NO. 13M. SCORP.ENOID FISHES OF JAPAN— JORDAN AND STAllKS. 1 01 



rather coarse, in narrow bands, developed in a knob at front of man- 

 dible. Intor<)rl)ital space sliohtly and evenly convex, superor])ital 

 rim not raised. No spines on head except nasal. Ridges absent 

 except at occiput, Avhere they are but very sliohtly evident. Spines 

 of preopercle all pointing' backward, the next to the upper one the 

 largest, Freorbital with iJ obtuse spines. Gill rakers long and slender, 

 three-fifths in diameter of eye. 



Pectoral rather l)road and rounded, reaching past tips of ventrals to 

 vent or to front of anal; 18 ra3^s, the lower 9 unbranched. Ventrals 

 not reaching vent; ventral spine three-fifths of length of soft rays. 

 Doi'sal spines rather low, a little lower than soft rays; the fourth to 

 eighth subequal, 2| in head, next to last spine 3^; last spine 3; Avhen 

 tin is declined, the next to last spine reaches about two-thirds the dis- 

 tance to tip of last spine. Dorsal rays reach well past tips of anal rays 

 (when fins are declined) and nearly to base of auxiliary caudal rays. 

 Caudal slightly concave. Second anal spine stouter and as long or a 

 little longer than third, length 2^ to "2^ in head; first spine 5 in head, 

 scarcely reaching to middle of second. Scales CA'er^'where strongly 

 ctenoid; mandible naked; maxillary and pre^rbital with fine scales. 

 Peritoneum black. 



Color of fresh specimen: Light olive green, verging on golden 

 below and orange-tinged on breast. ' Dull orange stripes radiate from 

 eye. -laws fleshy pink, the lips golden, the maxillary with a yellow 

 streak. Dark olive clouds on body, the lateial line pink. Dorsal 

 clouded olive, pinkish at tip with blackish edging. Pectoral pink, 

 yellow olive at base. Ventral yellow olive with pink on first rays 

 and l)lackish at tip. Anal spines pink, the rays bright yellow olive. 

 Caudal bright olive, pinkish above and below. In the preserved 

 specimens the color has almost entirely disappeared; the l)ack is 

 clouded with dusk}'; the opercular spot is conspicuous, but with 

 blended edges, and the lateral line is in a conspicuous light streak cut- 

 ting through th<^ dusky pigment of black, 



Wq identify our specimens with those of Dr, Hilgeudorf, with 

 some doubt, Hilgendorf describes orbit 3^ in head, three-fourths in 

 snout (4 in head in our specimens, and equal to snout). The ocular 

 and tympanic spines rudimentar>' (entirely absent in our specimens), 

 and mandible and preorbital naked (preorbital with scales in our speci- 

 mens). Hen^ d(>scrib(Hl from two specimens 2(> and 24 cm. in l(Migth. 



This ver}' handsome species, known as Yanagi-no-mai ov willow- 

 maiden, is rather rare in the markets of Japan. Our two specimens 

 are from Hakodate. This species very nuich resembles Srlmstodrs 

 ordllx of California, having, however, larger scales. Its black perito- 

 neum, long gill rakers and smooth head show its relationship to SrJxis- 

 tix/, N idczunixruVi and Sclxisfodrs (jfanctis. 



(Named for Dr. Franz Steindachner.) 



