34° 



FLATFISHES (HE TKROSOMATA) 



longer than eye, diameter of which is 5J to 6J in length of head ; lower eye a little 

 in advance of upper ; interorbital ridge narrow, high, not scaled ; postocular ridge 

 forming a broad, irregular rugose area, and a similar rough area following ridge of 

 praeoperculum ; a rough ridge running along blind side of head from snout to origin 

 of lateral line, ridge of prsoperculum a little roughened. Maxillary scarcely extending 

 to below anterior edge of eye. length on ocular aide 3J to 4, on blind side 3j to 33 in 

 that of head ; lower jaw projecting, 2| to 3 in head. Teeth obtusely conical ; dental 



14 + 28 

 formula _ ^^^^o- Gill-rakers rather slender, finely tapering distally ; 10 or 11 on 



lower part of anterior arch ; width of lower pharyngeals 5^ in length. Scales more 

 or less embedded anteriorly, fairly well imbricated posteriorly ; scales of body cycloid 

 on both sides, some ctenoid .scales on ocular side of head ; 65 scales in lateral line. 24 

 to 25 between lateral line and middle of back. Lateral line without distinct supra- 

 temporal branch. Dorsal (57) bo-62 (65) ; origin just behind posterior nostril of blind 



side, above anterior edge or a little in front of eye : some of the middle rays scaled on 

 ocular .side; highest rays about 2j in length of head. Anal (42)45-50. Pectoral of 

 ocular side with 8 to 10 rays (5 or 6 branched), length ij to twice in that of head. 

 Pelvics with 6 rays. Caudal with 18 or ig rays (11 or 12 branched), rounded; caudal 

 peduncle i? to ij times as deep as long. Intestine with about 2 simple coils ; 3 + i 

 long pyloric appendages. Greyish brown, speckled with dark brown dots ; body with 

 tine dark streaks along the series of scales ; fins spotted and speckled with darker.' 

 TvPK. — \'ienna Museuni. 



Okhotsk Sea ; Northern Japan ; Sea of Japan, 



Distribution. — Souther 

 southwards to Corca. 



Specimens Examined ; 



Bay of Mutsu, J.i 

 Otaru, Japan. 

 Tokyo Market. 



U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 Tokyo Imp. Univ. 



' ■• In life a band of bright ( 

 side •■ (Snyder). 



extends along bases of dorsal. 



