ON THE ICHTHYOLOGY OF THE SEAS OF CHINA AND JAPAN, 277 
WPARTT CEPOLIDA. 
Ceroza timpata, C. et V. x. p. 402; Voy. de Krusenst. pl. 60. f. 1. 
Hab. Sea of Japan. 
CEPOLA MARGINATA, C. et V. x. p. 402; Krusenst. pl. 60. f. 1. 
Hab. Sea of Japan. 
CEPOLA KRUSENSTERNI, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. pl. 71. f. 1. 
The authors of the ‘ Fauna Japonica’ are inclined to include the two preceding species in 
this one. The British Museum possesses one of Biirger’s specimens. 
Hab. Sea of Japan. 
CrproLa HuNGTA, Icon. Reeves, 3.2; Hardw. 228. Chinese name, Hung 
tae, “ Red girdle” (Birch); “ Red tape” (Reeves); Hung tai (Bridgem. 
Chrest. 5). 
We cannot refer this figure to any of the foregoing Cepole, nor, on account of the numbers 
of the rays, to abbreviatus, of which we have seen neither figure nor detailed description. 
Height at the pectorals equal to the length of the head, or to one-tenth of the whole length 
of the fish. The upper and under profiles incline evenly and gradually to each other, and 
meet in an acute point at the tail. The fins are highest anteriorly and diminish in height like 
the body, also meeting in an acute point, the caudal not being distinguished by longer rays 
from the adjoining parts of the other two vertical fins. The anal is higher than the dorsal. 
Ventrals exactly under the pectorals. The whole surface of the body is divided into almost 
square rhombs by yellow lines, and there isa nacry spot in the centre of each. There are only 
ninety-four of these rhombs in a line between the gill-opening and point of the tail, so that 
they are greatly larger than the scales of the other Cepole. The general tint is pale ochre- 
yellow passing into reddish-orange on the back, and there are eighteen equidistant gamboge- 
yellow spots on the middle of the sides, the yellow tint confined to the lines dividing the scales 
from one another. These spots are much larger than those of krusensternii and not in pairs, 
The orbits and top of the head are shaded with carmine, and there is a carmine stripe along 
the middle of the dorsal, the edge of the fin being saffron-yellow and the base pearl-gray. 
The anal is lake at the base, white along the middle, and saffron-yellow edged interiorly with 
lake on the border. Pectorals yellow. Ventrals lake. Length of the drawing 12 inches. 
Height of body at ventrals 1:15 inch. Height of dorsal anteriorly 0°48; of anal anteriorly 
0°70 inch. 
Hab. China seas. Canton. 
LorHorEs CAPELLEI, Temm. et Schl. F. J. Sieb. p. 132. pl. 71 et 72. . 
Hab. Sea of Japan. 
Tribus HETEROSOMATA. 
Fam. PLATESSOIDES. 
PLATESSA CHINENSIS, Lacépéde, iv. p.595 et 638. pl.14. f. 1?.( Pleuronectes), 
Gray, Ind. Zool. pl. 94. f. 1; Icon. Reeves, 107, a et 6; Hardw. Malac. 
261, 262. Chinese name, Hwa tsdng pe, “ Variegated boiler nose” 
(Birch) ; Hwa tsang pe (Reeves). Icon. piscium 24 a pictore Sinensi, &c. 
Mr. Reeves figures two examples of this species, one with the eyes on the right side, the 
other on the left; and the figure given by Mr. Gray in Hardwicke’s ‘ Illustrations of Indian 
Zoology,’ was drawn from one of Mr.-Reeves’s Canton specimens deposited in the British 
Museum. The general colour of the upper side is dull umber, clouded faintly with liver- 
brown, with scattered small black spots, each surrounded by a pale ring. The fins are also 
brown, and the vertical ones are marked by rather large, well-defined, roundish, dark liver- 
brown spots, most crowded on the caudal, which is rhomboidal. Length 6 and 10 inches. 
Hab. Coasts of China. Canton. 
PLATESSA CHINENSIS, var.? c@ruleo-oculea. Icon. Reeves, 204; Hardw. 
Malac. 263. 
This seems to be from the drawing, for we have seen no specimen, to be a pale variety of 
chinensis. The ground colour is bluish-gray, clouded with blackish-gray, and the spots are 
dark blue with sky-blue borders; the vertical fins are tile-red on their basal halves, and 
