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Spinous dorsals rounded, third to fifth longest, 2.33 in head; pectorals 1.5 in 

 head; ventrals same; caudal elongate, as is typical of the young of these forms. 



Scales absent on snout, jaws, maxillary, and anterior three-quarters of pre- 

 orbital, present on bases of soft fins, in a sheath at base of spinous dorsal; everywhere 

 ctenoid; mandibular rami each with five large pores. 



Color-pattern striking, of contrasting dark brown and white; belly and lower 

 portion of sides white from last anal ray to throat and above level of pectoral; 

 snout white from tip to a line from vertical of anterior margin of eye including all 

 of maxillary and lower jaw; a large white saddle extending as far down as lateral 

 line on nape, another at base of last three dorsal spines and first three rays of 

 similar extent; caudal peduncle with broad white cross-band; upper rays of caudal 

 white, save on base; anal, pectoral, and ventrals colorless; soft dorsals colorless on 

 distal half; spinous dorsal black, save for last three spines; all other parts of body a 

 deep brownish black, pattern everywhere clear cut with even margins, nowhere 

 diffuse or indefinite. 



149. Plectorhynchus cinctus (Temminck & Schlegel). 

 Kobe, No. 6205a (Coll. Manabe). 



150. Plectorhynchus pictus (Thunberg). 



Sagami Bay, No. 6154a; Misaki, tide-pools, No. 6043a. 



151. Hapalogenys mucronatus (Eydoux & Souleyet). 

 Osaka, No. 6375a-e. 



152. Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel). 

 Misaki, No. 6406a. 



A specimen everywhere intensely black in color on fins and body, save for 

 lighter shades on breast. 



Family BANJOSID^. 



153. Banjos banjos (Richardson). 



Misaki, No. 6058a, young in the tide-pools. 



Traces of seven or eight dark stripes on body, an interrupted band across nape, 

 along edge of opercle, another from eye across maxillary; snout and head mottled 

 with dark color; spinous dorsal black distally, a broad black stripe along base; 

 body-bands continued on soft dorsal; a black spot between second anal spine and 

 first soft ray; ventrals black; pectoral with a spot at base. 



