3-20 



FLATFISHES (HF.TEKOSOMA lA) 



2] to 3 in head. Teeth in 2 or 3 rows on blind side of both jaws ; no teeth on 

 ocular side of either jaw. 5 to 8 f^ill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. qS to 

 1 10 scales in lateral line, Posterior prolongation of supratemporal branch of 

 lateral line extending to below twenty-fifth to forty-eighth rays of dorsal fin. 

 Dorsal 70-83 ; origin about level with nostrils, 3 to 6 rays being on blind side 

 of head : highest rays i J to i J in length of head. Anal 50-62 ; first interha;mal 

 spine not projecting, e.xcept in young. Pectoral of ocular side with g to 12 rays (6 to 

 8 branched), length ij to 2 in that of head. Pelvics with 6 rays. Caudal with 19 rays 

 (13 branched), rounded ; caudal peduncle 2 to 2| times as deep as long. Intestine 

 elongate, much coiled. Pale grey or reddish brown ; head, body and fins generally 

 uniformly covered with more or less rounded spots of dark brown, which are sometimes 

 minute or almost entirely w'anting ; frequently some larger brown spots and blotches, 

 especially in the young, and often a number of round, white spots, of which a row 

 near upper and lower edges of body are most prominent; margins of median fins 

 dusky or brownish on blind side ; pectoral usually with a broad dark band distally 

 and a narrow pale margin. 



Type. — Leiden Museum. 



Distribution. — Coasts of China and Japan, from Hakodate to Swatow ; Formosa. 



Specimens Examined ; 



B.iv of Mutsi 



Tokyo M.irkel. 



VV.Tkanou 

 Inland Se 

 Japan. 



of Japa 



Jordan. 



" Challenger." 



Kishinouve. 



Jordan. 



Batson. 



Tokyo Imp. Unr 



Jordan. " 



" Challenger." 



Smith. 



Jamrach. 



Science Soc. Chil 

 Light. 



