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Sparus sinensis LAC]&pi]DE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, pp. 46, 141, 1802 (type 

 locality: China). 



Synagris sinensis GIjnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, p. 379, 1859 (China). — 

 Steindachner and Doderlein, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. 

 Kl., vol. 48, pt. 1, p. 17, 1884 (Tokio, Tango, Kochi, Osima); vol. 49, pt. 1, 

 p. 261, 1885 (Kochi harbor in 40 fathoms). — Nystrom, Bihang kon. Svensk. 

 Vet. Akad. Ha ndlingar, Stockholm, vol. 13, No. 4, p. 13, 1887 (Nagasaki).— 

 Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, p. 478, 1895 (Luzon; Manila). — Ishikawa 

 and Matsuura, Prelim. Cat. Fish. Mus. Tokyo, p. 53, 1897. — Franz, Abh. 

 Bayer. Akad. Wiss., vol. 4, Suppl. vol. 1, p. 46, 1910 (Yokohama; Aburat- 

 subu) . 



Dentex sinensis Bleeker, Verh. kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, vol. 13, No. 3, p. 

 25, 1873 (Nagasaki). 



Nemipierus sinensis Jordan and Snyder, Annot. Zool. Japon., vol. 3, p. 77, 1901 

 (Yokohama, Nagasaki). 



Dentex setigerus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 253, 1830 (type locality: 

 Japan). — Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Poiss., pts. 5-6, p. 73, pi. 37, fig. 1, 1844 

 (Nagasaki). — Richardson, Ichth. China Japan, p. 242, 1846 (Canton, China; 

 Japan). — Bleeker, Verh. Batav. Genootsch., vol. 25, No. 4, p. 32, 1853 

 (Nagasaki); vol. 26, p. 5, 1857 (Nagasaki); Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, 

 vol. 20, p. 235, 1859-1860 (Nagasaki); Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. N^erland., No. 3, 

 vol. 3, p. 3 (Kioesio), p. 5 (Japan), 1857-1858. 



IDentex filosus (not Valenciennes) KAroli, Term^sz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 

 5, p. 154, 1881 (Yokohama). 



Depth 3K to Z%; head S% to 3%, width 1% to 2%. Snout 2% to 3 

 in head; eye 3}^ to 4%, 1% to 1% in snout, greater than interorbital in 

 young to subequal with age; maxillary reaches eye, expansion 2 to 

 2% in eye, length 2% to 3 in head; 4 to 8 small upper front canines, 

 behind which band of villiform teeth and along sides of jaws outer 

 slightly enlarged row which Uttle lower than canines; lower jaw with 

 narrow, short, front band of villiform teeth followed each side laterally 

 by single slightly enlarged row of simple conic teeth; interorbital 4% 

 to 5%, broadly depressed; preopercle edge entire; snout, interorbital, 

 preorbital and preopercle flange venulose; opercle with small, flat, 

 broad spine. Gill rakers 6 or 7 + 7 or 8, broad, flat, spinescent 

 tubercles, % to % of gill filaments, which 2% in eye. 



Scales 42 to 49 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 to 6 more on 

 latter; 5 above, 10 below, 12 to 17 predorsal forward opposite eye 

 center, 3 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge and preopercle flange 

 naked. Suprascapula entire, venulose, like scales upward to eye 

 above and bordering interorbital. Scales with 6 or 7 basal radiating 

 striae; 35 to 120 short, weak, conic apical denticles, with 2 to 4 

 transverse series of basal elements; circuli very fine. 



D. X, 9, I, third spine 2% to 2% in total head length, first ray 2 to 

 2Ko; A. Ill, 7, I or 8, i, third spine 2% to 3}^ first ray 2% to 2%, last 

 ray 2 to 2Ko; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 3; pectoral iKo to 

 V/i; ventral 1 to l}i; lower caudal lobe 1, upper -mth filament and 

 2% to 2}^ in combined head and body to caudal base. 



