NO. 13.T8. JAPANESE SCULPINS— JORDAN AND ST ARKS. 237 



caiuhil tin; the middle series eoiitiiiiis 28 plates, and begins just 

 beiiiiid the psirietul region on to}) of head, l)eiids o})li(|ueiy down 

 to side of l)ody at tip of peetoral. thenee runs straight and ends a 

 distance eipial to diameter of eye in front of caudal; the toj) row con- 

 tains 2(5 phites. and runs from under middle of spinous dorsal to caudal 

 tin. Bell}' naked. 



Dorsal separate; tips of last dorsal rays end vertically' above those 

 of anal, but not reaching- to caudal. Pectoral reaches a little ])ast front 

 of anal. Ventrals with 2 rays each; their tips almost reach to tirst anal 

 ray. Caudal rounded. 



Color faintly brownish above; a slightly dusky band at base of 

 caudal; a black spot on posterior part of spinous dorsal; soft dorsal 

 dusky; other tins colorless. 



The type and only specimen was dredged ]>y the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission steamer Alhafross m Suruga Bay at Station 3788, off Ose Point. 

 It is 38 nun. in length, and is numbered 50912, U.S.N.M. 



2. SCHMIDTIA Jordan and Starks. 

 Sclttiiidtid .ToRDAN andSiAKKs, new genus (iiiimkia). 



Body elongate, not compressed; tapering into" a , slender caudal 

 peduncle. Eyes large, close together. Preopercle armed with 4 spines; 

 the uputn- one long and slender, and armed above with 5 sharp^autler- 

 like processes. Villiform teeth in l)ands on jaws, vomer, and palatinT^s, 

 (iill membranes broadly unitiHl; free from isthmus. No slit behind 

 last gill. Head with many large pores. Dorsals separate, but close 

 together. \'entrals with a concealed spine and 2 soft rays each. 

 Caudal slightly rounded. Sides with a lateral row of wide plates, 

 which are ctenoid on their posterior edges; ))od\ otherwise naked. 



(Named for Peter Schmidt, of St. Petersburg, in recognition of his 

 studies of Japanese tishes. ) 



2. SCHMIDTIA MISAKIA Jordan and Starks, new species. 



Head 2ii in length without caudal; depth .5 i^; doi-sal IX-10; anal 12; 

 lateral plates 35; eye 3i in head; interorbital 15; snout if; maxillary 

 21', fourth do!-sal si)ine 3; longest dorsal I'ays '2^\ longest anal rays 

 M\ length of pectoral 1|; ventral 2; caudal Ifr; height of caudal 

 peduncle t). 



Cpper ])rotiIe of head ])roadly rounded; the snout moderately steep. 

 Top and sides of head and mandil)le with many pores. Mouth at 

 extreme lower aspect of head; little oblicpie; the maxillai-y reaching 

 to below i)()srerior mai\gin of pui)d; anterior (mkI of maxillary on a 

 level or slightly below a lev(d with lower margin of eye. Small villi- 

 foiin teeth in ratlifv narrow Itunds on jaws, xomer, and palatines. 

 Lower jaw slightly included. Kyes large, at upper profile of head; 

 narrowly separated l)y a slight, convex, interorbital l»one; t)rbit less 



