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nape with a large double spine; some small spines on temporal region; 

 opercular spine obscure; preopercle above with a curved spine, the 

 length of which is contained about 6 times in eye; 2 sharp spines 

 below the latter, the upper of which is the longer; 2 small spines on 

 lower edge of preorbital. Maxillary rugose, without barbels. Sides 

 of body with row^s of slender hooked spines, the uppermost row extend- 

 ing from nape to tail; the second row of smaller spines along lateral 

 line; the third, below the curved part of lateral line, coalescent with 

 it on the straight part; the fourth row of strong spines, beginning 

 above vent and extending to base of caudal; a few spines below this, 

 constituting a lifth row along base of anal. Lower edge of caudal 

 peduncle with a long groove. 



First dorsal low, of slender spines, the longest about 3 times in head. 

 Dorsals separate, but close together, the longest soft ray If in head. 

 Anal similar, its longest ray 3f in head. Caudal fin short, truncate, 

 2i in head. Pectoral fin of two parts; the upper of 11 rays, mostly 

 branched, the longest ray If in head; lower part of fin of -1 separate, 

 simple rays similar to the free appendages in Triglid^e; the uppermost 

 longest, li in head; the lowermost shorter, 2^ in head. 



Color blackish, lining membranes of body dusky. Dorsals black, 

 with a broad, whitish median band which disappears posteriorly 

 on the spinous dorsal and anteriorly on the soft dorsal; mem))rane 

 posterior to last dorsal spine white. Anal black, with a broad, white, 

 longitudinal band near its base. Caudal dusky at base, broadly suf- 

 fused with lilackish posteriorly, middle part wdiitish. Pectoral dusky, 

 the upper anterior part whitish, ])lotched with black; free rays black. 



Of this very remarkable fish two specimens are known; they were 

 taken in the Kuro Shiwo, or Black Current, at a depth of 290 fathoms 

 off the coast of Misaki, Sagami Province, Japan, by Prof. Kakichi 

 Mitsukuri, One of these specimens is in the Imperial University of 

 Tokyo, the other was presented by Professor Mitsukuri to Leland 

 Stanford Junior Universit}^, where it is registered as Type No. 6432. 



The specimen in the Imperial Museum has, according to our notes, 

 a conspicuous barbel at the tip of the maxillary. No trace of such a 

 barbel is to be found on the type. 



igrallator^ one who walks on stilts.) 



SUMMARY. 



Family CottidyE. 

 1. Stlengis Jordan and Starks. 



1. osensis Jordan and Starks; Suruga Bay. 



2. Schmidtiu Jordan and Starks. 



2. misakia Jordan and Starks; Sagami Bay. 



3. Archisles Jordan and Gilbert. 



