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Carnegie Mus., vol. 10, No. 2, p. 240, 1925 (Kagoshima Bay, Miyazu).— 

 OsHiMA, Jap. Journ. Zool., Trans. Abstracts, vol. 1, No. 5, p. 129, fig. 1, 

 1927 (Tainan, Formosa).— Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 216, 1928 

 (Ebon Island, Truk, Vavau, not New Guinea specimen). — Schmidt, Trans. 

 Pacific Comm. Acad. Sci. U. S. S. R., vol. 2, p. 69, 1931 (Nagasaki; 

 Kagoshima).— Fowler, Hong Kong Nat., vol. 2, No. 4, p. 295, 1931 (Hong 

 Kong) . 

 Lethrynus haemato-pterus Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Poiss., pts. 5-6, p. 74, 

 1844 (type locality: Southwest coast of Japan). 



Depth 2){ to 2%; head 2% to 3, width \% to 2%, Snout 1% to 2% in 

 head from snout tip; eye 2% to 4, 1% to 2% in snout, greater than 

 interorbital in young to 1 tol}{ with age; maxillary reaches opposite 

 front nostril, length 2)i to 2% in head from snout tip; teeth in broad 

 vilUform band in each jaw, then outer row of conic teeth anteriorly 

 of which 4 as canines in each and last 4 of each side as large simple 

 molars; interorbital 3% to 3%, broadly convex; preopercle edge entire. 

 Gill rakers 5 + 6, short low tubercles. 



Scales 43 or 44 in lateral line to caudal base and 1 or 2 more on 

 latter; 5 or 6 above, 14 or 15 below, 8 or 9 predorsal; suprascapula 

 entire. Scales with 13 or 14 basal radiating striae; 108 to 175 apical 

 denticles, very small, with 20 to 28 transverse series of basal elements; 

 circuli very fine. 



D. X, 9, I, third spine 2% to 3 in total head length, third ray 2)^ to 

 2%; A. Ill, 8, I, third spine 2% to 3, first ray 2% to 2%; caudal 1^ to 

 \)i, moderately emarginate, less so with age; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2)i to 2%; pectoral 1; ventral \)i to 1^- 



Brown, little paler below. Each scale with slightly darker spot 

 medially, so that longitudinal dark lines form. Iris yellowish. Fins 

 dull brownish, without markings. Head little deeper brown on naked 

 areas than on squamation. 



East Indies, Phihppines, China, Formosa, Japan, Micronesia. 

 Schlegel's figure shows a deep-bodied fish with the first anal ray about 

 % base of the soft anal fin. Each scale on the back with a dark basal 

 spot. Caudal as expanded with its hind edge shown only slightly 

 concave. Richardson gives the length as 100 to 700 mm. His figure 

 shows an example in agreement with Schlegel, except that the body is 

 marked with six large dark blotches on the back and several alternat- 

 ing series of dark blotches on the sides. 



A well-marked species, well figured by Schlegel. Its deep body, low 

 soft dorsal and anal and usual dark or dusky spots, one at base of 

 each scale on back and upper sides of body serve to distinguish the 

 species. 



14889. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 178 mm, 



A1519. Doc Can Island. January 7, 1909. Length, 265 mm. 



11863. Gubat, Sorsogon, Luzon. June 23, 1909. Length, 218 mm. 



S829. Malcochin Harbor, Linapacan Island. December 19, 1908. Length, 208 mm. 



