudal, and the fin reaching two-thirds the distance to base 

 of caudal; caudal deeply cmarginate and the lobes pointed; pectoral 

 broad, rounded, and reaching beyond the origin of the dorsal, and 

 almost to the origin of the ventral; origin of ventral well l)chind the 

 origin of the dorsal, and when depressed extending for half the space 

 to origin of anal. Caudal peduncle rather short and compressed, its i 

 least depth about 4 in head. Lateral line nearly straight and continu- 

 ous to the l)ase of the caudal. 



Color in alcohol dark brown above, pale or whitish below and washed 

 Avith silvery; upper surface of the ])ody speckled with darker brown 

 spots, the sides with a series of about 12 large brownish spots along 

 the lateral line; dorsal and caudal with 5 or (! narrow blackish cross 

 lines; pectoral with a few ])rown spots, the ventrals and anal pale; 

 barbels and lips pale. 



Length 7||- inches. 



This description from an example from Lake Biwa at Matsiibani. 



Of this species we have numerous specimens from Lake Biwa at 

 Matsubara, the Kitakami River at Morioka, Matsushima, the Kinu 

 River at Utsunomiya, the Chikugo River at Kurume, Tsuruga in 

 Echizen, tiie Yodo River in Osaka, Kawatana in Hizen, the Iwai 

 River at Ichinoseki, Kaminutani River in Omi, and an example from 

 the collection from Karasaki, Lake Biwa, from K. Otaki. 



Jt is one of the connnonest of .lapanese fishes, lying on the ))ottom 

 among the rocks or weeds, in the fashion of the American species of 



{ewelnuH^ pike- like.) 



8. SARCOCHEILICHTHYS Bleeker. 

 Snrcocheilichlh i/H BhKEKEii, Cypriii. rrodr., 1860, p. 426 (na-Kyiihi.s). 



Body elongate, oblong, and compressed. Head elongate, ))luntly 

 pointed, and compivsscd; snout l)lunt and obtusely rounded; eye 

 small; mouth small, inferior; lips rather thick and fleshy; a very small 

 and short maxillary ])arbel; teeth, 5—5; interorbital space, convex. 

 Intestine short. Peritoneum silvery. Scales rather small, 42. Ori- 

 gin of dorsal nearer tip of snout than base of caudal ; anal inserted 

 below tip of depressed dorsal; caudal cmarginate; ventrils inserted a 

 little behind origin of dorsal. Lateral line almost straight and con- 

 tinuous. P>reeding males with horny tubercles on snout and sides of 

 head. Japanese species, resembling those of the American genus 

 Seij/ot/lifs. 



{adp^^ flesh; X^^^og, lip; /'j/97;?, fish.) 



