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the contention of Franz is true. The two nominal species, S. leptosomus and S. 

 paradoxus vary widely in this regard, as well as in the length of the caudal peduncle 

 The present species is sharply differentiated from these two forms by the very short 

 caudal peduncle (a difference too great to be bridged by variation), and the much 

 deeper snout, being in these regards most nearly related to *S'. cyanopterus. For 

 purposes of illustration the figures of the latter and of S. paradoxus are given on 

 Plate XLI, figs. 1 and 2. 



81. Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup. 

 Yokohama, Nos. 6412a-b. 



82. Urocampus rikuzenius Jordan and Snyder. (Plate XLI, fig. 3). 

 Misaki, Nos. 6083a-b. Rings 11+55 to 11+59. 



Family AULORHYNCHID^. 



83. Aulichthys japonicus Brevoort. 



Kobe, Nos. 6167a-c (Coll. Manabe) ; Misaki, No. 6410a. 



Family FISTULARIID^. 



84. Fistularia petimba Lacepede. 

 Misaki, Nos. 6348a-g. 



85. Fistularia serrata Cuvier. 

 Misaki, Nos. 6290a-e. 



It corresponds to Giinther's plate XXXII, in the " Shore Fishes of the Chal- 

 lenger." 



Family MACRORHAMPHOSID^. 



86. Macrorhamphosus sagifue Jordan and Starks. 

 Misaki, Nos. 6185a-d. 



Fig. 13. Macrorhamphosus sagifue Jordan & Starks. (From Proe. U. S. N. M., Vol. XXVI, p. 69). 



Depth variable, 3.5 to 4.5 in body. Possibly a variant of M. japonicus 

 (Gimther) . 



