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Brown above, in yonng with variable scattered obscure whitish 

 spots, often variably clustered in middle of disk. At each side of 

 middle of disk rounded to ellipsoid dark or dusky blotch, always 

 larger than eye, sometimes with white or pale center, again as 2 dark 

 rings with one inside the other. In addition sometimes a wdiite 

 blotch of similar size, with dark ring as border, may be present little 

 out.side and posterior, also small blackish blotch on hind part of pec- 

 toral near base. Large examples show^ body more uniform, without 

 trace of dark spots, though often a white blotch may occur on each 

 pectoral little behind its middle. 



China, Japan. Though listed from several localities in the Philip- 

 pines by Elera, no other records have ever been given and until they 

 are established by unquestioned materials they had best remain as 

 doubtful. I have followed Garman in placing Ra}a meerdei^oortii 

 Bleeker with this species. My specimens show a great range of vari- 

 ation in color markings with age. 



6842. Kowloou. China. October 20, 1908. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 435 

 mm. Tail with 5 rows of thorns. Blotchlike cluster of small dark spots on 

 pectoral posteriorly and marginally. 



1976 [1S9]. D 5310. Lat. 21''33'N., long. 116*13' E., China Sea, vicinity of 

 Hongkong. November 4, 1908. Length, 124 mm. Armature largely absent, 

 mostly smooth. Cluster of dark spots opposite and close to eyes and an- 

 other larger at middle of pectoral base, besides some dark spots in inter- 

 orbital and few obscure umber spots about hind portions of pectorals. 



1488. D. 5388. Bagatao Island Light (outer), S. 86" E., 21 miles (12°51'30" 

 N., 123"26'15" E.). between Burias and Luzon. March 11. 1909. Like the 

 following. Both armed as in Miiller and Henle's plate. Disk above with 

 very minute asperities, giving rough velvety touch. Length, 298 mm. 



1488. D. 5326. Hermanos Island (N.), N. 69° E., 8 miles (1S°32'30" N., 122' 

 01' E.). November 12, 1908. 2 examples. Length. 290 mm. Lower sur- 

 faces nearly dark as back or upper surfaces. Disk above largely smooth. 



U.S.N.M. No. 22612. Miuramisaki, Japan. April 23, 1898. Japanese Govern- 

 ment. Length, 482 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 4819S. Japan. S. Nozawa. Length, 173 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 50731. Tokyo, Japan. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 266 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 50732. Hakodate. Japan. Jordan and Snyder. Length. 200-222 

 mm. 3 examples. 



U.S.N.M. No. 59797. Kagoshima. Japan. Dr. H. M. Smith. Length. 116 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 5979S. Kochi. Japan. Dr. H. M. Smith. Length. 200 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 59Sa'). Kagoshima. Dr. H. M. Smith. IVIay 7, 1903. Length, 

 275 mm., very poor. 



U.S.N.M. No. 71129. Japan. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 1S7 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 71801. Hakodate. Japan. AUnitross collection. Length. 150 to ISO 

 mm. 5 examples. 



U.S.N.M. No. 71830. Tokyo market. AlMtross collection. Length, 452 mm. 

 Male with long clavate claspers, equal head measured to first gill opening. 



U.S.N.M. No. 71904. Tokyo market. Albatross collection. Length, 470 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 75S75. Japan? P. L. Jouy. Two examples. 373 and 437 mm. 

 Smaller male with long clavate claspers nearly long as head. 



