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i6. SEBASTICHTHYS NIVOSUS ( Hilgendorf). 

 GOMA SOI (SPECKLED ROCKFISH), KESHIMrYO." 



Schodes nivosus Steindachner and Dodeklein, Fiwhe Japans, III, 1S,S4, p. 202, 



pi. vii; Tokyo, Hakodate. 

 Si'hasiodes nivosus .Tordan and Evermax.v, Fish. N. and ]\I. Anu-r., II., 1898, ji. 



1834, after Steindachner. 



Head L>| in lenglh; depth 2f. Dor.sal Xlll, 12; aiiiil III. 7; later; 1 

 line pores, 36; cranial edges and spines well developed. Nasal, pro- 

 ocular, postociilar, tympanic, and parietal spines present. Upper 

 prolile slightly convex to beginning of dorsal. Eye and snout -If, 

 interorbital space 5^ in head. Maxillary reaching to })osterior rim of 

 orbit, in older individuals somewhat farther. Inferior l)order of pre- 

 or))ital with 3 more or less rounded lobes, the last angulated, but 

 without a spine. Interorbital space between the elevated supraocular 

 ridges weakly convex. Head entirely scaled, except jaws, snout (in 

 front of nostrils), preorbital, and nearly the whole of interopercle; 

 scales of head small, firm, rough, wilh accessory scales like those on 

 body. Preopercular spines short, ])road, and blunt, (rill rakers 

 moderate in length, one-third of eye, 16 in number on anterior liml) of 

 arch. Pectoral rays 18, the lower 10 unl)ranched, its length 1| in 

 head, its tips reaching past tips of ventrals; ventral more than If in 

 head; caudal equaling ventral, slightly convex; 36 pores on body, ^ 

 to 3 on l)ase of tail. Peritoneum white. Blackish brown, with innu- 

 meral)le small white dots on body and tins. In some individuals the 

 uniform dark brown of bod}^ is interrupted b}' lighter .;^hades. 



This beautifully marked species is not very common in Japan. Our 

 specimens are from Same and Misaki. It is somewhat related to 

 SSastiehthys iiehdosuj^, but is well distinguished by the profuse starr}^ 

 spots. 



{nivosus^ snowy.) 



17. SEBASTICHTHYS TRIVITTATUS (Hilgendorf). 

 SHIMA SOI (STEIPEl) EOCKFISH). 



Sebastes triviltaius Hilgendorf, S. B. Gessell. natnrf. Freunde, BerUn, 1880, p. 171, 



with plate; Yezo, Japan. 

 Sebastodes tririttatuf! J ORBA-s and Evermanx, Fisli. X. and M. Amer., II, 1898, p. 



18o-t, after Hilgendorf. 



Head 2| in length; depth 2|; eye 5 in head; snout 1; maxillary 2^; 

 interorbital width 5^. Dorsal XIII, 11; anal III 7. Pores of lateral 

 line 39. 



Mouth large, the maxillary reaching to posterior border of eye. 

 Lower jaw slightly shorter. Symphyseal knol) very small. Teeth in 

 rather broad bands. Interorbital slightly concave. A pair of ridges 

 run longitudinally near middle of interorbital space, between whidi is 



"Marked with unshaven tufts, as on a child's head. 



