NO. 135.S. 



JAPANESE SCULPINS— JORDAN AND STARRS. 



305 



pectoral rays running* backward and downward and becomin^^ diffused 

 toward ends of rays; a similar smaller one on lower rays; each ray 

 of pectoral often with several small spots forming' irregular cross 

 streaks; an irregular dark blotch on tirst dorsal spines and one on 

 middle spines; soft dorsal and anal with oblique dark streaks across 

 the rays; anal sometimes uniforndy dusky towaixl ends of rays, the 

 tips of the rays white; caudal crossed with dark wavy streaks. 



Numerous specimens taken at Mjnako in Rikuchu, at Wakanoura, 

 and at Hakodate. The type is from Myiako; it is ST nun. in length, 

 and is numbered 7715, Ichthyological Collections, Leland Stanford 

 Junior University Museum. Cotypes on No. 50924, U.S.N.M. 



(Named for Dr. Chi3^omatsu Jshikawa.) 



43. FURCINA OSIMiE Jordan and Starks, new species. 



Head 3 in length without caudal; depth 4. Dorsal X-17 or 18; 

 anal 14 or 15; lateial line with 37 pores. V. I, 2. E3^e 4 in head; 

 interorbital width 7; snout 4; maxillary 3; height of eaudal peduncle 4^. 





Fig. 33.— Furcina osims. 



Lower jaw included. Mouth .small, the maxillary reaching to ante- 

 rior margin of pupil. Villiform teeth in bands on jaws, vomer, and 

 palatines; the palatine band rather wide. Treopercle with 2 spines at 

 its angle, the upper spine hooked and divided into 2 points: nuich 

 more widely forked than in /'''. Ishll-airie; the notch })etween the 

 ])oints rounded: the lower .spine simple, much smaller, and directed 

 straight backward. A small blunt spine under the skin on lower 

 anterioi- edge of preopercle, directed forwai-d. l*osterior edge of 

 preopercle nearly smooth, or with a couple of scarcely developed 

 tubercles. Nasal spines well developed and sharp. The usual nudti- 

 fid flap pi-esent aV)Ove posterior border of eye: a forkc^d flap at poste- 

 rior end of parietal region; a smaller one at nasal si)ines, and a smaller 

 simple one at posterior end of maxillary. 



