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eleventh spine, extending down to just past middle of side, and send- 

 ing an arm along middle of side back to a similar red spot from four- 

 teenth spine to second or third soft ray, inclosing between a light 

 brown spot which extends on dorsal; middle of soft dorsal crossed by 

 a light brown band which extends down and is continuous with the 

 light color of the lower parts; end of soft dorsal and base of caudal 

 with a red bar; then a narrow white l)ar across caudal, followed by a 

 wider red one, a white one across middle of rays, a still wider red and 

 dark brown one, and the tips of the rays with a narrow white border; 

 pectoral with a white bar across base of rays continuous with a similar 

 bar obliquely across rays beyond their middle, inclosing a red spot 

 above; posterior third of pectoral red; lower parts white, covered 

 with large and small irregular brown spots; ventrals and anal similar, 

 but darker with brown. 



Another specimen has dark brown taking the place of the red of the 

 head, with similar light brown spots; the lower parts nearly solid 

 brown; the dark bands of pectoral and caudal dark brown, a tinge of 

 red on the former, the red areas of back approximately in the same 

 place, but more restricted by the brown color. 



A third specimen has the head slaty ])lack with the spots and mot- 

 tling gray; the areas on back and fins, which were red in the first 

 specimen, are here duskv or slate color, and those which were light 

 brown are here gray; the lower part of side and bell}' is dusky, slightly 

 brownish, and crossed in all directions by nearl}^ straight white lines 

 appearing like the cracks in old crockery. 



Numerous specimens are in the collection from Tokyo, Tsuruga, 



Onomichi, Yohohama, and Kobe. The species is common throughout 



southern Japan, and is daily in the markets, usually with the spinous 



dorsal removed. 



Measurements of Inimicus japonicus. 



Length in mm. without caudal 



Head in hundredths of length 



Depth 



Eye 



Maxillary 



Interiir)>ital width 



Widtli snout across maxillaries, just be 



hind aii,u;le of mouth 



Length of third dorsal spine 



Length of caudal 



Number of dorsal spines 



Nunil)er nf dorsal rays 



Number of anal sj lines 



Number of anal ravs 



46. INIMICUS AURANTIACUS (Schlegel). 



AKAOKOZE (RED POISON-FISH). 



Pelor aurantiacum Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Poiss., 1843, p. 44, pi. xviii, fig. 1; 

 Nagasaki. — Gunther, Cat. Fish, II, 1860, p. 151, copied. 



Head 2f in length without caudal; depth 3i; dorsal XVII, 7; anal 

 II, 9. Lateral line with 15 pores (or tentacles). Eye 7 in head; 

 maxillary 2^. 



