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67588 U.S.N. M. Japan. P. L. Jou}\ Length 96 to 104 mm. Two examples. 

 75465 U.S.N.M. Misaki, Japan. Length 36 to 82 mm. Eight examples. All 



these Japanese specimens reported as Antigonia rubescens. 

 9646. Gulf of Boni, Celebes. December 16, 1909. Length 34 mm. (D. 5645). 



ANTIGONIA EOS Gilbert 



Antigonia eos Gilbert, BuU. U.S. Fish. Comm., vol. 23, pt. 2, 1903 (1905), p. 

 621, pi. 80, fig. 1. Pailolo Channel, Hawaii, in 122 to 132 fathoms. 



Differs from Antigonia capros in the greatly longer dorsal spines 

 which are about half length of combined head and body or at least 

 longer than head. 



We have examined the following: 



51593 U.S.N.M. Hawaii. Albatross collection. Type. 



51685 U.S.N.M. Hawaii. Albatross collection. 



51686 U.S.N.M. Hawaii. Albatross collection. Length 33 to 77 mm. Seven 

 examples. Para types. 



Family SCORPIDAE 



Body strongly compressed, usually moderately deep, ovate to 

 nearly orbicular. Snout moderate. Mouth cleft moderate or small. 

 Maxillary sometimes well exposed, without supplemental bone. Jaws 

 with bands of teeth, outer row at least enlarged, sometimes incisor- 

 like. Minute teeth on palate usually. Preoporcle serrated or 

 denticulate. Gill openings lateral. Gill rakers lanceolate. Pseudo- 

 branchiae present. Branchiostegals 7. Air bladder present. Ver- 

 tebrae 25, of which 15 caudal. Pyloric appendages numerous or 

 moderate. Scales usually small and ctenoid, cover body and most 

 of head, usually cover soft parts of vertical fins. Lateral line com- 

 plete. Dorsal with 9 to 15 spines, usually graduated to last which 

 longest; rays 11 to 30. Anal with 3 spines and 10 to 30 rays. 

 Caudal lunate, or sometimes double concaye. Paired fins rather 

 small; ventral with spine and 5 rays. 



Eastern Pacific, Southern Africa and Australia. Besides the genera 

 of the Indo-Pacific region are the American Medialuna Jordan and 

 Fesler and Parapsettus Stein dachner. 



ANALYSIS OF THE GENERA 



aK Coloration largely uniform, at least without longitudinal or oblique dark 

 bands. 

 bK Fins more or less scaled, at least soft vertical fins, 

 c'. Caudal well forked. 



d'. All dorsal spines joined by membranes; dorsal spines graduated to 



last, which longest, lower than first dorsal ravs; pectoral longer than 



ventral; mouth moderate. Scorpis 



d^. First 6 dorsal spines free, only last 3 joined by membrane; scales 



small, about 100 Tilodon 



c*. Caudal but feebly notched behind; D. XII, 15; scales 130. 



Parascorpis 



