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58. ARELISCUS PURPUREOMACULATUS (Regan). 



Cynogloi<s>(K j)urpureomacnl.atus Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1905, p. 26 (Inland 

 Sea of Japan). 



Ilah itat.— CoAnts of Southern Japan. 



Head, 5| in length; depth, 4^. Eye, 8 in head. Dorsal, 128; anal, 

 104; scales, 120. 



Snout a little more than one-third length of head; interorVntal width 

 one-half of diameter of eye. Two nostrils on left side; one between 

 anterior parts of eyes, the other in front of lower eye. Maxillar}'^ 

 extending to below middle of eye; rostral hook extending a little 

 beyond mandibulary symphysis. Three lateral lines; the two upper 

 separated by 18 scales. 



Color brownish with numerous irregular purplish spots. Total 

 length 215 mm. (Regan.) Inland Sea of Japan. 



This species has much smaller scales than A. Interruptus or A. 

 joyneri. We have seen no specimens. - 



{purpureus^ purple; maculafris^ spotted). 



59. ARELISCUS SEMILiEVIS (Giinther). 

 Cynoglossus seinila'vis GtJNTHER, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1873, p. 379 (Chifu). 



Habitat. — Chinese shore of Sea of Japan. 



Head, .5 in length to base of caudal; depth, 3^. Dorsal, 123; anal, 

 95; scales, 145. 



Two nostrils, one between the eyes, the other opposite lower mar- 

 gin of lower eve. Eyes extremely small, the upper not in advance of 

 lower; interorbital space much wider than orbit. Length of snout 

 two- fifths of head; angle of mouth below eye; nearer margin of snout 

 than hind margin of opercle. 



Color uniform brown; vertical tins with a white edge; 3 distinct 

 round blackish spots on lateral line. Length, 18 inches. (Giinther.) 



Chifu, China, not seen by us. 



{seriiildevis^ half smooth.) 



39. SYMPHURUS Rafinesque. 



Symphurm Rafinesque, Indice d'lttiologia Biciliana, 1810, p. 52 {nigrescens). 

 Bibronia Cocco, Alcuni Pesci del mare di Messina, 1844, p. 15 {Ugidata; larval 



form). 

 Plagusia CvwKU, Regne Animal, 2d ed., II, 1829, p. 344 (based on Plagnaia of 



Brown); name preoccupied in Crustaceans, Latreille, 1806. 

 Ptof/tusa Bonaparte, Catalogo Metodico, 1846, p. 51 (lactea); substitute lor Pla- 



gusia preoccupied. 

 ApJioristia Kaup, Archiv fur Naturgesch, 1858, p. 106 {ornata). 

 Gloi^fiichthys Gihh, Cat. Fish. E. Coast N. A., 1861, p. 51 (plagiusa). 

 Ammopleurops GtJNTiiER, Cat., IV, 1862, p. 490 {lactcus= nigrescens). 

 f Bascanim Schiodte, Naturhist. Tydsskr., V, 1867, p. 269 (Lrdifer; larval 



form). 



