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of iiiKiI. Dorsal spines long- and slendor, the tips of the second and 

 third crooked and extending far beyond membrane and other spines, 

 the third spine reaches base of third dorsal ra}'^ when it is reclined. 

 Fourth dorsal ray 2 in head; the tin high and rounded in outline; 

 when reclined it reaches to within fourth-tifths of diameter of eye of 

 the base of upper caudal rays. Anal ver}^ high, the sixth to ninth 

 equal in length and equal to postorl)ital part of head and half eve; the 

 lirst ray the shortest 2f in head. Caudal truncate or \ery slightly 

 rounded. Intromittent organ very large; thick at the base, and as 

 long as the anterior anal rays. Lower part of side above anal with 

 many small tilaments scattered over it. 



Color, gra}^ on ]»ack and head, profusely spotted witii dark-biown 

 spots of various sizes, larger anteriorly, ])ecoming smaller and lighter 

 posterioi'ly; the spots on head l)elow suborbital stay larger and ch)ser 

 than elsewhere; back with -i regulai- but not conspicuous crossbars; 

 faint traces of one under last dorsal spines, l)road, diffuse, and dusky 

 under pectoral; more conspicuous one near each end of soft dorsal 

 and across base of caudal; the dark color of back changes abruptly to 

 white at middle of sides; entire underparts of i)odv and head white; 

 caudal with 2 broad, black bars containing 3 or 4 irregular white spots 

 across rays; caudal bordered behind with white; the white interspace 

 between ))ars is narrow, and there is a broader white space near base 

 of rays; soft dorsal crossed wMth 5 vertical bars obli([uely across the 

 rays, the interspaces narrower than the bars, and white; fin bordered 

 l)ehind with white; spinous dorsal black, with 8 or 4 diffused si)ots; 

 pectoral bordered with Avhite, the basal half of the rays light, spotted and 

 mottled with dusk}^, the posterior half black with ])lended white spots 

 and streaks, the short lower swollen rays are white, the membrane 

 between dead black; ventrals dusky; the anal is every where profusely 

 spotted with small, light, grayish brown spots, crowded, but separated 

 by tine white lines; the spots are composed of line dark points; each 

 ray is followed 1)y a I'ow of 7 or 8 more conspicuous spots more l)roadly 

 outlined with white. 



The type is a male from Nenuiro in Hokkaido, and is about 245 

 millimeters in length. The single cotype from Soya, west coast of 

 Hokkaido, is a dried specimen presented b}^ Mr. Motokichi Namiye. 

 then curator in the museum of the Impiu'ial University of Tokyo. 



The ty]ie is luunbered 8107, Ichthvological Collection Lehind 

 Stanford Junior Universitv Museum. The cotype is numbered 50i>17, 

 U.S.N.M. 



(Named for Motokichi Namiye.) 



