NO. 1489. JAPANESE FISHES— SMITH AND POPE. 481 



Family SIGANID^. 



98. SIGANUS FUSCESCENS (Houttuyn). 

 ENOBA. 



Kagoshima, June 16, two specimens, 180 and 140 mm. long; depth 

 2 to 8 fathoms; veiy plentiful. Back light green, below whitish 

 green, entire body covered with pearly spots; fins green. 



Family TRIACANTHID.E. 



99. TRIACANTHODES ANOMALUS ( Temminck and Schlegel). 



Kochi and Urado, May 10, three specimens, 103 to 120 mm. long. 



100. TRIACANTHUS BREVIROSTRIS Temminck and Schlegel. 



TOGEHAGE (SPINY FILE-FISH). 



Hamashima, October 2, 1902, one specimen, 98 mm. long; from 

 Hamashima Fishery Station. 



Family BALISTID^. 



TRIGGER-FISHES, 

 loi. CANTHIDERMIS ROTUNDATUS (Proce). 



Hamashima, April 10, 1902, one specimen, 100 mm. long; from 

 Hamashima Fisher}^ Station. This specimen seems to I)e referable to 

 to this species, although it differs somewhat in its proportions. Depth 

 1.8; head 2.66; eye 2 in snout, 4 in head; dorsal iii -25; anal 22. 

 Body dark greenish brown, with darker narrow longitudinal stripes 

 on every third row of scales; body with small round light spots irreg- 

 ularly disposed; fins bluish black. 



Family MONACANTHID^E. 



FILE-FISHES. 



102. RUDARIUS ERCODES Jordan and Fowler. 

 KOMEUWO. 



Yamagawa, June 14, one specimen, 52 mm. long. 



103. OSBECKIA SCRIPTA (Osbeck). 

 MATStJZURAHAGI. 



Hamashima, April 3, 1902, one specimen, 215 mm. long; from 

 Hamashima Fishery Station. 



Family OSTRACHD^. 



TRTJNK-FISHES. 



104. ARACANA ACULEATA (Houttuyn). 

 SUSUMEFTIGTI. 



Urado, May 10, one young specimen, 35 mm. long, with spines 

 lacking, 



