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the caudal peduncle assumes the quadrangular shape, the corners 

 being framed by the spines of the lateral ridges; no row of spines 

 around base of caudal or pectoral. Dorsal and anal fins not \evy 

 high; the origin of the dorsal on the fourth dorsal plate, and covers 

 8 plates, the membrane covering 2 more; the first dorsal spine 

 probably the longest, ""a membrane connecting the last spine to the 

 bod}" for the whole length;'' the second dorsal begins at 2 plates 

 behind the first, and covers 12 plates, a membrane covering two-thirds 

 of a plate more; the dorsal fin being in part broken; the longest rays 

 are not to be recognized; the last ray is connected to the bod}" b}- a 

 membrane; this fin begins at about behind the last ray of the first 

 dorsal, and continues to the penultimate ray of the anal; the pectoral 

 fin ver}" broad and large, the tips of the first ray reaching to the 

 twelfth lateral plates if laid backward. The origin of the ventrals 

 slightly in front of the pectorals; very short, with their tips reaching 

 to the third ventral plate; the caudal moderate, probabl}" truncated. 



The color of the body not recognizable, being very much faded, but 

 most probably like that of the American species. 



A single stuffed specimen from Hokkaido, with the total length of 

 310 mm. 



13. PODOTHECUS ACCIPITER Jordan and Starks. 



Podothecus accipiter Jordax and Starks, Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., 1895, p. 816, pi. 

 Lxxxviii; Robben Island. — Jordan and Evermann, Fish. North and Middle 

 . Amer., II, 1898, p. 2055. 



Of this species, fully described l)y Jordan and Starks, only the type 

 is known. 



Fig. 9. — Podothecus accipitek. 



Okhotsk Sea; one specimen collected at Robben Island by Capt. 

 J. G. Blair. It is 8 inches in length. 



(accijyiter, a hawk; in allusion to the large fins.) 



14. PODOTHECUS STURIOIDES (Guichenot). 



Paragonus stiirioides Guichenot, Nouv. Archiv. Mug., p. 202, pi. xii, fig. 3; 



China. 

 Podothecvs durioides Jordan and Evermann, Fish. North and Middle Amer., II, 



1895, p. 2063 (copied). 



