N... 13.M. ,sY 'ORP.EXOTD FTsni<:S or J A p. I X— JO III) A X A^'f) S7\ I L'k'S. 127 



This spc cimen is from station 3715, off Osc Point, Surug-a Bay. fiS 

 to (55 fathoms. 



Body and lieud ahoxr Nci'inilioii red with rcticuhiticjns of hriglit 

 l(Mnoii yellow. Below whitish, clouded with red. Soft dorstil, caudal 

 and anal with yellow; [H'ctoral witli some dark spots toward thi^ tip. 

 the tin shaded Avith 1)rio-ht violet. This specimen is from Nagasaki. 



This species lives in deeptM" water than SSastiscus-iiiarmo7'(itiis, and 

 is almost eiiually connnon, though not nearly so often seen in the mar- 

 kets. Through the kindness of Dr. Hilgendorf we have received a 

 description of Lacepede's original type, which is evident!}' identical 

 with this species. Our specimens are from Tokyo, Misaki. Aw^a, 

 Wakanoura, Nagasaki, and from the following dredging stations of 

 the V. S. Fish Commission steamer Alhatro^s: 3707, Ose Point, 

 Suruga Bay, (Jo to 75 fathoms; 3714, same locality, 4S to (*>(» fathoms; 

 3715, same locality, 68 to 65 fathoms; 3720, same localit}", 63 fathoms; 

 3730, Owai Point, Totomi Ba}^ 34 fathoms; 3734, same locality, 48 to 

 36 fathoms. 



This species can he almost alwavs known at sight by the blackish 

 dots or bars on the pectoral, wanting in all species of Ilelicolenus^ and 

 by the little spine under the eye, wanting in S. niarinoratvs. Like 

 /Scha,st/.sci(,s inari/ioraf !(,.'<, and unlike the species of Th-l'x-ol'niix. it pos- 

 sesses a large air bladder. 



[aJlnis^ white; /(ixc!<ifii-'< bandcnl. but the markings are ])ink and 

 golden.) 



7. HELICOLENUS Goode and Bean. 



HelJcoleuiDi (toodh: and Bean, Oceanic Ichth., 1S96, p. 248 {daviijlopteriia) . 



Body oblong, somewhat compressed; head large. ctiMioid scales on 

 its tip, and on cheeks and opercles; several series of sj)inous ridges on 

 head. ]>ut no occipital pit; mouth large with bands of villiform teeth 

 on jaws, vomer, and palatines. Dorsal. fin continuous, not deeply 

 notched, with stout spines and 10 to 12 rays; anal with 3 spines and 6 

 rays; pectoral l)road, fan-shaped. Avith rays arranged in three groups, 

 the first of 2 simi)le rays, the second of S or branched rays, the 

 third of 8 simple rays, sometimes prolonged, with their tips more or 

 less free from membrane; soft dorsal with tips free from iiMMubrane: 

 subor})ital keel smooth, or nearly so; preoj-])ital with spines small and 

 hidden beneath the skin. Vertebnv 10 + 14 = 24; no air bladdtM*. 

 Peritoneum ))lack. Atlantic. Very close to San'j^n'na^ differing oidy 

 in the iS'r''>r/,sA'.s- like cranium. From i,SW>r^s'/'/c7/?'/'7/.s' it is distinguished l)y 

 the smaller number of V(n-tebra% b}' the presence of but 12 dorsal 

 spines, as also by th(> entire absence of the air l>ladder. 



{ifkiKo^^ strong; coXtv)/^ ell)ow. ai'in.) 



((. Posterior edge of eye witliont >jjiiiic; immtli l>l:ick: body with ."> wide diffuse uivcii 



oi- red bands <lact;ih>]>teruK, 2(>. 



(('(. I\>sterior edge of eye with a spiiii": two si)ines under tlie eye rinhfeiiiiirliiK, 27. 



