NO. 1489. 



JAPANESE FISHES— SMITH AND POPE. 



467 



head; caudal deeply forked; pectorals 1.5 in head; ventrals somewhat 

 less than 2 in head. 



Color in alcohol: Yellowish-brown above, with purplish tinge below 

 that ma}^ have been silvery in life; scales everywhere covered with fine 

 black punctulations which are larger and more scattered on lower side 

 of head and bod}'; liack and sides marked with a number of irregular 

 dark purplish spots and vermiculations; a black spot at base of each 

 dorsal and anal ray; axil of pectoral black; posterior edge of gill 



Fig. 2. — Leiognathu.s elongatus. (From the type.) 



cavity black, showing through opercular flap; a short black band on 

 tip of snout above mouth; tins without detinite color markings. 



Described from a specimen DO mm. long from Kagoshima, collected 

 June 16, 1903, by H. M. Smith. 



Tyj)e.~Csit. No. .55613, U.S.N.M. 



This species may be easily recognized b}^ its elongate form and mot- 

 tled coloration. 



Family STROMATEID^. 



BTITTER-FISHES. 

 44. PSENOPSIS ANOMALUS (Temminck and Schlegel.) 



Matsushima Ba}', one specimen 178 mm. long; from Fishery Experi- 

 ment Station, Shiogama. Head 4, depth 2.5, eye 3.25, snout 4; dorsal 

 vi-i,28; anal iii,28. 



Family APOGONICHTHYID^. 



CARDINAL-FISHES. 



45. APOGONICHTHYS CARINATUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 OKIFUNA (OFF SHORE CARP). 



Susaki, May 8, one specimen, 85 nun. long; Urado, May 10, one 

 specimen, 122 mm. long; Kagoshima, June 12, one specimen, 90 mm. 

 loug. 



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