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very slightly ctenoid, small, entirely embedded in skin on upper part of head, 

 somewhat imbedded on rest of blind side. 



Color white on blind side, uniform dull olive-brown on eyed side; no 

 markings. 



This species may be readily distinguished from Areliscus semilcevis by the 

 smaller number of scales, and from A. jyurpureomaculatus by the smaller number 

 of fin-rays. The species called Achirus plagusia by Basilewsky {Ichthyographia 

 Chinee Borealis, p. 245), from the Gulf of Pechili, is some Areliscus or Cyno- 

 glossus, but the species cannot be determined. 



242. Areliscus rhomaleus Jordan & Starks. 

 Port Arthur (Abbott). 



AS *'-"*^w:v'^NCi^-iS^ii.-iS^:*^"-'*''""^'" " 



Fig. 63. Areliscus rhomaleus Jordan & Starks. (Proc. U. S. N. M., Vol. XXI, p. 526.) 



Family BLENNIID^. 



243. Zoarchias aculeatus (Basilewsky). 



Ophidium aculeatum Basilewsky, Ichthyographia Chinee Borealis, p. 248. Sea 

 off Peking. 



The name Ophidium aculeatum is applied by Basilewsky to some blennoid 

 fish without ventrals, with concealed scales, with 32 stiff, short, dorsal spines, 

 with the dorsal and anal united around the tail, the mouth large, without bar- 

 bels, and cleft to the eyes. The body is gray with black spots and points, the 

 lateral hne straight, spotted; length of fish 8 inches. This species must be one 

 of the Eulophiine blennies and near the genus Zoarchias. Zoarchias veneficus 

 has 28 dorsal spines. 



244. Dictyosoma temmincki Bleeker. 

 Tsushima (Jouy). 



245. Enedrias nebulosus (Temminck & Schlegel). 

 (Native name "Ginbo.") 



Tsushima (Jouy); Fusan, common (No. 4244a); Gensan. 



