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that of eyed side reaching two-thirds of diameter of eye past arch of 

 lateral line, its length contained 2 times in head, its )»ase scarcely 

 so nearl}' horizontal as that of P. cinnamoDieas; pectoral of blind side 

 2| in head; ventrals both longer and wider than in P. ciuRanioineus^ 

 though having the same number of rays (6); length of ventral of eyed 

 side 2| in head, its origin slightly in front of that of l)lind side; caudal 

 pointed, its posterior margin double truncate; height of curve of lat- 

 eral line 4:\ in head, its length 2 (shorter than in P. chinainomeiis); 

 snout and lower jaw naked; a few scales on posterior edge of maxillary; 

 scales on eyed side everywhere strongly ctenoid, including a row on 

 each ray of vertical fins; scales of blind side everywhere cycloid. 



Fig. 5. — Pseudorhombus misakiu.s. (Misaki. ) 



Color brown, indetinitely mottled with darker brown; vertical fins 

 flecked and spotted with brown; a dark spot at tip of |)ectoral more 

 or less definitely ocellated, with light l)rown or white. 



The above description is of the type, 25 cm. in length. Other speci- 

 mens vary as follows: Dorsal from 79 to 80; anal (51 to 67; pores of 

 lateral line 79 to 85. 



Of this species we have numerous specimens from Misaki, Kobe, 

 Tsuruga, and Wakanoura. The type is from Kobe and is numbered 

 55043 U.S.N.M. Others are No. 9828, Stanford University. 



This is one of the common Japanese flounders, but it appears thus 

 far to have escaped notice, unless PseadorJiomhits ollgodon proves to 

 be the same species. 



(Misaki, m/, red; sahi^ point; one of the best known of flapanese 

 fishing villages, the location of the marine zoological station of the 

 -Imperi,al University of Tokyo.) 



