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stronger; proorhitiil with a lurgo spine at its lower postei'ior edge, a 

 pair of suiallci' spines near the middle of its loAver edgi' and an anterior 

 rounded lol)e. A ti'ntatde heliind each of the ocular spines^ that behind 

 superocular much tlu^ largest, and nndtitid; a small one ))ehiiid the 

 parietal and michal spines: a multitid one on posterior margin of ante- 

 rior nostril; a few Hat tentacles on soft part of eye above iris; one 

 behind each suboihitul spine; a large, flat, thin Hap behind posterior 

 preorbital spine, extending over maxillary, and similar ones along 

 k)wer edge of preopercle; a long, simple tentacle at anterior end of 

 preorbital, extending down to a level with teeth, a large flat flap on 

 iinier ])ase of pectoral just behind upj^er rays, a series of thin flat ones 

 along lateral line and similar ones variously scattered over the body, 

 (rill rakers very short and blunt, (! or 7 developed on anterior limb or 

 arch, ''^ or -t rudimentary ones in front of them. Peritoneum white. 



Pectorals extending a little past ventrals, which usually do not ivach 

 to vent; 10 pectoral rays branched, 9 simple. Third dorsal spine 2| in 

 head, the first half as long; the eleventh 5^; the twelfth ?>\. Second 

 anal spine a little stronger and slightly longer than first (?), its length 

 3^V ii^ head. Caudal slightl}' rounded. 



Color in spirits greyish, with larg(> irregular blotches of brownish 

 slate color on back and sides, with light areas between; a dark blotch 

 a))ove opercle flap involving base of front of dorsal l)ack to third spine; 

 a similar one on l)ase of middle dorsal spines, running obliquely back- 

 ward and downward, l)ut very much broken up and irri^gular; a dark 

 patch on posterior dorsal spines, and another under middle of soft 

 dorsal; the light areas ))etwe(Mi ruiuiing out on spines and I'ays of 

 dorsal to their tips; a dark l)and across snout and another between 

 eyes, leaving a light band between; dark sjiots on pectoral rays, form- 

 ing irr(\gular cross lines; soft dorsal, antil and caudal with scattered 

 small black spots; ventrals colorless. Axil colorless, or with diflused 

 })lack spots variable in number and position. 



The color of a spiM-imen from Suruga Wiy when first examined was 

 as follows: Dee}) maroon purple, variegated with olive al)ove and 

 shaded with piidvish, below pinkish with golden shades; flaps flesh 

 color, sides and toj) of head maroon purple, cheeks golden below; 

 lower jaw and belly whit(\ Dorsal pale with crimson edge and a few 

 dusky mottlings, the soft dorsal pale, reddish edged, axil i)lain yel- 

 lowish. Pectoral pale, centi'ally flesh color, spotted with round dots 

 of maroon ci'imson. Caudal pale, violet at tip. 



This species may be distinguished from Scorpiena onarld and *!?. 

 Jiiiil>rl>if<i by the wide interoi-bital space and by the fla}) on inner part 

 of pectoral Inise. Of this si)(>cies we have several large specimens 

 dredged by the U. S. Fish Connnission steamer Alhairo.ss in Suruga 

 Bay, and smtillei- on(>s in Sagami Hay and Totomi Bay. The localities 

 are: 87o8, Osi' Point, Suiuga Bay, )'.(» to T(» fathoms; 8Ti;'>, same local- 



