jordan-snyder] collection of fishes from japan 237 



Lateral line curving upward from the edge of the opercle, passing 

 along near the back on the fourth or fifth row of scales below the 

 base of dorsal, curving downward below bases of eighth and 

 ninth articulated rays and extending along middle of caudal 

 peduncle. 



Scales gradually growing smaller from the belly toward the breast, 

 where they are minute and imbedded near the throat ; a narrow 

 naked area extending from nape to insertion of dorsal. 



Dorsal spines graduated in length from the second to the last, 

 the second one contained 3^ times in the head, the last 2% times ; 

 first spine half as long as the last ; middle rays of soft dorsal 2^ 

 in the head. Anal spines weak, the third contained 4 times in the 

 head; longest anal ray 2^ in the head; base of anal extending a 

 little farther posteriorly than that of the dorsal,' the tips of the fins 

 when depressed reaching about an equal distance posteriorly, but- 

 not reaching the base of caudal. Membranes of dorsal and anal 

 not notched between the rays. Caudal convex, its length i^^ in 

 the head ; scales extending outward between the rays on basal 

 third of fin. Pectoral i^ in head. Ventrals pointed equal in 

 length to pectorals. 



Color in spirits white on lower half of body, the head pearly 

 white ; a broad, dark, longitudinal stripe on upper half extending 

 from tip of snout to near tip of caudal ; upper border of stripe 

 straight, passing from tip of snout through upper margin of eye, 

 gradually approaching base of dorsal and nearly reaching it at 

 end of fin ; ventral border of stripe passing through lower margin 

 of eye, interrupted on opercle by a downward projection from the 

 stripe, and again along the side of body by 12 or more breaks made 

 by tongues from the light ventral parts projecting up into the dark 

 stripe. Dorsal black with a white border which is narrow an- 

 teriorly, growing broader and becoming diffused with the dark base 

 of the fin posteriorly. Dark stripe of body broadening on caudal, 

 the lower third, the posterior and upper margins white. Pectorals, 

 ventrals, and anal white. Inside of mouth and gill chambers 

 white. 



A colored drawing" sent by Mr. Owston illustrates the color in life 

 as follows : Snout and occiput bright vermilion, the color diffused 

 along the back and also on the pectoral and ventral fins ; anterior 

 part of spinous dorsal, sides, and belly with lemon yellow, the color 

 more intense at base of pectoral, between ventrals, along anterior 

 half of base of anal, and along the lower, irregular edge of the 

 dark, lateral stripe ; middle of caudal with a dash of orange. 



