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across cheek. Scales with 9 to 12 basal radiating striae; 22 to 30 

 apical denticles, with 6 to 11 transverse series of basal elements; 

 circuli fine. 



D. X or XI, I, 29, i or 30, i, third spine 2 to 2% in head, first ray 

 3 to 3K; A. II, 7, 1, second spine 2% to 2% in head or 1}^ to Iji in post- 

 ocular, first ray 1% to 1% in head; caudal 1% to Iji, cuneate; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 3)^ to 4; pectoral 1}^ to 1%; ventral IK to 1%. 



Brown, below paler or whitish, with silvery white reflections. On 

 back above lateral fine many dark waved streaks, more or less oblique, 

 but variably broken and irregular, often leaving pale or immaculate 

 area, frequently appearing as pale band parallel with lateral line. 

 Below lateral line down to level with pectoral dark lines all more or 

 less oblique. Iris whitish. Spinous dorsal blackish, basally whitish. 

 Soft dorsal whitish basally, with black blotch at base of each ray and 

 fin subterminally dusky. Caudal brown, dusky terminally. Other 

 fins all pale brownish, few dusky obscure blotches on front of soft anal. 



China, Korea, Japan. 



U.S.N. M. No. 76063. Shanghai, China. June, 1927. A. de C. Sowerby, 

 Length, 216 to 238 mm. Three examples. 



U.S.N.M. No. 85872. China. A. de C. Sowerby. Length, 58 to 158 mm. 

 Twenty-six examples. These small specimens were preserved in formalin, 

 and the dark lines on the back have faded or are inconspicuous. In the very 

 small ones there are 5 to 6 obscure large blotches along the back chiefly above 

 the lateral line, and as the fishes grow larger these break up into spots or irregu- 

 lar short streaks, so that the largest approach the pattern of Sciaena mitsukurii. 

 All have the spinous dorsal blackish terminally, the soft dorsal pale basally 

 with subbasal row of dark spots and then terminal half of fin dark. 



U.S.N.M. No. 86359. China. A de C. Sowerby. Length, 107 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 87022. Foochow. A de C. Sowerby. Length, 63 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 87060. Foochow. A de C. Sowerby. Length, 67 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 97063. Shanghai. June, 1927. A. de C. Sowerby. Length, 63 

 to 250 mm. Thirteen examples. 



JOHNIUS AUSTRALIS (Gtinther) 



Corvina austraUs Gxjnther, Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zool., vol. 1, pt. 6, p. 33, 1880 



(type locality: Mary River, Tiaro, Queensland). 

 Sciaena australis Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 6, p. 75, pi. 22, 1918 



(Brisbane River). 

 Corvina canina de Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 9, p. 538, 1885 



(type locality: Brisbane River). 



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

 head; eye 4 to 4^{, 1% in snout, 1% in interorbital; maxillary reaches 

 Yi in eye, expansion 1% in eye, length 2^ to 2% in head; teeth above 

 minutely triserial, outer row enlarged; mandible with outer row of 

 small curved teeth and inner row of 10 enlarged teeth; interorbital 

 3% to 3%; preopercle edge denticulate. Gill rakers 6 or 7 + 12 or 13, 

 with some rudiments, short, slender, longest % of eye. 



Scales 54 to 56 above along lateral line; 50 tubular scales (on 

 figure) in lateral line to caudal base; 9 above, 16 to 18 below (on figure 



