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the fifth at base of anterior rays of soft dorsal, the sixth at base of 

 posterior ra3's, the seventh on top of caudal peduncle; all fins plain; a 

 blackish tinge on opercle. 



Described from a single alcoholic specimen 80 mm. long collected at 

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



Type.— Q^it. No. 65617, U.S.N.M. 



From Sayonara satsuni.de Jordan and Seale^ from Kagoshima this 

 species may be distinguished by the larger ejQ, longer tubules in lat- 

 eral line, long and slender gill-rakers, higher dorsal fins, unbranched 

 pectoral rays, and color. 



Named for Prof. K. Mitsukuri, of the Imperial University at Tokyo. 



TOSANA Smith and Pope, new genus ( Serranidae). 



Body elongated, moderately compressed, with short, blunt head; 

 dorsal single, without notch, the third spine much the longest, no rays 

 filamentous; caudal crescentic, the lobes produced, upper lobe the 

 longer; anal with the third spine the longest; pectoral rays undivided; 

 scales large and strongly toothed, covering all parts of body and head; 

 lateral line high, its tubes simple; preopercle with vertical limb 

 evenly serrated, its lower margin entire; opercle with 3 flat spines; 

 jaws with enlarged prominent projecting canines; outer row of teeth 

 in upper jaw canines, inner ones fine and villiform; teeth in lower 

 jaw canines in a single row; vomer and palatines with villiform teeth; 

 tongue smooth; no supplemental maxillar}'; gill-rakers ver}' long and 

 slender; gill-membranes free from the narrow, carinated isthmus. 



Similar to Pseudanthias Bleeker, but difl'ering therefrom in the 

 unbranched pectoral ra3^s, larger scales, and other characters. From 

 Pronotogramnms Gill it may be distinguished by the insertion of the 

 ventrals behind axil of pectorals, the closely scaled top of head, the 

 absence of preopercular spines, the dentition, etc. 



The genus is named for Tosa, one of the four provinces of Shikoku. 

 The ancient name for this province meant "the brave good youth," 

 and the "province continues to justify its name for braver}^ and 

 ability; no men have aided more than the Tosa men to bring about 

 the renovation of Japan." 



Type of genus. — Tosana nlwad. 



57. TOSANA NIW^ Smith and Pope, new species. 



Head 3.65 in length; depth 3.62; eye 3 in head; snout 5; interorbital 

 3.5; dorsal x, 15; anal iii, 7; scales in lateral line 35. 



Body elongate, compressed, its greatest depth about equal to length 

 of head; dorsal outline but gently arched, the ventral nearly straight; 

 peduncle compressed, its least depth 2 in head; snout short and blunt, 



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