NO. 1368. 



JAPANESE SCULPINS— JORDAN AND STARKS. 



275 



ward and cndiiio- in strono- ])ackward-dirocted spiuos, which are 

 higher than the rido-os, th()u<j;ii not so iiioli as the ocular spines. Out- 

 side^ of this ridge is a shorter ragoed ridge. The liighest spines on 

 top of head arc the ocular spines, just over posterior fourtii of oihit; 

 they are much highei-than in Jf.poh/acant/iocephah/s. Digitate spines 

 all directed backward, the anterior part of ridge behind eye forming 

 one. inside of which there is a Acry small one, and outside 2 small ones. 

 Post-temporal spine long and sharp, not I'caching to end of opercular 

 Hap; humeral spine shorter, in a line with opercular spine. OpcMvIe 

 with a strong ridge ending in a sharp spine. Lower anterior end of 

 suboperclc with a small but very acute spine directed backward and 

 downward. Preopercular spine long, straight and strong, neai-Jv 

 reaching to edge of gill opening; the spine below it not half so long; 

 the usual dow^nward-directed spine at lower edge of preopercle. above 

 which the edge of preopercle is straight and smooth without a trace of 



Fig. 18.— Mvoxof'EPHAUJS EDOMins. 



a fourth spine. Sul)()i-bital stay keeled. Top of head sparsely cov- 

 ered with conspicuous warts, which do not at all obscure tln^ s})ines or 

 ridges. Skin entirely nak(>d and with no trat-e of plates. 



Depressed spinous dorsal just reaches to tirst dorsal ray. Soft dor- 

 sal higlnvst anteriorly, the rays growing only slightly lower liackward. 

 Ti])s of last anal and dorsal rays on the same vertical. Pectorals 

 rather broadly rounded, reaching to (Opposite front of soft ilorsal. 

 ^'entrals reaching a little over half the distance fioni tludr base to 

 front of anal. C audal truncate. 



Color light brown above, without bai's orstri])es; lower paits white; 

 lower lip dusky, under pai-t of head otherwise white; spinous dorsal 

 with some dusky mottling in front and l)ehind: soft dorsal ilusky with 

 transparent spots ivgularly ])laced indicating cross bars; caudal 

 crossed with 2 or 3 rather wide, wavy dark bands; anal white. ])artly 

 crossed by 4 black spots; ventrals white. 



