NO. 135S. ./. 1 /'A XESE SCULPINS— JORDAN AM> ST. I A' A'.s. ^9^) 



Kchinl<lf!. Spine at anole of preopercle long and rather stout; leach- 

 ing- hevond (nio-e of operele; armed alH)ve witli a large anther-like 

 prcn-ess near its end and usually a very small one near its middle. 

 Lower edge of preopercle with '6 short spines; the upper one directed 

 ])ack\vard: tlie middle downward and slightly forward. Large pores 

 scattered o\er h(»ad and along lower edge of mandihle. Hranchiostegal 

 menihrane with a fold across isthmus, which is broad in comparison 

 with that of ('. sclinil<ltl. Body entirely naked. Lateral line pores 

 large and conspicuous. 



Pectoral with 'i'l rays; its tip reac-hes a little past fnnit of anal, and 

 reaching a little farther posteriorly than soft dorsal, but not nearly to 

 caudal. Caudal slightly rounded. Ventral with 1 spine and 8 rays; 

 the inner ray the longest, reaching three-fourths of the distance from 

 its base to vent. 



Color gieyish lirowu on back and top of head: somewhat mottled; 

 small irregular dark spots along side; usually the beginning of 3 

 cross bands on back; one under spinous dorsal, one under soft dorsal, 

 and one on caudal ])eduncle; spinous dorsal with a dark edge above: 

 ravs of soft dorsal, caudal, and pectoral crossed by dusky, irregular 

 lines; belly and under parts white; ventrals and anal white. 



Here desci"it)ed from 5 cotypes collected by Peter Schmidt at Aneiva 

 Bay. Saghalin. (No. TT13, Ichthyological Collections Leland Stan- 

 ford Junior University.) The largest is 57 mm. in length. This 

 species was also taken in Peter the (irreat Bay. near Vladivostok. We 

 have Dr. Sclimidt's kind permission to include this interesting species 

 in the present review. 



39. COTTIUSCULUS SCHMIDTI Jordan and Starks, new species. 



Head 'Ih in length without caudal; depth 4^. Dorsal A'H-l:]; anal 

 12. Lateral line 27. Eye "d^ in head; snout 3f. Interorbital space 

 (bone only) \ eye. Maxillary 3 in head; longest pectoral ray 1^\ 

 third dorsal spine 3^; longest dorsal rays 2f ; longest anal rays 4; 

 length of ventrals 2|; length of caudal 1^; height of caudal peduncle 6. 



Head and body anteriorly depressed; body growing round posteri- 

 orly, nowhere compressed. Mouth small, maxillary reaching slightly 

 past front of eye; lower jaw included. Villiform teeth in rather nar- 

 row l)ands on jaws and vomer; in a very small patch on palatines. 

 Nasal spine forked; the forks rather sharp and subequal in size. 

 Angle of preopercle with a long, strong, slightly curved spine, which 

 reaches beyond edge of operele and is armed above with 2 or 3 sharp, 

 antler-like processes; lower edge of preopercle with 3 spines, the 

 middle one the smallest, the lowest one pointing forward, the upper 

 one just at base of long spine, pointing l>ackwaid and slightly down- 

 ward. Lower corner of subopercle angulated and rather sharp. 



Posterior nostril ending in a tul)e. Head covered with pores hav- 

 ing raised rims. Male with a large, simple, superorbital tentacle, 



