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but extending farther around on blind side. Gillrakers pointed, the 

 longest equal to half the diameter of lower eye; 11 developed on loAver 

 limb of arch. 



Scales everywhere cycloid, embedded anteriorly and not imbricate, 

 posteriorly they are slightly imbricate and not embedded. Height of 

 lateral line curve equal to long diameter of upper eye; length of curve 

 equal to half the length of head. 



Pectoral rather pointed, reaching past curve of lateral line; its 

 length equal to half length of head. Origin of dorsal slightly on blind 

 side, opposite front of upper eye. Ventral of blind side a little ante- 

 rior to that of ej'^ed side. Caudal slightly rounded and angulated at 

 tips of outer rays. 



Slate color, finely speckled, and spotted all over by small, brown, 

 irregular marks; these especially conspicuous on the fins. 



This species somewhat resembles Z. proboscidea., but may be at oiice 

 known by its larger cycloid scales. 



It is represented by six specimens from Mororan, Aomori, and 

 Hakodate. 



The type is from Mororan, and is 25 cm. in length. It is numbered 

 65644, U.S.N. M. 



A cotype is No. 9824, Stanford University. 



{Iridorwn of the iris; from Mororan, which means Iris-huts). 



32. LIMANDA SCHRENCKI Schmidt. 



Limanda scltrencki Schmidt, Faune Mer. Okhotsk, Japan, 1903, p. 19 (Japan Sea, 

 Okhotsk Sea), (name only); Pise. Mar. Orient, 1904, p. 235 (Aneva, Mauka, 

 Saghalin). 



Habitat. — Japan Sea. 



Head, 4 to 4^ in length; depth 2 to 2^. Eye 5y\ to <oj% in head. 

 Dorsal 61 to 63; anal 47 to 49; scales 75 to 78. 



Eyes about equal in size; the lower are slightly the more anterior; 

 interorbital space less than half the length of upper eye. Nostrils end- 

 ing in tubes, the anterior are the longer. Lips thick and fleshy; upper 

 jaw with 12 to 15 teeth on blind side, none on colored side, except in one 

 specimen, which has 2; lower jaw with 15 to 17 on blind side; 2 to 4 

 on colored side. Two rows of blunt, fiat teeth on lower pharyngeals; 

 12 to 15 in each row. Lateral line rough, with a bon}- outgrowth. 

 Whole head covered with ctenoid scales, except between eyes and on 

 cheek; nape with large scales. 



Color of fins and body dark brown, with yelloAV spots and 6 to 9 

 black spots in life; often a black spot at tip of blind side of caudal. 

 Japan Sea (Schmidt). Not seen by us. 



This species is nearest to Z. yoiohanise, but has fewer fin rays; the 

 eyes are smaller than in other species. 



(a personal name.) 



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