. 1351. SCORPJENOID FISHES OF JAPAN— JORDA N AND STAEKS. 115 



a narrow channel. Cranial rido-(>s and spine.s strong. Nasal, preocu- 

 lar, postocular. tynii)anic', and ])iirictal spines present. Edge of pre- 

 orbital with 2 rounded and an angulated lobe, but without spines. 

 Preopefcle spines well developed, the next to the uppermost the 

 largest, (xill rakers of moderate length, 10 of them on anterior limb 

 of areh, the longest two-tifths of eye. 



Dorsal spines a little lower than soft rays, the longest 2i in head; 

 the next to the last 41; the last 8^. Noteh ])etween dors-als rather 

 deep. Pectoral broad, reaching past \entrals to above front of anal, 

 17 rays, the lower 8 simple. Ventrals usually reaching vent. Second 

 anal spine stronger and as long, or sometimes a little shorter, than 

 third; length of first spines halt" second. Inclined anal ra3s reach base 

 of auxiliary caudal rays; dorsal rays reach slightly past. Caudal 

 rounded. 



Scales strongly ctenoid on sides below lateral line, less strongl}^ 



Fig. 5. — Sebastichthys TRivixxATrs. 



above; scales on head cycloid. Maxillary, mandible, smd preor))ital 

 naked. Uppei- pectoral, dorsal, and caudal rays with very small scales 

 nearly to their ends. Peritoneum white. 



Color in spirits light gray with an irregular longitudinal dark l)rown 

 or black bar above and below lateral line leaving lateral Yuw in a light 

 streak. Another dark bar along base of spinous dorsal. Dark bars 

 radiating from eye across cheek. Each scale on head with a black 

 spot. Fins dark. 



In life bright yellow with slightly greenish cast everywiicre. the 

 blackish parts dark olive, th(^ sami^ yellow wash being over them. 



Here descril)ed from a specimen fi-om Hakodate. In length IM\ cm. 



This very beautiful species seems to ])c rare in .lapaji. Our speci- 

 mens are from Aomori and Kushiro. It has no near ally among 

 American species, Sehdxfichfhi/s rt.rHhiriK being as near as any. 



{trimttatuH^ three-striped. ) 



