NO. 1348. JAPANESE IIEXAGRAMMID FISHES— JORDAX AXD STAUKx. 1(H)7 



of small tentacles on nape. (We have one specimen out of 50 or 60 

 without tentacles at nape.) 



The notch between spines and rays of dorsals not deep; the hist spine 

 not longer than the one preceding it; the sixth spine 2\ in head, 

 higher than the longest rays, which are '2| in head. Pectoral scarcely 

 reaching to tips of ventrals, not nearly to vertical from vent; the sixth 

 ray from the top the longest, 1| in head; 17 rays, divided toward ends 

 only once. Fifth anal ray 3 in head. Ventrals rather long and 

 pointed, reaching | or t of distance from tlieir hasc to front of unal. 

 Caudal concave with fin closed. 



Scales everywhere except on head, nape and breast rating- .strongly 

 ctenoid; 62 scales in a series from front of anal to dorsal in a .scries 

 running upward and forward, distributed as follows: 5 from front of 

 anal to^'fifth lateral line; 85 to third; 1-1 to second: 5 to first: and :i to 

 dorsal. First lateral line running from front of dors-al or a little 

 before it to a point varying from under anterior third of soft dorsal 

 to posterior fourth. Second lateral line running from a little m front 

 of dorsal to upper part of caudal base; third line from upper .-n.l of 

 ffill opening to middle of caudal base. Fourth line short, composed 

 of very small pores, running from gill opening, nearly touchu^g pec- 

 toral base, to across base of ventral, not reaching to tip ot ventral: 

 often it does not extend anteriorly past ventral base. Median l.nc on 

 breast dividing under distal fourth of ventrals and running to lower 

 part of caudal base; these two parts join median hue at rather an 

 obtuse angle; when they join it anterior to distal third or fourth o 

 ventrals they form an acute angle; their point of union .s never mud 

 past middle of ventrals. Scales on top of head to a l.ttle u, front of 

 eyes Cheeks closely scaled below suborbitals and preorlntal: oper e 

 completely scaled ami a few scales on upper part ot ni ei-opercle. 

 Zot, maxillary, preorbital, -'--''^taK in.-ludnig .^^^^^ 

 mandible, the greater part of interopercle and bianchiostc^xl. 



"clr in spirits light brown, lighter below, marked on back and 



.ri^dai;. brow; .7-- !;;----:t;"^ 



rts follows- One across interorbital spme, one. 11 11.4^. 

 t] S two equally ai.tributed „„de,- "P-"-';;-'; ';: :;;t:. 

 soft .-ays, one under nuddle soft rays, ""'■ '"f « ''^ ,^f^ f;,;,., ,,„..„, 

 caudal peduncle, and traces ot one across l>ase of cu.da. , 



